7INK, a revolutionary rental complex that introduced the concept of inclusive living to Boston’s South End, became a winner of the LIV Hospitality Design Awards in the Architectural Design Co-Living Space category—proving to be not only a functioning co-living community but a conceptualized urban rental space.
This 15-story high-rise building complex offers its residents two main rental options—small private studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, and rental-by-the-room in the larger shared apartments. Each apartment comes fully furnished and includes a TV with streaming service, Wi-FI, all the necessary utilities, as well as basics for your kitchen.
The project of Elkus Manfredi Architects, 7INK’s interior design and architecture is an ode to youth and its free-spirited outliers. Full of bright lights and colours, the community spaces provide social energy to the residents and animate the first and second floors.
The lead designer and a principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects Elizabeth Lowrey FIIDA, RDI was able to create a building that feels like a resort mixed with a workplace, thanks to its design diversity.
7INK’s shared amenities are a perfect meet-up place for its residents, creating a social scene to increase the sense of community. Among the common spaces that can accommodate multiple groups at once is the top-floor sky deck with an indoor and outdoor cucina, the Great Room, a fully-outfitted communal kitchen and dining room, conference rooms, private study rooms, fitness suite, laundry room, bike parking, and secret gaming loft. And if that’s not enough, they also provide kombucha and cold brew on tap.
To sweeten the deal, 7INK’s residents get to enjoy bi-weekly housekeeping and help find their ideal roommates. All that in addition to daily events and a calendar full of of curated social activities, makes 7INK more than another residence complex.
Located in close proximity to a Whole Foods Market, high-end fitness clubs, a boutique hotel, four restaurants and Underground at Ink Block, Boston’s notable urban playground—it is an ideal choice for millennials and Gen Z.
In an interview with the Boston Globe, Ted Tye, a managing partner of Ink Block developer National Development, explained that the inclusive living style has its own demographic of renters. It is usually people in their early 20s and 30s who are coming to Boston for work or internships. They can “move in with a suitcase,” leaving the rest for 7INK.
