A rendering of the exterior of the Innovation and Design Building in the Seaport District in Boston. Credit: Elkus Manfredi Architects

BOSTON—Citing a growing workforce and a need for more modern and larger accommodations, America's Test Kitchen is relocating its corporate headquarters and television studios from Brookline to the Seaport District.

The firm and its more than 200 employees will be relocating from its headquarters of more than two decades at 17 Station St. in Brookline, MA to the Innovation and Design Building (1 Design Center Place and 21, 23-25 Drydock Ave.) in the Seaport District of Boston by next summer. The media company that publishes cooking magazines and produces nationally syndicated television programs, will occupy 55,000 square feet of space at the Innovation and Design Building, almost double its current headquarters space in Brookline.

The new headquarters will house 17,500 square feet of operational space that will feature multiple state-of-the-art test kitchens, three dedicated television and video studios, multiple photo and edit studios, and a kitchen specifically dedicated to product testing. Spread across a single floor, the new location will foster an environment that encourages collaboration and creativity, company officials state.

The headquarters space will also include special kitchens for the America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country television program and the company's newest television show entrant, the soon to be launched Cook's Science program. There will also be a large general-purpose kitchen for recipe tasting and testing, and product testing.

“The demand for a much larger headquarters demonstrates our continued success and leadership in culinary publishing and media. We are thrilled to find a new home in the Innovation and Design building to accommodate our growing operational needs. As one of the most cutting-edge office spaces in Boston, the Innovation and Design Building matches our ambition to be the most state-of-the-art culinary media company in the US,” says David Nussbaum, CEO of America's Test Kitchen.

He adds that the new space provides the firm the “flexibility, functionality, and technology to fuel the continued evolution of our brand. More kitchen and studio space will allow us to create more best-in-class, trusted content to teach, inspire, and inform home cooks across the country and across the world.”

Since taking over the 1.4-million-square-foot Innovation and Design Building in 2013, Jamestown, L.P. has completed significant renovations to the historic structure. The Innovation and Design Building is home to a diverse mix of companies and entrepreneurs, including architects and engineers, skilled makers and craftspeople, research and development firms, and technology start-ups. The Boston Design Center, New England's premier resource for design professionals with showrooms featuring more than 1,200 luxury product lines is also located in the Innovation and Design Building.

Earlier this year, Ginkgo Bioworks announced it had signed a nearly 70,000-square-foot lease at the property, significantly expanding its operations in the Seaport.

A rendering of the exterior of the Innovation and Design Building in the Seaport District in Boston. Credit: Elkus Manfredi Architects

BOSTON—Citing a growing workforce and a need for more modern and larger accommodations, America's Test Kitchen is relocating its corporate headquarters and television studios from Brookline to the Seaport District.

The firm and its more than 200 employees will be relocating from its headquarters of more than two decades at 17 Station St. in Brookline, MA to the Innovation and Design Building (1 Design Center Place and 21, 23-25 Drydock Ave.) in the Seaport District of Boston by next summer. The media company that publishes cooking magazines and produces nationally syndicated television programs, will occupy 55,000 square feet of space at the Innovation and Design Building, almost double its current headquarters space in Brookline.

The new headquarters will house 17,500 square feet of operational space that will feature multiple state-of-the-art test kitchens, three dedicated television and video studios, multiple photo and edit studios, and a kitchen specifically dedicated to product testing. Spread across a single floor, the new location will foster an environment that encourages collaboration and creativity, company officials state.

The headquarters space will also include special kitchens for the America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country television program and the company's newest television show entrant, the soon to be launched Cook's Science program. There will also be a large general-purpose kitchen for recipe tasting and testing, and product testing.

“The demand for a much larger headquarters demonstrates our continued success and leadership in culinary publishing and media. We are thrilled to find a new home in the Innovation and Design building to accommodate our growing operational needs. As one of the most cutting-edge office spaces in Boston, the Innovation and Design Building matches our ambition to be the most state-of-the-art culinary media company in the US,” says David Nussbaum, CEO of America's Test Kitchen.

He adds that the new space provides the firm the “flexibility, functionality, and technology to fuel the continued evolution of our brand. More kitchen and studio space will allow us to create more best-in-class, trusted content to teach, inspire, and inform home cooks across the country and across the world.”

Since taking over the 1.4-million-square-foot Innovation and Design Building in 2013, Jamestown, L.P. has completed significant renovations to the historic structure. The Innovation and Design Building is home to a diverse mix of companies and entrepreneurs, including architects and engineers, skilled makers and craftspeople, research and development firms, and technology start-ups. The Boston Design Center, New England's premier resource for design professionals with showrooms featuring more than 1,200 luxury product lines is also located in the Innovation and Design Building.

Earlier this year, Ginkgo Bioworks announced it had signed a nearly 70,000-square-foot lease at the property, significantly expanding its operations in the Seaport.

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John Jordan

John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.