Welcome to the Washington Gateway Main Street

Washington Gateway Main Street Inc. is a business development and neighborhood improvement organization. Our mission is to develop and sustain the economic vitality of the commercial and residential neighborhoods along Washington Street in the South End and Lower Roxbury.

Since its designation as a Boston Main Street in 1997, Washington Gateway has guided the development of Washington Street in the South End/Lower Roxbury. The district runs 1.4 miles along Washington Street from Herald Street to Melnea Cass Boulevard. Mobilizing hundreds of volunteers and working through partnerships with neighborhood organizations, real estate developers, government and businesses, Gateway's success can be seen today in new businesses, storefront improvements, residential / commercial developments, preservation projects, and rejuvenated open space.

Gateway has had the unique opportunity to rebuild a commercial/residential district that had been nearly lost. In doing so, it has successfully employed all the latest ideas for community development. Renovated historic buildings, new market-rate loft apartments, mixed-income developments, urban renewal era low-income housing projects, 100 year old businesses and trendy new shops make the district one of the most diverse. There is something in the Gateway story for everyone interested in preservation and revitalization.