How to reach Ascent Technology

How to reach Ascent Technology's headquarters in Cambridge, MA

Ascent Technology is located at One Kendall Square, the former site of the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company, near the corner of Hampshire Street and Broadway in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA, at the northern edge of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus.

Ascent Technology is a short walk from the Kendall/MIT station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Red Line.

Public parking is available for a fee in the One Kendall Square Garage, which is entered from Binney Street. The One Kendall Square parking garage accepts only cash; it does not accept credit cards.

How to get to Ascent Technology from Logan International Airport

Because of traffic congestion and scarce parking, we recommend you take a taxi or use public transportation to get to Ascent Technology from Logan International Airport.

By taxi

By taxi: Designated taxi stands are located outside each terminal at Logan International Airport. Ask the taxi driver to take you to One Kendall Square in Kendall Square, Cambridge. Taxi fare to Ascent Technology is approximately $40.00, plus a 15% tip; travel time is approximately 25 minutes. Many, but not all, taxis accept major credit cards.

By limousine

By limousine: Limousine service is available at Logan International Airport by advance reservation. We recommend you use Boston Coach (+1.800.672.7676; +1.617.387.7676), which provides service using executive sedans. When you make your reservation, you will be told where to find your driver in the designated limousine zones located outside each terminal. The fare to Ascent Technology is approximately $70, including tolls and tip, for an executive sedan. Travel time is approximately 25 minutes. Boston Coach accepts major credit cards.

By public transportation

By public transportation: Take the Silver Line bus, which stops outside all terminals, to South Station. At South Station, change to the Red Line train going toward Alewife Station. Get off the Red Line train at the Kendall/MIT station, which is four stops from South Station. (Taking the combination of the Silver Line bus and the Red Line train costs a total of $2.00.) To exit the Kendall/MIT station, take the stairs or escalator near the ticket sales machines to the courtyard in front of the Marriott Hotel. With the Marriott Hotel on your right, walk down Main Street to the end of the block (Legal Seafoods is on the corner) and turn right on Ames Street. Walk one block to Broadway (Ames Street ends at Broadway). Cross Broadway and turn left. Continue to walk down Broadway, crossing Vassar Street and the railroad tracks, and then bear right on Hampshire Street. You will see One Kendall Square on your right, just after you bear right on Hampshire Street. Ascent Technology is in Building 200, facing Hampshire Street. Travel time to the Kendall/MIT station is approximately 30 minutes, and walking time from the Kendall/MIT station is approximately ten minutes.

Alternatively, take the free airport shuttle bus, which stops outside all terminals, to the Logan Airport MBTA station. For $2.00, take the Blue Line train inbound to the Government Center MBTA station, go upstairs and change to the Green Line train inbound to the Park Street MBTA station, which is one stop away. At Park Street, go downstairs and change to the Red Line train outbound to the Kendall/MIT station, which is two stops away. To exit the Kendall/MIT station, take the stairs or escalator near the ticket sales machines to the courtyard in front of the Marriott Hotel. With the Marriott Hotel on your right, walk down Main Street to the end of the block (Legal Seafoods is on the corner) and turn right on Ames Street. Walk one block to Broadway (Ames Street ends at Broadway). Cross Broadway and turn left. Continue to walk down Broadway, crossing Vassar Street and the railroad tracks, and then bear right on Hampshire Street. You will see One Kendall Square on your right, just after you bear right on Hampshire Street. Ascent Technology is in Building 200, facing Hampshire Street. Travel time to the Kendall/MIT station is approximately one hour, and walking time from the Kendall/MIT station is approximately ten minutes.

By car

From the airport, follow the signs to Boston via the Sumner Tunnel/Boston/Route 93 (3) North. There is a $3.00 toll to use the tunnel. When you exit the tunnel, take Rte 93 (3) North. Take the second exit on the right to Storrow Drive/Cambridge. Stay in the left lane, and take the Kendall Square/Government Center exit, which is an up-ramp, now staying in the right lane. At the top of the ramp, turn right toward Kendall Square and go over the Longfellow Bridge into Cambridge. You will be on Main Street, which becomes Broadway at the first traffic signal at the corner of Third Street. Continue on Broadway until you reach Hampshire Street, which is the first street after you cross the railroad tracks. Bear right on Hampshire Street. One Kendall Square is on your right, just after you bear right on Hampshire Street. To reach the One Kendall Square parking garage, take the next right onto Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, and then take the next right onto Binney Street. The One Kendall Square parking garage is part way down the block on the left.

Driving directions from the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Ascent Technology

Take the Allston/Cambridge exit (exit 18) from the Massachusetts Turnpike, which exits from the left lane. Go through the toll booth and bear right toward Cambridge/Somerville. The exit ramp ends at Cambridge Street, in front of the River Street Bridge over the Charles River, which divides Boston from Cambridge. (Cambridge Street becomes River Street at the Boston/Cambridge line.)

Following the signs to Cambridge, cross the River Street Bridge into Cambridge. On the bridge, stay in the right lane. At the end of the River Street Bridge, turn right on Memorial Drive East, the parkway that runs parallel to the Charles River. The river will be to your right.

In approximately 3/4 of a mile, just past a sign warning trucks about low clearance, Memorial Drive climbs to an overpass, with a lane splitting off to the right. Continue straight on Memorial Drive over the overpass, and then through an underpass (under Massachusetts Avenue), changing to the left lane immediately after the underpass. Turn left onto Ames Street, and at the second set of lights, turn left onto Broadway. Continue on Broadway until you reach Hampshire Street, which is the first street after you cross the railroad tracks. Bear right on Hampshire Street. One Kendall Square is on your right, just after you bear right on Hampshire Street. To reach the One Kendall Square parking garage, take the next right onto Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, and then take the next right onto Binney Street. The One Kendall Square parking garage is part way down the block on the left.

Additional directions to Ascent Technology

For additional information, including door-to-door directions and printable maps, we suggest you visit Google Maps.

For information about using public transportation to reach Ascent Technology, we suggest you visit the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) web site.