Prime Dartmouth Street Restaurant & Hospitality Opportunity

111 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA 02116

Property Information

  • For Lease Contact for pricing
  • Property Type Retail - Street Retail
  • Property Size 10,160 SF
  • Units 1
  • Lot Size 0.07 Acre
  • Year Built 1899
  • Date Updated May 11, 2026

Description

109–111 Dartmouth Street presents a classic Boston mixed-use hospitality and commercial property positioned within the heart of the Back Bay/South End corridor, one of the city’s most established and highly trafficked urban neighborhoods. The property combines historic architectural character with functional restaurant and commercial infrastructure, creating an opportunity for an operator or tenant seeking a highly visible location within Boston’s core dining and lifestyle district. The building features prominent street presence along Dartmouth Street and benefits from strong pedestrian activity generated by the surrounding residential density, office population, boutique retail, hospitality uses, and nearby transit connectivity. Located moments from Back Bay Station, Newbury Street, Copley Square, and Columbus Avenue, the property sits within an active urban environment supporting consistent daytime and evening traffic. The commercial component at 111 Dartmouth Street was previously occupied by Brownstone and retains substantial restaurant infrastructure, including a dedicated kitchen area, separate restroom facilities, office space, and an expansive lower-level prep, freezer, and storage component. The interior has largely been cleared back to core systems, creating a flexible foundation for a future restaurant, wine bar, café, hospitality, or experiential food and beverage concept. The space offers a balance between operational functionality and creative flexibility, allowing a future operator to customize the environment, service flow, seating plan, branding, and guest experience without inheriting an overly specialized prior buildout. The existing basement support infrastructure provides meaningful operational utility that is increasingly difficult to replicate within urban Boston restaurant footprints. Located within an RC (Residential/Commercial) zoning district, the property sits within a mature mixed-use neighborhood characterized by a blend of hospitality, retail, residential, and commercial uses. The surrounding area continues to benefit from strong occupancy fundamentals, stable pedestrian traffic patterns, and long-term neighborhood demand. 109–111 Dartmouth Street is well suited for operators seeking to establish a long-term presence within one of Boston’s most recognizable and established hospitality corridors.111 Dartmouth Street offers a thoughtfully built restaurant space designed to support both front-of-house atmosphere and back-of-house functionality. Previously occupied by Brownstone, the environment created within the space reflects an intimate neighborhood restaurant feel with strong operational flow and separation between guest experience and kitchen infrastructure. The layout includes separate restrooms, a dedicated kitchen area with adjoining office space, and a substantial lower-level prep and storage component equipped with existing freezer infrastructure. The basement area provides meaningful operational flexibility for prep, cold storage, dry storage, and support functions that are increasingly difficult to incorporate efficiently into urban restaurant footprints. The space has effectively been brought down to its core systems, creating a clean foundation and blank canvas for the next operator to shape around their own concept, brand identity, and customer experience. Rather than inheriting an overly specialized buildout, a future tenant has the opportunity to step into an environment where significant groundwork has already been completed while still maintaining flexibility in layout, design, and operational vision. The overall footprint lends itself well to a long-term restaurant, wine bar, café, hospitality, or experiential food concept seeking to create a highly intentional guest experience within a classic Boston setting.

Highlights

  • Accessible to public transportation
  • Flexible lease terms and options
  • High-end finishes and fixtures
  • High-visibility, ground-floor space
  • Large windows for natural light
  • Modern and stylish interior
  • Prime location in Back Bay
  • Spacious and open layout

1 Space Available

Prime Dartmouth Street Restaurant & Hospitality Opportunity

Space Type

Restaurant

Lease Rate

Contact for pricing

Total Space

2,900 SF

Divisible Space

2,900 - 2,900 SF

Available Date

Immediate

Lease Type

Full Service

Renewal Option

Yes

Sublease

No

Contacts

Michael Hartwick

Gibson Commercial

Location

Located at 111 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA 02116, this property is part of the South End Boston neighborhood and Boston market.

Contact Listing Broker
Michael Hartwick

Gibson Commercial

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