# Former Polaroid campus

Waltham, MA · office-park · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-151ed35cae` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/waltham-former-polaroid-campus/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-151ed35cae.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-151ed35cae.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-151ed35cae

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing, mixed | none |
| Zoning change | RCI overlay district | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2026 | none |
| Planning notes | Approved by Waltham's City Council. | none |

## Timeline

- 2026: Waltham's City Council voted 12 to 1 to override Mayor Jeannette McCarthy's veto, and the rezoning of Waltham's three biggest office park properties for housing became law.

## Sources

- Waltham Office Park Housing - Bay Colony Rezoning 2026 — https://thephrg.com/blog/waltham-just-overrode-the-mayors-veto-up-to-2000-homes-are-coming-to-its-office-parks

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Polaroid campus, Waltham, MA." Record n-151ed35cae, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/waltham-former-polaroid-campus/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_walthamformerpolaroidcampus,
  title = {Former Polaroid campus, Waltham, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/waltham-former-polaroid-campus/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-151ed35cae, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.