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Lego’s Americas headquarters moving to Boston in 2026

The toy company’s current Americas headquarters are in Connecticut. The company says all employees there will have jobs available in Boston.

The exterior of the Lego offices in Enfield, Connecticut. The company announced Tuesday that it will be moving its offices to a to-be-determined location in Boston by the end of 2026. Lego Group

By Melissa Ellin

updated on January 26, 2023

Lego plans to move its Americas headquarters from Connecticut to Boston in 2026, the toy company announced Tuesday.

All employees at the current headquarters in Enfield will have their job available at the new headquarters, which Lego is still searching for a building to house.

Ideally, the building would be within the city and near public transit, Skip Kodak, president of Lego Group in the Americas, told The Boston Globe. Lego hopes to announce a specific location by the end of September, he said.

In a release, Kodak said it makes sense to move to Boston given its ranking as “one of the best cities in the world to attract and retain talent.” He added that the city’s “world-class academic institutions, skilled workforce and great quality of life” add to the appeal.

“We have exciting plans for the next phase of growth and hope we can retain many of our current team, as well as attract new colleagues,” he said.

The move — which will happen in phases — is scheduled to start in mid-2025 and conclude in 2026. Until then, employees will continue working in Enfield, as well as in the company’s Education Office in Boston’s Back Bay. Employees hired in new roles will work from the Boston office.

The interior of the Lego Education office in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. – Lego Group

“We wanted to give our people plenty of time to plan their futures, so will implement a gradual transition over the next few years,” Kodak said.

Next door to Boston, Somerville is home to Lego corporation’s Lego Discovery Center, which is currently under renovation and is scheduled to reopen in spring 2023, according to its website. The Danish company is also building a $1 billion carbon neutral facility in Virginia, which it plans to have done in 2025.

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