Applying for a Studio at Fenway Studios

Please note that all inquiries regarding studio space should be addressed to:
Board of Directors, Fenway Studios, 30 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215. Friends of Fenway Studios does not administer studio availability.

Download Application for Membership in Fenway Studios Cooperative (PDF document)

Fenway Studios is a limited-equity cooperative building. Members of the cooperative are serious artists committed to sharing the demanding job of running a successful cooperative. Application may be made for studio space, which will be considered as openings permit. Applicants should be aware that there is a waiting list.

Under the guidelines of a limited-equity cooperative, members purchase shares in a corporation, not a studio space. When members wish to sell their shares, they will receive an amount totaling the base price, plus a cost of living increase and the value of improvements adjusted for depreciation. In other words, when shares are sold, there is a small increase, but no profit.

Costs

All spaces are legal live-in studios, and all are north-facing. Each upper level studio has at least two 12' x 6' windows. Basement studio windows are 6' x 6'. The chart below indicates minimum measurements and does not reflect additions such as lofts. No two studios are exactly alike. The initial cost of buying shares for a studio averages about $18,000, plus the value of any renovations adjusted for depreciation. The monthly carrying charges, shown below, are current as of January 2007.

Room Type	Square Feet	Cost per Month
2 window	600	$658
2 window, near elevator	700	$986
3 window	900	$855
3 window, end studio	1000	$1313
Small basement	1200	$789
Large basement	2000	$855

The small studios are usually offered to new members, as current members have priority to move into larger studios when they become available.