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Middle East Downstairs

Middle East Downstairs is an event space in Boston, Massachusetts. It seats a stated 575. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.

Price your eventWhat fits here
Stated capacity
575
people, as published
Opened
1970
56 years old
From BOS
8 km (5 mi)
Logan International Airport
From the centre
3.5 km (2.2 mi)
of Boston

Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.

What the record holds

It stands at 472 Massachusetts Ave, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the centre of Boston.

Middle East Downstairs was opened in 1970, which puts it at 56 years old.

575 is the kind of number that suits training, a chapter meeting or one track of a larger programme.

Address
472 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Coordinates
42.3638, -71.1014
Classified as
event space

How attendees reach it

8 km (5 mi) to Logan International Airport (BOS). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.

At 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.

Boston has 182 venues mapped in total and a population of 673,458. The Boston guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.

Programming it

Smaller spaces are where most events actually happen, and Middle East Downstairs is one of them. A single-track day works; a programme with a trade floor attached does not.

  • networking mixers

    An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.

  • fundraisers and galas

    A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.

  • community meetings

    Room for 575 covers most community and member meetings.

What event67 costs at this capacity

A Middle East Downstairs programme at 580 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Middle East Downstairs — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.

activated attendees
580activated attendees
billable, after the first 50 are free
530billable, after the first 50 are free
for the whole event, at $5 each
$2,650for the whole event, at $5 each

You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.

1,000
activated attendees at Middle East Downstairs, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

Elsewhere in Boston

4 other venues in Boston have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.

Where these numbers come from

event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.

  • Wikidata, CC0
  • Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
  • Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Retrieved 3 September 2026. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance.

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What it costs

Free up to 50
activated attendees, on one live event
$5
per activated attendee beyond 50
$4,750
the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000

Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.

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Questions people actually ask

How many people does Middle East Downstairs hold?

Open data records a stated capacity of 575 for Middle East Downstairs. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.

Where is Middle East Downstairs?

472 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139. It is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the centre of Boston. The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport (BOS), about 8 km (5 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at Middle East Downstairs?

580 activated attendees means 530 billable after the free 50, so $2,650 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Middle East Downstairs. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.

Is event67 affiliated with Middle East Downstairs?

No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.

What else is nearby if Middle East Downstairs is booked?

Malkin Athletic Center (1,000), Paramount Theatre (590) and The Sinclair (525) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 182 venues in total are mapped in Boston.

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