District Hall is a dedicated civic space where the innovation community can gather and exchange ideas. Inside you'll find free open workspace, classrooms, assembly space, flexible use 'pods', and writable surfaces everywhere! Also stop by for coffee and food at Brew and Gather. District Hall is the result of a collaborative public-private partnership. The City of Boston's vision for the Innovation District called for a place where innovators could connect and share ideas. The building was privately funded and built by Boston Global Investors, as the first project in their twenty-three acre masterplan for Seaport Square. Operations and programming are run by the Venture Café Foundation, a not-for-profit sister organization to the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC). Gather and Brew, both operated by The Briar Group. The building and the restaurant were designed by Hacin + Associates.