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Note: This post was updated April 16 with information about Ash & Rose and Boston Sculptors Gallery.<\/em><\/p>\n

A water main broke at 500 Harrison Ave.\u2014near Boston Sculptors Gallery and Perry Street\u2014around 9:18 last night, flooding buildings and cars in Boston\u2019s primary gallery district in the South End. The Boston Fire Department Tweeted:<\/a> \u201cThe street has buckled, there are multiple cars underwater. Streets in the area are flooded.”<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, around 11:20PM, our space in SOWA went underwater (4-5 feet of brown water) after a massive water main break in front of 500 Harrison severely flooded and destroyed the entire 460 Harrison basement,\u201d A R E A gallery, at 460 C Harrison Ave., said on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cTransformers were all blown and there was no access to the building. At midnight, the water was still moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A water main break flooded Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, April 14, 2020. (Boston Fire Department photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The waters damaged a number of buildings owned by GTI Properties, which last month announced that it would \u201cwaive April rent<\/a> for all of our retail and gallery tenants” in the South End to help them manage coronavirus shutdowns. “We also provided a discount for artist studios.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe basement levels of 460, 490 and 500 Harrison are completely destroyed\u2014including all the retail shops and galleries and Cinquecento. Any cars in 500 [Harrison Ave.] parking lot were also completely submerged,\u201d Bradley St. Amand, GTI director of operations for the South End, said via email this afternoon. \u201cRight now we\u2019re working on getting all of the water out. Unfortunately there was substantial electrical damage at the 3 locations that will likely take weeks to repair. We\u2019ve had to vacate the buildings and move out the residents living at 460 and 490 Harrison.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A water main break flooded the parking lot at 500 Harrison Ave. in Boston’s South End, April 14, 2020. (Boston Fire Department photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One resident reported firefighters escorting residents from the apartments around 11 last night\u2014to exit the building into a foot of water. When the waters receded, Harrison Avenue was left covered in mud.<\/p>\n

Meichi Peng Design Studio at 460 Harrison Ave. shared the following video with 7News WHDH Boston:<\/p>\n

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Owner of design studio on Harrison Ave shared these videos\/pics w\/ me. She says she was inside the studio when water from a water main break came gushing in. She is ok & has a great attitude despite her studio being under about 5ft of water right now \ud83d\udcf8 Meichi Peng @7News<\/a> #7News<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3NLERzIgJv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nathalie Pozo (@Nathalie7News) April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n