Ever since the iconic Twin Donuts diner closed earlier this year, the Allston location has been a blank slate. Now, it’s a Blank Street.

The Brooklyn, N.Y. based coffee and matcha chain is setting up shop at the former Twin Donuts location, local real estate group The Hamilton Company announced Thursday . The chain, which already has seven Boston-area locations , says it will preserve Twin Donuts’ legacy by restoring the diner’s landmark neon sign.

“We’re excited to welcome Blank Street to Allston and partner with them to create a new era of business history at 501 Cambridge Street,” Jameson Brown, chairman and CEO of The Hamilton Company, said in the statement. “Blank Street’s preservation of the iconic Twin Donuts sign really honors the long history of that property as a specia

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