0 Boston Landing is the City’s new Western Border

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Wil Catlin

Credit: Bizjournals.com

Having grown up West of Boston I had always felt that Fenway Park was the edge of the city. Today I still live West of the city and it is clear that our city boarders have not changed, but how we use the space within our borders has. Once active railyards have moved West along with companies like U.S. Steel. What was once rail lines for freight are now for passengers.

From the BBJ:

When the 15-acre Boston Landing development is fully built out, it will be referred to as its own district, much like the Seaport…”It’s really transformational,” Halliday said on a recent media tour of the New Balance Athletics headquarters, a key piece of the overall project. “We really are the western entrance to the city of Boston.”

The master plan for the 15-acre Boston Landing development spans almost 2 million square feet across a dozen buildings, including the recently completed 250,000-square-foot world headquarters for New Balance Athletics.

0 PwC Migrates to Seaport High-Rise Office Space

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Wil Catlin

rendering of new Seaport office space for PwC

Credit: Boston Business Journal

PwC is the newest tenant to migrate from the Financial District to the Seaport. Having their home on High Street of 376,650 square feet to settle into 333,500 might seem like a downsize, but in fact, they are simply more efficient. The use of hot, swappable workstations will be one of the key drivers to the firm requiring a smaller footprint.

According to the Boston Business Journal, “the company moved into the space Tuesday from its former Boston headquarters at 125 High St. It occupies all but four floors of the building, located at the intersection of Seaport Boulevard and Boston Wharf Road. One floor houses a 4,000-square-foot gym that’s free for all employees, while the street level will eventually feature retailers. The glass exterior of the building, on which the firm has a 15-year lease, features a PwC logo. The lobby at PwC’s new location on Seaport Boulevard in Boston takes advantage of natural light.”

You can read the full article on the BBJ’s website.

0 12 Acres in Seaport Square Sells for $359M

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Wil Catlin

Credit: Banker&Tradesman

Trades continue to happen in the Seaport with W/S Development buying 12.5 acres for $359 million.

Banker&Tradesman reports “the parcels, which stretch from Northern Avenue to Summer Street, are the last available developable tracts within the master-planned Seaport Square that is reshaping the waterfront…They’re preapproved for 2.8 million square feet of development, including 1.25 million square feet of residential buildings, 500,000 square feet of stores and restaurants, 400,000 square feet of office space and three hotels. The land also includes a park currently being built between Seaport Boulevard and Northern Avenue, and the completed Q Park on Stillings Street.”

You can read more about the final developable area within Seaport Square on B&T’s website, here.

0 Pedestrian Connector Omitted from final John Hancock Tower Proposal

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Wil Catlin

rendering of new John Hancock tower in Boston back bay

Credit: Boston Business Journal

The folks on the design teams of John Hancock’s new 26 story towers decide not to include the pedestrian bridge in their final plans. Do you feel the design for the top of the tower is too forward?

From the BBJ:

When John Hancock notified the city of its intent to build a 26-story tower at 380 Stuart St., a pedestrian connector linking the new tower and John Hancock’s existing office complex at 200 Berkeley St. was up for consideration…But on Tuesday evening, the project’s design team discussed the shaping of the tower and tapering it down to the ground, creating pedestrian walkways between Stuart and Stanhope streets as well as creating a rooftop terrace that could be rented for private functions. The pedestrian connector was not included in any of the design discussion…When asked about its whereabouts, the design team said: “The bridge is gone.”