Seaport District
4 organizations vie to bring a lot more culture to the Seaport District
The groups are contending for 13,000 square feet of space on two floors at the ultra-luxury 50 Liberty condo complex.
Boston home prices in May show several listings topping $3,000 a square foot
There are eight neighborhoods in the region where askings average more than $1,000 a foot. But then there are the more affordable parts, too.
Seaport District hotel complex with 411 rooms on its way to mid-2020 opening
The rooms in Raymond L. Flynn Marine Industrial Park will be aimed in part at people arriving at the nearby cruise-ship port and those who might have business at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
North Station-to-Seaport District ferry could launch in the fall
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority and a handful of private companies, including Vertex, are working toward launching weekday ferry service from Lovejoy Wharf near North Station to the Seaport District-slash-South Boston waterfront.
Gondola from South Station to Seaport would ferry 40 buses’ worth of passengers an hour
A recent alteration of its proposed route shows that private developers and public officials are still considering a 1-mile-long aerial transit system.
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Mapping the 8 most anticipated hotels in the Boston region
The region’s building boom includes hotels. And some of these planned projects are more portentous than others, whether because of their locations or the complexes they will be a part of—or both.
The 8 Boston neighborhoods where housing prices average more than $1,000 a square foot
That asking prices in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the Seaport are averaging $1,000/foot-plus should not be all that surprising. But that this is the case now in swathes of downtown well beyond Back Bay should jar a bit.
EchelonSeaport lobbies and amenities meant to be ‘extension of the home’: designer
That space is due to include two outdoor pool terraces, fitness facilities that include an indoor basketball court, an indoor relaxation pool, a golf simulator, a library, a children’s playroom, and lounges high up in each tower.
Billowy Seaport Boulevard condo tower moving forward following deal on public space
Environmentalists concerned about access to the waterfront have dropped their legal challenge to the 22-story, 124-unit building in exchange for $13.1 million in parkland and other perks.
Just a reminder that some of Boston’s priciest neighborhoods are on reclaimed land
The snowstorm that hit the Boston region on January 4 did particular damage along the coastline, where historically high sea surges flooded streets, homes, subway stations, underpasses, etc.
Floating hotel in Boston? Old dry dock could get that, plus a park
The city is expected to issue a formal solicitation for ideas this spring. And then whatever it picks could be a long time in coming: The dock behind the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion needs millions in repairs.
Curbed Cup Final Four: (8) the Seaport District vs. (13) the South End
Our 16-seed Curbed Cup competition to decide the Boston area’s No. 1 neighborhood of 2017 is down to its final quartet. First up is the Seaport District vs. the South End. Polls open 24 hours. Go.
Curbed Cup Elite Eight results: It’s third-ranked Bulfinch Triangle’s to lose
It will face off against seventh-seeded Dorchester. On the other side of the bracket, the Seaport District will compete with the South End. The Final Four starts December 27!
Curbed Cup Elite Eight: (16) Downtown Crossing vs. (8) Seaport District
And then there were eight—we’re down to the second round of the annual Curbed Cup to pick the Boston area’s neighborhood of the year. Polls are open 24 hours for each matchup.
Massive hotel across from Boston Convention and Exhibition Center wins key approval
The 1,054-key Omni-brand inn on Summer Street should open in 2021, and not a moment too soon: Hotel options are scarce near the convention hub.
Curbed Cup 1st round: (8) Seaport District vs. (9) West End
Time to pick the Boston area’s neighborhood of the year! Here’s how it works: We present two matchups a day during the first round. Polls stay open 24 hours for each one. The biggest vote-getter in each matchup advances. We start with 16, and we whittle it down to one.
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Mapping the Seaport District’s biggest new developments
This map charts those major projects either recently underway or approved, including plans for what will be one of the largest hotels in New England and the Seaport’s largest single amount of for-sale housing.
Seaport District a major missed opportunity for city, report says
Whatever its success in terms of development and jobs, Boston’s Seaport District is a major missed opportunity for the city in terms of building a more demographically inclusive and diverse neighborhood from scratch.
$1.95M for part of a Seaport District sidewalk? Sounds about right.
About 3,000 square feet of sidewalk in the Seaport District is expected to sell soon for $1.95 million—or about $633 a square foot, which is around what a decent condo might go for in much of Boston.
Seaport Square could end up hosting a public library branch
It’s still a long shot, but a pair of state legislators representing parts of South Boston is proposing that a branch of the Boston Public Library be a part of the 12.5-acre development.
Seaport District development to add hundreds of hotel rooms, apartments
The buildings will each be 12 stories and will be built on raised platforms, which will make room for as many as 450 parking spaces underneath. The project will also include nearly 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
Latest Pier 4 renderings reveal largest penthouse roof decks for sale in Boston
Each unit at the nine-story building in the Seaport District will have outdoor space, but only the penthouses will have private roof decks.
6 neighborhoods in the Boston region that everyone should be watching
Big projects are driving a lot of change in different areas. Here are the half-dozen where the change will be felt most profoundly.
Construction to restart on bike trail connecting Roxbury, the South End, and the Seaport
The city is expected to restart work next spring on the long-delayed South Bay Harbor Trail. The bike- and pedestrian-friendly trail is slated to run 3.5 miles from Fan Pier on the waterfront to the Orange Line’s Ruggles stop.
Is Reebok’s new Seaport District gym the snazziest in Boston?
Sneaker giant Reebok is in the process of opening its new five-floor headquarters at 25 Drydock Avenue. A sizable part of that HQ—as to be expected perhaps—will be the in-house fitness center.
Will addition of theaters and maybe the Silver Line move Seaport Square project forward?
Developer WS Development is out with revised plans for its 12.5-acre slice of the mega-project. These revisions include more arts space and help for a possible Silver Line expansion.
5 big post-World War II changes that shaped modern Boston
In the 70 years since the end of World War II, reinvented neighborhoods, giant public-works projects, and ideas realized have altered the city seemingly forever, for better or worse.
Will an aerial gondola soon connect the Seaport and South Station?
The developer behind Millennium Tower in Downtown Crossing is in talks with city and state officials to build a gondola system that would glide as many as 15,000 people a day between the train station and the Seaport District.
The 10 most-expensive one-bedrooms for sale in Boston
The condos range from an 803-square-foot spread in the newish Lovejoy Wharf asking $1.35 million to a 2,220-square-footer in the 49-year-old 180 Beacon Street in Back Bay asking $2.25 million.
Furniture from the Seaport shipwreck to be on display—and on sale
Now’s your chance to see furniture crafted from the remnants of a doomed 19th-century schooner discovered last year during construction of a Seaport District office tower.
‘Boston’s High Line’: Can a new waterfront park live up to the hype?
Expectations keep building for the waterfront park that the Trustees of Reservations wants to build. The nonprofit’s president has described it as potentially "jaw-dropping," and now the Globe is comparing it to New York’s High Line.
Seaport District’s 399 Congress Street finally under construction
Plans for the so-called ‘sausage parcel’ stretch back to the middle of the last last decade, when a previous developer wanted to plunk a hotel on the site. Current plans call for hundreds of housing units.
First look at Reebok’s Seaport District headquarters
Gensler, the architect on the buildout, is aiming for innovation and healthiness in the design, according to a release. Note the natural light and open space. The sneaker giant plans a fall move-in.
Seaport open space debate continues with city recommendation
The city wants the developer behind nearly 13 acres of the Seaport Square project in the Seaport District to reconsider its plan for a linear park from Summer Street to Northern Avenue. It also wants that park to connect to the waterfront.
Boston’s smallest hotel rooms check in with Yotel Boston opening
How small? The bulk of the 11-story inn’s 326 rooms—or "cabins," in the chain’s parlance—are just 149 square feet. Corner cabins range from 200 to 225 square feet; and there is a 1,000-square-foot VIP suite on the top floor.
Interactive shipwreck museum coming to the Seaport
A developer plans to add what it calls an interactive museum to its under-construction Harbor Way between 101 Seaport Boulevard and 121 Seaport Boulevard. The setup will tell the tale of a doomed schooner discovered during 121 Seaport’s construction.
Meet Echelon Seaport: Seaport District’s biggest for-sale housing development breaks ground
The three-building project is set to have 733 apartments and condos total. It will also include a landscaped plaza accessible to the public and 125,000 square feet of restaurants and retail.
Here are the latest renderings of the Seaport’s Pier 4
The project at 140 Northern Avenue is not supposed to wrap until fall 2018, but these snazzy renderings from the developer show how the complex will look from the inside and the outside.
$4.65M listing provides rare glimpse inside Seaport’s Twenty Two Liberty
The 10-floor, 109-unit Twenty Two Liberty is one of the more gobsmacking luxury developments in the city’s recent history. But its interiors have been largely a mystery, thanks in large part to the building’s developer initially selling units without the assistance of brokerages.