Marissa Berardi and Brent Myers-Lawson Seaport Square Marissa Berardi and Brent Myers-Lawson

Executive Summary Concept: LEED Certified, Mixed-use space in Seaport District Location: Bordered by Sleeper St, Northern Ave and Seaport Boulevard Parcel “B” Better views of waterfront Contact: Jay Rourke at BRA

Executive Summary Why it’s exciting: Up and coming “innovation district” Currently active developments and recent developments such as Atlantic Wharf, Seaport Square and many high end restaurants (Drink, Sportello, Flour, etc) Investment returns expected to increase Increase in job growth provides demand “The city’s most rapidly-changing neighborhood”

Parcel/ Block “B”

Our Plan for the Parcel Hynes has it planned for residential and retail already We plan to allocate a considerable amount of square footage to a grocery store: WholeFoods or Trader Joes

Review of Market Demand South Boston 23.7% single males 23.8% single females Median age: 38 Homes with kids: 19.5% Attractions Museums, Cruises, BofA pavillion, Restaurant and bars, Hotels Job Creation Seaport Square to create 10,000 impermanent jobs 20,000 permanent jobs

Technical Information Height of Building: 250 ft Number of Stories: Square Footage: 459,000 GSF 250 residential Units Condo $430 PSF Apt- (compared to 638 Macallen) 3.50 PSF Apartment rentals $35 PSF Retail/rest Zoning- PDA District: Fort Point Waterfront Sub District: General Area, Waterfront Transition Zone Overlays: Restricted Parking, PDAs (Planned Development Area) Permitted, IPOD (Interim Planning Overlay Districts) http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/pdf/ZoningCode/Maps/4AB_FortPoint_HBPK.pdf

Allowable Uses Retail/ Entertainment/ Restaurant Residential Units Public and Accessory Parking Improvements for Public: Seaport Boulevard Improvements Sidewalk Improvements Northern Ave improvements Public Parking

Requirements Dimensional Requirements Setback Requirements The maximum allowed building height within a PDA shall be one hundred fifty-five (155) feet and the maximum allowed FAR shall be four and one-quarter (4.25); provided that any such Proposed Project shall be allowed a maximum building height in Substantial Accord with two hundred fifty (250) feet. Boston Redevelopment Authority Example Process: http://www.seaportsquare.com/PDFS/DPIR_EIR/2-GeneralInformation.pdf Setback Requirements No portion of any building or structure (including, without limitation, mechanical facilities associated with a building) shall be located in any Waterfront Yard Area, except walkways, landscape furniture, guardrails, cleats, bollards, pilings, boat ramps, and other structures (a) which do not materially interfere with pedestrian use of the Waterfront Yard Area or (b) which are required for operational or safety reasons to be located at the water's edge, provided that any resulting interference with pedestrian use of the Waterfront Yard Area is minimized to the extent economically practicable.”

Key Elements of Design LEED Certified Architecture to balance the neighborhood: Traditional masonry , stone and brick, as well as more modern-looking materials such as metal, glass, and pre-cast concrete Approx 2600 parking spaces Approx 250 residential Units (average sq footage of 1400 per unit) range will vary from loft to 3 beds

Design Similar to Macallen Building but much larger scale and retail on ground floors (2) First Gold-level LEED Certified residential building in Boston – 140 units- over 30 different floor plans- very close to retail spaces  South Boston  141 Dorchester Avenue

Financials

Works Cited http://www.innovationdistrict.org/tag/waterside-place/ http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/pdf/ZoningCode/Article42E.pdf