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

2. 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

3. 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”

4. Parcel/ Block “B”

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

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

9. 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:
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.”

10. 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

11. 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

12. Financials

13. Works Cited http://www.innovationdistrict.org/tag/waterside-place/