Fan Pier - Parcel DBoston, MA
T H E F A L L O N C O M P A N Y
Fan Pier Overview Fan Pier is a 3 Million square foot mixed-use
development on the South Boston Waterfront. The 21 acre site, when
fully developed, will comprise nine buildings including residences,
offices, lab/research, and lifestyle retail as well as major public
and civic/cultural amenities.
Approvals Granted/Work Underway/Buildings Open Status of
projects/parcels on Fan Pier; ICA Institute of Contemporary Art
OPEN. 66,000 SF of Cultural Space. Continues to attract thousands
of visitors from the region and around the
globe. ONE Marina Park Drive (Parcel F) - OPEN. Office -
Completed in January 2008 493,320 FAR SF. 18,000 SF of First Floor
Retail including Strega
Restaurant, Strega Cafe and Empire Restaurant. Approximately
475,000 SF of Office - including Fish & Richardson, EnerNoc,
Battery Ventures, and MassMutual.
Public Green OPEN - A Major portion of the 2 acre Public Green
was opened in January 2008 and gets constant year-round use with
passive and active uses including the Extreme Racing Series, Red
Bull Cliff Diving, family day events, etc.
Public Spaces OPEN - Completed in January 2008 Sidewalks and
streets constructed with the first building include Fan Pier
Boulevard, Marina Park Drive, and Bond Drive.
Harborwalk OPEN a 400 portion of the Harborwalk was constructed
in front of the new Public Green connecting the Harbor, ICA, ONE
Marina Park Drive and Northern Ave.
Marina OPEN Constructed a 400 Publicly Accessible Wave
Attenuator on Boston Harbor as well as 600of the West Dock, a taxi
landing dock, several finger piers, med-moorings and moorings in
the Marina which currently houses approximately 50 boats of varying
types and sizes annually.
50 Northern Avenue OPEN Lab/Research Building for Vertex
Pharmaceuticals completed in January 2014 - 490,201 FAR SF.
Approximately 50/50 lab/office. 22,000 SF of Retail including
Bright Horizons, Starbucks, Committee 50 Restaurant, Leader Bank,
and BGood.
11 Fan Pier Boulevard OPEN Headquarters Lab/Research Building
for Vertex Pharmaceuticals completed in January 2014 434,917 FAR
SF. Approximately 50/50 lab/office. 17,500 SF of Retail/Cultural
including Boston Family Boat Builders (Cultural), Babbo Restaurant,
and Bees Knees.
Public Spaces OPEN Completed in January 2014 Sidewalks and
streets surrounding both Vertex buildings including Extension of
Fan Pier Boulevard, Bond Drive and Liberty Drive.
Fan Pier Water Transportation Dock OPEN - New water
transportation dock completed in January 2014 as part of the Public
Amenities for Fan Pier. This new dock is home to the Fan Pier
Cultural Connector which provides water transportation to the ICA,
Childrens Museum, and Aquarium. It will also be part of the East
Boston to South Boston ferry connection, as well as other transient
public vessels.
22 Liberty Drive Under Construction 228,431 FAR SF - 108 Unit
Residential Building. Approved by BCDC/BRA in May 2013, building
will be open in November 2015. 11,500 SF of Retail will consist of
restaurant and retail tenants. Includes completion of the sidewalks
and street for the last block of Fan Pier Boulevard which
terminates at Fan Pier Park.
Fan Pier Park Under Construction Major waterfront park with new
Tidal Pool, Fire Feature, Landscape Terraces, Harborwalk expansion,
Childrens Play Area, etc. will be open in November 2015.
100 Northern Avenue Under Construction 504,950 FAR SF Office
Building new home for Goodwin Procter. 16,000 SF of Retail will
consist of restaurants and retail tenants. Building will open in
April 2016.
Parcel D Overview
Parcel D, 50 Liberty Drive, is a proposed residential
condominium building designed within previous development
approvals, including PDA zoning limits, the BRA approved massing
envelope, master plan design guidelines, and in accordance with
Chapter 91 requirements.
The proposed project consists of approximately 252,000 SF above
grade building area, including 80% public accommodation areas at
the ground floor and with 3 levels of below grade parking
containing approximately 225 spaces. Building uses include
approximately 15,000sf of retail at the ground floor, including
5,000 SF of Cultural space on the first floor and 8,166 on the
second floor to be shared by the Aquarium, the Childrens Museum and
the Harbor Island Alliance. The balance of the second floor will
include residential amenities, additional retail and a possible
expansion of the Cultural space. Residential condominiums are
located on floors 3 thru 14 and a mechanical penthouse occurs at
the top of the building. The proposed building height of 195 at the
top of the Penthouse complies with all permit requirements.
A one story street wall base expression, containing retail
storefronts, signage canopies and entries is proposed at all four
street faces. A two story cut out is proposed for the buildings
residential entry and vehicular drop off at the corner of Fan Pier
Boulevard and Liberty Drive. An L shaped tower element above the
base and up to a height of approximately 175-0 expresses the
condominium unit organization. The tower massing will be scaled by
variations in the condominium unit mix, with unit layouts grouped
on levels 3 thru 9, 10 thru12, and with penthouse units at levels
13 and 14. The tower massing will be organized in an L
configuration allowing light and views predominantly North to the
harbor and with city, airport and island views beyond. The tower
will be clad in unitized curtain wall, with clear vision glass and
inset stone panels, and spandrel glass panels. The volume of the
tower is articulated by facets and angular shifts in the building
envelope that will express interior unit layouts and reflect light
in a subtly shifting manner. The visual richness and variety of the
massing will be further accented by groupings of cantilevered
balconies organized around the building geometry.
Public Spaces to be constructed with the building include new
sidewalks and streets at Waterside Avenue, Marina Park Drive and
Liberty Drive, as well as sidewalk improvements on Fan Pier
Boulevard. In addition, it will include the completion of Fan Pier
Park as well as a Public Pavilion housing a caf, showers and
restrooms.
Projected start of construction is early August 2015.
