Atlantic Wharf

Format
Brief

City
Boston

State/Province
MA

Country
USA

Metro Area
Boston

Project Type
Mixed Use

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Civic Uses
Marina
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Restaurant
Retail
Underground Parking

Keywords
Adaptive use
LEED-CS Platinum
Luxury housing
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2012 Global Winner
Urban park
Waterfront development

Site Size
2.2 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2007

Date Opened
2011

A brief is a short version of a case study.

Located in the waterfront district adjacent to downtown Boston, Massachusetts, the mixed-use Atlantic Wharf is one of Boston’s first green skyscrapers. Covering a 2.1-acre (0.85 ha) block, Atlantic Wharf includes 776,000 square feet (72,093 m2) of office space, 25,000 square feet (2,323 m2) of ground-floor retail and restaurant space, 86 luxury rental units, and a 23,300 square-foot urban park. The urban park is part of a waterfront landscaped plaza that allows direct boardwalk and marina access. In addition to retail space, the ground floor holds 16,000 square feet (1,486 m2) of indoor public space.

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Developer/Owner
Boston Properties
Boston, MA

Architect
CBT Architects
Boston, MA

Principal Author
Shai Karp

ULI Awards for Excellence 2012 Global Winner

Note: This Case Study Brief draws extensively on information and text from the Atlantic Wharf 2012 submission to the ULI Global Awards for Excellence program.