Liberty Hotel/Yawkey Center

Format
Brief

City
Boston

State/Province
MA

Country
USA

Metro Area
Boston

Project Type
Mixed Use

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Hotel
Medical
Open space
Parking
Restaurant

Keywords
Adaptive use
Historic landmark
Historic preservation
Hospital
Luxury hotel
Outpatient facility
ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Finalist

Site Size
3 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2001

Date Opened
2007

A brief is a short version of a case study.

The Liberty Hotel/Yawkey Center project seamlessly blends two uses not commonly associated with each other—a hotel and hospital—on a three-acre (1.2-ha) shared site. In addition to the unconventional partnering, the development includes an adaptive use of the Charles Street Jail, a historic landmark at the northern base of Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Ultimately, a common planning vision between the developer and the owner united the disparate functions, resulting in a $150 million, 300-room luxury hotel and 440,000-square-foot (40,877-m²) state-of-the-art medical outpatient facility.

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Developers/Owners
Carpenter & Company, Inc.
Cambridge, MA

Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel LP
Seattle, WA

Owner
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Architect
Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
Cambridge, MA

Historic Preservation Architect
Ann Beha Associates
Boston, MA

Website
www.libertyhotel.com
www.massgeneral.org

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig

ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Finalist