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Related Beal: Channelside
Related Beal: Channelside
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Located in Boston’s Historic Fort Point Neighborhood, Channelside is a 1.1 million square foot mixed-use development with more than 3 acres of new integrated open space, parks, and public realm improvements.
The development plan includes two lab/office towers – 100 Necco (420,000 SF lab building) and 125 Necco (320,000 SF lab building) – plus 77 Necco, a residential tower with 340 units. The plan will also include the construction of Fort Point Channel Park, Necco Street Park, 45,000 square of retail space (50% planned for food & beverage uses) and 15,000 square of civic and cultural space to further enliven Channelside’s edges and bring life to its parks, plazas and walkways.
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SNAPSHOT
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Client : Related Beal
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Neighborhood : Fort Point Channel
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Address : 77, 100, 125 Necco Street, Boston MA
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Building Type(s) : Office, Retail, Life Science
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Total Project Square Footage : 1.1M SF
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Desired Uses : Restaurant/Retail/Cafe
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Status : Delivery 2026
SCOPE OF WORK
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Create a compelling and executable retail narrative grounded in current market realities and existing conditions in and around the project
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Envision activation of and develop a corresponding narrative for the Project’s open spaces and non-retail active uses
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Create synergistic ground-floor demising schemes and delivery condition plans accounting for neighborhood context, adjacent office & lab uses, newly activated portions of the Harborwalk, the public realm & common areas within the project, and the changing retail market landscape
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Lead creation of a draft merchandizing plan including a ground floor use plan, phasing plan, and a corresponding approach for talking about the retail portions of the project with internal & external audiences
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INFORM AND ASSIST CLIENT UNDERWRITING OF THE RETAIL PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT BY ADVISING ON EXPECTED RETAIL LEASING PARAMETERS, INCLUDING RENT, TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCES, TERM, MARKET COMPS, ETC.
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Help develop an executable strategy around diversity, equity and inclusion for the retail program, focusing on implementing a set of transactional norms (beyond just economics) that facilitate tenancies and partnerships with black, brown and female owned businesses
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Review of all plans detailing public realm elements (i.e. lobbies, parks, plazas, other public spaces) and provide feedback as related to the synergy with the project’s retail plan
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Provide specific programmatic recommendations for the project’s open spaces, including ideas for activation partners, timeline/phasing, budgeting, etc.
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