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Related Beal: Channelside
Related Beal: Channelside
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.
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
Ground floor activation and retail leasing brokerage services
Recommendations of all existing plans and materials
CONSIDER the specific role of and place for small local retailers in the plan and explore tenant mix and creative uses with OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS
Collaborate with designers and resources to work on a retail storyboard that documents a range of non-traditional retail uses
Present to landlord different leasing scenarios for the available retail spaces
General assistance and feedback on other miscellaneous retail issues
CHALLENGES
- Some tensions with the local community insisting on preserving the local arts & cultural scene and history
- Physical constraints (i.e. grade change, demisability, climate resiliency, etc) based on location, proximity to waterfront, and highway tunnel underneath the site
TENANT PLACEMENT
