“Prince Building Piers” led by Stephanie Goldberg AIA & Mark Reed AIA, Boston
Transcript of “Prince Building Piers” led by Stephanie Goldberg AIA & Mark Reed AIA, Boston
PRINCE BUILDING PIERS - COMMERCIAL STREET RESILIENCY DISTRICT
CREATE NEW HOUSING TOWARD THE WATER, CONNECTED TO THE PRINCE BUILDING. THESE NEW MICRO-UNITS, BUILT OVER THE RECLAIMED COMMERCIAL STREET, WORK IN SYMBIOSIS WITH THE PARENT BUILDING SHELTERING CREATING COMMUNITY SHARING RESOURCES
COMMERCIAL STREET IS GIVEN OVER TO NEW USES. NEWLY DEVELOPED SHORELINE REFOCUSED ON RECREATION AND WATER TRANSPORTATION
LIFTING AND PROTECTING UTILITIES CREATING RECREATION AND CULTURAL SPACE CREATING A NEW ENTRY POINT
ADVANCE/
/RETREAT
VIEW ALONG FLOATING BOARDWALK
NIGHT VIEW FROM HARBOR AERIAL VIEW
BOARDWALK EXTENDS ALONG HARBOR EDGE
ILLUMINATED SUBMERGED PIERS AND
SEA WALLS
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PHASE ONE UTILITYTUNNEL AND BARRIER WALL/UPPER TRANSPORT SYSTEM
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PHASE TWO BERM AND WALKWAYS
1500 UNIT GOALACHIEVED. SHORE PARKLANDS COMPELTE
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PRINCE BUILDING PIERS - COMMERCIAL STREET RESILIENCY DISTRICT
EMERGENCY ACCESS UTILITY TUNNEL MULTI-MODAL PATHS
WALKABLE
UTILITY TUNNEL
BIKEWAY AND EMERGENCY ACCESS
FLOATING BOARDWALK
UNDERWATER LIGHTINGTIDAL GARDENGRASSY BERM
FLOTATION SUBSTRUCTURECONTINUOUS W
ATER DAM
WATERPROOF MEMBRANE
PERMANENTLY WET
PERMANENTLY DRY
COMMERCIAL STREET ROAD BED
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B o s t o n I n n e r H a r b o r
Downtown Waterfront Subdistrict
North End Waterfront Subdistrict
Pilot HouseExtension
North End Waterfront Subdistrict
North End Playground Recreation Open Space Subdistrict
North End LocalBusiness Subdistrict
U.S. CoastGuard Base
Battery Wharf
Lincoln Wharf
Union Wharf
Sargent's Wharf
Lewis Wharf
Commercial Wharf
Long Wharf
Central Wharf
India Wharf
Rowesl Wharf
E155'
North End Playground Recreation Open Space DistrictSee Article 33-10 (OS-P)
North End Local Business SubdistrictHeight:FAR:Open Space:
55'250%
North End Waterfront SubdistrictHeight:FAR:
55'2
Note that Different height and FAR standards apply for theSargent's Wharf site and Pilot House Extension site ifdesignated as Urban Renewal Areas. See Section 42A-16.
Waterfront Yard Area Setbacks
From ends of piers and filled areasseaward of Prevailing ShorelineFrom sides of piers and filled areasseaward of Prevailing Shoreline
35'
12'
Open Space: 50% See Section 42A-6
Waterfront Park Parkland Open Space SubdistrictSee Section 33-9 (OS-P)
Downtown Waterfront SubdistrictHeight Landward of Pier Line:
Zone A:Zone B:Zone C:Zone D:Zone E:
FAR:
Open Space55'110'125'155'
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Waterfront Yard Area Setbacks:
From ends of piers and filled areasseaward of Prevailing Shoreline
From sides of piers and filled areasseaward of Prevailing Shoreline
50'
12'
Open Space: 50% See Section 42A-6
See Article 42A.The Harborpark District: North End/Downtown Waterfrontis within the Restricted Parking (Overlay) District.
North End Housing Priority Overlay
Zoning Districts City of BostonMap 1E/1F
Harborpark DistrictNorth End/Downtown Waterfront
(Supplemental to "Map 1, Boston Proper")Adopted by the
Zoning Commission of the City of Bostonin meeting on April 23, 1990
ChairmanEffective: April 27, 1990
Date of public notice: March 19, 1990(see St. 1956, c. 665, s.5)
As amendedEffective: August 16, 2013
Public notice: July 24, 2013
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Groundwater Conservation ProtectionOverlay District
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Commercial Street Resiliency District
PRINCE BUILDING PIERS - COMMERCIAL STREET RESILIENCY DISTRICT
FAST FACTS:
27 NEW PARCELS1.9 MILLION NEW SQUARE FEET OF HOUSING/COMMERCIAL1,500 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL UNITS$1.2 BILLION VALUEANNUAL PROPERTY TAX: $12M ($8K PER UNIT)ANNUAL GROUND LEASE REVENUES: $2.4M (20% GROUND LEASE FEE ON CASHFLOW AFTER DEBT SERVICE)
GROUND LEASE APPROACH TO FUNDING: AN INNOVATIVE METHOD OF GENERATING REVENUE FOR RESILIENCY PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE
THE CITY OF BOSTON GRANTS AIR RIGHTS OVER COMMERCIAL STREET AT TARGETED BUILDINGS FOR AN INITIAL FEE AS A RENEWABLE LAND LEASE IN EXCHANGE FOR ANNUAL REVENUE. MONIES TO BE USED FOR : RAISED UTILITY TUNNEL,CONTINUOUS WATER DAM AND BERMS NEW SHORELINE PARKS AND PATHWAYS TRANSPORTATION AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANTS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTINUOUS UPGRADES TO SHORELINE IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
RESILIENCY DISTRICT BUILDING PARCEL
Year
$ 400 M
$ 200 M
$100 M
$ 300 M
Cumulative City Revenue
2925211713 9 5 1
Commercial StreetResiliency District
Annual budget Rose Kennedy Greenway
Annual budget City of Boston Parks
2925211713 9 5 1
$ 20 M
$ 10 M
$ 5 M
$ 15 M
Annual City Revenue Generated by CSRD
Year
New Building Footprint
Project Site
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PRINCE BUILDING PIERS - COMMERCIAL STREET RESILIENCY DISTRICT
PHASE 2MICRO-UNITSFAN SYSTEM
PHASE 1RAISE ENTRY LEVEL AND UTILITIES CREATE NEW BALCONY SYSTEM
TWO LEVEL MICRO-UNIT
SHELTERING
PRESERVING VIEWS TO THE WATER
CREATING COMMUNITY
FOSTERING INTERDEPENDENCE
DEVELOPING SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE
SINGLE LEVEL MICRO-UNIT
CLOSED LOOP COOLING SYSTEM USING STORED SEAWATER
AGRICULTURAL ROOFS PROVIDE FOOD AND INSULATE UNITS
FAN SYSTEM DRAWS COOL AIR FROM THE HARBOR
LIVING WALL HELPS SHIELD THE UNITS FROM THE HEAT
VERTICAL COURTYARD COOLS PRINCE BUILDING INTERIOR
TWO LEVEL MICRO-UNIT LEVEL ONE TWO LEVEL MICRO-UNIT LEVEL TWO/ROOF
SINGLE LEVEL MICRO-UNIT LEVEL ONE SINGLE LEVEL MICRO-UNIT LEVEL ROOF
PHASE 1
VIEW FROM PRINCE BUILDING BALCONY
VIEW FROM MICRO UNIT TERRACEVIEW IN SIDE MICRO-UNIT