South Boston Power Plant

About South Boston Power Plant

776 Summer Street, South Boston, Boston, MA

Approved 1 million+ square foot, 15-acre mixed-use development featuring over 1,300 residential units, 800,000+ square feet of office and R&D space, a 231-key hotel, and 80,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, in addition to 1,214 above-and-below-grade parking spaces.

Updated plans submitted in September 2020 call for the total square footage to be reduced to 1.68M square feet. Residential units have been decreased to 636 total and office space increased to 524,110 square feet. Retail space planned is down slightly to 83,700 square feet and the hotel will now include 231 keys. 334,740 square feet of R&D/Lab space have been added to the proposal.

Three architecturally significant former turbine halls that run end-to-end through the site’s center would be rehabilitated and would be the development’s “heart and soul”. Local retail and other amenities would be located on the buildings' ground floors. The proposed development would be LEEDv4 sustainability certifiable.

Multiple new pedestrian connections would be created between the development and the surrounding streets, creating a new link between South Boston and the Reserved Channel waterfront. 1.15 acres of waterfront public space would be created along the Reserved Channel; the space would celebrate the working port’s heritage. A number of indoor and outdoor spaces would be devoted to the arts, creating an “arts and industry” district for artists and other creative individuals.

The project site is located at the corner of First and Summer Streets in South Boston, steps to East Broadway, and near Boston's Innovation and Design Building. Downtown Boston and the Seaport District are a short drive or bus ride away. The development’s first phase, includes demolition of existing buildings, preservation of turbine halls, and construction of new housing along East First Street. The industrial power plant site would be fully decommissioned and cleaned.