SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT DISTRICT MUNICIPAL HARBOR PLAN RENEWAL AND AMENDMENT
To create the [Whiskey Priest] project site, the Proponent will demolish the two existing building structures, and will build an approximately 7,600 square foot pile-supported open space area that includes the water dependent use zone (WDUZ) and a 12-foot wide, approximately 3,355 square foot Harborwalk along the north and east sides of the site. In total, the site will have approximately 9,767 SF of public open space. [Comment: 7,600 + 3,355 do not equal 9,767]
As the building moves upward, a series of discreet, stepped cantilevers increases the building footprint along Seaport Boulevard while simultaneously pulling back a smaller portion of the building along the seaward edge. The total lot coverage of the building footprint is approximately 15,600 SF, or approximately 65%, or up to a maximum of 70% depending upon the final project site size. [Comment: the 65 percent and 70 percent refer to a 25,000 square foot lot, which includes waters of the United States.]
The building will remain within the fee interest property line, with the exception of the cantilevered south façade, which will extend 13’ horizontally over the sidewalk. This cantilevered portion will begin approximately 44 feet above grade, stepping out 6’-6” at level 4, and then stepping out an additional 6’-6” over the sidewalk at level 5, approximately 54 feet above grade
It has been designed to minimize lot coverage/building footprint at the ground level, where the building footprint is approximately 11,200 SF, or approximately 45% of the project site, in order to open up view corridors to the harbor and increase pedestrian access to the waterfront. As the building
increases in height, the building footprint increases to approximately 15,600 SF, for a total lot coverage of approximately 65%, or up to a maximum of 70% depending upon the final project site size. Since open space in an MHP is considered as only those areas open to the sky, the public exterior areas below the cantilevered sections of the building are not considered open space