Pierce Boston is a residential apartment and condo building located in the Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts (USA), at the corner of Boylston Street and Brookline Avenue. The 30-story mixed-use development includes luxury condo, apartment, and retail components. It is the tallest building in the neighborhood. The name Pierce was chosen as it is the former location of gourmet supermarket S.S. Pierce.
Design
The building was originally proposed by Samuels & Associates in 2013 as a 22-story residential tower called The Point.Casey Ross, "Going Up; Plan for Boylston, Brookline Corner Would Be Latest Step in Fenway Redevelopment", The Boston Globe, February 16, 2013. It was the first Boston project by the Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica. The building is clad in glass and metal, with paneling in a pattern intended to reflect the masonry buildings around it."Arquitectonica Designs New Luxury Residential Tower for Boston", ArchDaily, July 22, 2016.
The building contains retail space (floors 1–2), 240 apartments (floors 3–17), and 109 condominiums (floors 19–29). The 30th-floor level includes outdoor roof space, with a pool and hot tub for apartment and condo residents, a lounge and barbecue area for condo owners, and private roof decks for individual condos.
The retail space is home to a CB2, Mida, The Wine Press, and Nathalie Wine Bar.
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