Pierce Boston

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.^[1] The name Pierce was chosen as it is the former location of gourmet supermarket S.S. Pierce.

Pierce Boston
Pierce Boston, January 2019
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-Use
Location	188 Brookline Ave Boston, MA
Construction started	2015
Completed	2018
Cost	$300 Million
Technical details
Floor count	30
Lifts/elevators	5
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Arquitectonica, CBT Architects
Developer	Samuels and Associates, Landsea, Weiner Ventures
Structural engineer	McNamara Salvia Structural Engineers

Design

Roof-top pool deck

The building was originally proposed by Samuels & Associates in 2013 as a 22-story residential tower called The Point.^[2] 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.^[3]

The building contains retail space (floors 1–2), 240 apartments (floors 3–17), and 109 condominiums (floors 19–29).^[4] 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.^[5][6]

The apartment levels include 45 short-term rentals managed by Sonder. The retail space is home to a CB2, Mida, The Wine Press, and Nathalie Wine Bar.^[7]