The Seaport Boston Hotel and the neighboring Seaport World Trade Center is located on the Boston waterfront, also known as Commonwealth Pier, in South Boston, Massachusetts.
The Seaport Boston Hotel opened in 1998.[1] Renovations were completed in 2009[2] by the New York architects BBG-BBGM.[3]
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1 Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210
Constructed in 1901 as a maritime cargo handling facility, Commonwealth Pier was the largest pier building in the world at the time. Able to accommodate the largest vessels that entered the port of Boston, this facility was an integral part of city’s maritime industry, handling both freight and passenger traffic, with rail and truck transportation access right on the pier. Commonwealth Pier subsequently underwent two major renovations [4] and continued to host ships through the 1970’s, when changes in cargo transport made the Pier obsolete. In the early 1980’s, the Massachusetts Port Authority designated Fidelity Investments and The Drew Company as developers of Commonwealth Pier[5], which they transformed into the World Trade Center Boston in 1986.
The hotel contains Hypoallergenic rooms, and Forbes Traveler named Seaport one of America’s Greenest Hotels in 2008. [6] The hotel is also a member of the Green Hotels Association [7], which promotes environmental safe products to be used in green hotels.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection awarded Seaport with the 2008 Waste Wise/Innovation Award. [8]Seaport awarded the Boston Green Business award in 2008 for the Bike Friendly Business program. [9] Seaport received the Boston Green Business Award from the City of Boston [10] In 2007, Seaport Hotel received the Good Earthkeeping Award by the Massachusetts Lodging Association. [11]
The facility also hosted half of MacWorld Boston along with the Bayside Expo Center.