Harvard ERC Hotel

Located within the Allston Landing North neighborhood of west Boston, the Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) revitalizes a former industrial rail yard into a green, pedestrian-friendly hub for creativity, exploration, and research. Anchoring the northwest corner of the campus is the ERC Hotel, a 240 key lifestyle hotel and mixed-use tower. The ground floor features restaurants, shops, and cafes that outline the edge of the campus and frame the entrance to the Allston-Cambridge Greenway.

A series of pedestrian focused “urban rooms” define the ground floor and act as moments of refuge in the bustle of the city, beneath the mass of the building. Enhancing the streetscape further, porches on the east and west and covered walks along the north create opportunities for the building program to spill out into the streets while inviting the public in. The tower rises 16 floors above the street with the penthouse levels extending out in a gesture towards the Charles River and the city of Boston beyond. As the massing of the hotel gestures towards the city it signals the ambitions of the Enterprise Research Center to connect simultaneously to Allston, Cambridge, and Boston.

LOCATION / Boston, Massachusetts
BUILDING TYPE / New Construction
BUILDING SIZE / 135,000 GSF
COMPLETION DATE / End of 2025