Capital Development

Gateway to the Boston Harbor Islands:
Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion

Boston Harbor Island Alliance is pleased to announce that Congress recently appropriated $5,000,000 to construct a Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. This Pavilion, to be located near the corner of State Street and Atlantic Avenue at Long Wharf, will be a gateway to the Boston Harbor Islands. Conceived as an open-air exhibit, defined by two sculptural canopies, the Pavilion will contain a 40 foot by 52 foot granite map of the Harbor Islands Park with the islands rendered in cast bronze.

A team led by Utile, Inc. (architects) and Reed Hilderbrand, Inc. (landscape architects) is currently designing the 4000 square foot structure. It will be situated on over 28,000 square feet of landscaped space, will contain enough solar panels to make the facility close to a net zero energy consumer, and will serve as a landside visitor information facility. Exhibit panels will offer colorful information about the islands. Ferry tickets and schedules will be easily available.

Estimated Cost: $4,000,000 (combination of government and private funding)
Design currently underway; estimated start date of construction: Summer 2009