Boston’s Seaport Approves New 15-Story Hotel

A 15-story Anchor Street hotel project by DGH Hotel Partners has been approved in Boston's Seaport. The hotel will be located across from the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center, forming part of a three-hotel campus. DGH Hotel Partners, a joint venture between Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG) and a global investment management firm, announced the hotel's approval on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

This new urban lifestyle hotel on Anchor Street will complement the existing Aloft and Element Boston Seaport properties and bring the total guest rooms in the final campus to 968 across 160,000 square feet.

According to a Boston.com report, the Boston Zoning Commission approved the project on Feb. 11, after the Boston Planning Department unanimously voted in favor of it in January.

“We're thrilled to bring a new hotel to the heart of Boston's Seaport District, across from the Convention Center,” said Kevin Colket, founder and CEO of GHIG, in a statement shared with Boston.com. “We look forward to growing our presence in Boston by expanding our footprint next to the Aloft and Element Hotels and completing the vision of delivering a mixed-use campus with a collection of hotel brands and active retail that supports the Convention Center and enhances the vibrancy of D Street.”

According to Boston.com, the project will be sustainably designed and meet LEED Gold Certification as an all-electric, resilient facility, GHIG said. When completed, the hotel will include 438 guest rooms across 160,000 square feet, an indoor/outdoor lobby bar, rooftop space, and a new landscaped entry plaza to Anchor Street.

Officials say the hotel will support increased convention center activity, align with sustainability goals, and create hundreds of local jobs while expanding economic activity in the Seaport district.