Seaport Alliance Information

Seaport Alliance for a Neighborhood Design (SAND) is a community group in the historic Fort Point District of South Boston, voicing a public vision for the long-term planning of Fort Point and the greater South Boston Waterfront as a mixed-use, urban neighborhood with a distinctive character and sense of place . Through its work with the community, elected leaders and area stakeholders, SAND's mission is to ensure that our community evolves with a critical mass of residential development, adequate public realm amenities and recreational greenspace, civic and cultural space, commercial establishments and other neighborhood ideals as projects are approved. Over decades to come, SAND anticipates that over ten thousand Bostonians will choose Fort Point and the South Boston Waterfront as a neighborhood in which to invest their lives. Considering a $7.35 billion investment by all taxpayers into the Seaport District infrastructure and harbor cleanup, a "neighborhood" vision of development is not only possible -- it is critically important to ensure a return on the public investment. SAND's vision of a Waterfront neighborhood is supported by Boston's history which demonstrates that mixed-use neighborhoods provide stable growth, economic return and vitality through economic cycles, unlike areas heavily invested to address specific markets (i.e. destination/commercial) favored by Boston's financial community and commercial interests. We expect a multi-generational return on the taxpayers investment -- not simply a 20-year projection on a balance sheet.