500 Pine Street

Completed in 2017, the long-vacant lot at 500 Pine Street transformed into a mid-rise commercial building fully leased to Blend, with a rooftop addition to St. Mary's Square Park. Built-in conjunction with nearby 350 Bush Street, 500 Pine was required to include the publicly accessible park extension since St. Mary’s Square is classified as an Open Space District. This governed the actual height of the proposed building.

The completed five-story building includes a small mechanical penthouse located on the roof. One full basement level with parking sits over a partial sub-basement level, intended for building support services. The first four stories are full-floor plates with the fifth story being a partial floor plate. The fifth floor and mechanical penthouse have been limited so as to fall within the allowable shadow envelope. The unique adjacent relationship to Saint Mary’s Park provides the opportunity to link that open space to the top of 500 Pine Street.