P&G Gillette is planning to reshape a significant waterfront location, transforming our industrial campus into a vibrant mixed-use community connecting South Boston to the waterfront and beyond.

This project represents the single most significant investment that we have ever made in Massachusetts – including our largest investment in Boston. This is a generational opportunity to fully modernize our technical operations and strengthen our business, while also providing significant new benefits to our neighborhood. We are proud to be maintaining a meaningful presence in Boston – our home for over a century and a city that offers so much in terms of innovation, education, culture, and world class talent.

Vision

Redeveloping our 31-acre South Boston site will create exciting new possibilities for the continued evolution of the city and neighborhood.

With the right partnerships and a thoughtful planning process, we aspire to address some of Boston’s most critical needs, like bringing new jobs and economic opportunity, building much-needed housing, bolstering climate resiliency, and establishing an inclusive waterfront public space that connects surrounding neighborhoods to key public transportation hubs.  

We believe this change offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for our home and our community. We've already started a conversation with our neighbors about the future of our site, hosting meetings with the public and key community groups to share our plans and gather feedback, and as these meetings continue, we welcome your participation and input.

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Project Overview

This section provides an overview of the mixed-used development, highlighting the variety of spaces and the project's benefits. The following are a few of the proposed content points:

Benefits

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Transform an industrial area into a vibrant mixed-use, transit-oriented, sustainable neighborhood
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Provide urgently-needed new housing
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Increase climate resiliency by elevating the site, creating more permeable surfaces, and including nature-based solutions to manage stormwater and increase tree cover, protecting the community in the face of growing risk of floods, storm surges, and heat waves
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Improve transit connections and circulation through the neighborhood
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Better connect the neighborhood to Fort Point Channel, including a new 1,200-foot Harborwalk, promoting a one-of-a-kind waterfront for Boston that is resilient, welcoming, accessible, playful and inclusive
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Spur economic development and create jobs while generating new tax revenue and linkage funds for affordable housing and workforce development
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Create an industry-leading P&G Gillette Global Headquarters and Technical Innovation Center in South Boston, while providing a more modern, dynamic, and collaborative workspace in the very community where The Gillette Company was established so long ago; and adding new space to attract growing new industries to Boston’s innovation economy

community calendar

We're actively engaging with the community to unveil our exciting vision for the future of the site. Our team is eager to hear what you think and invites you to participate in one of our upcoming meetings to share your ideas.

UPCOMING EVENTS

oct
24
2024

Workshop #3

in-person | 105 W First St, Boston, MA 02127

PAST EVENTS

oct
1
2024

Workshop #2

online event
SEPT
21
2024

Gillette Site Tour and Community Workshop – Additional Session

In-person | gillette world shaving headquarters
SEPT
19
2024

Site Tour & Workshop #1

In-person | gillette world shaving headquarters
MAR
27
2024

Artists for Humanity

In-person | 100 W. 2ND ST., BOSTON, MA
MAR
21
2024

St. Vincent's Lower End Neighborhood Association

In-person | LABOURé CENTER | d st., boston, ma
MAR
12
2024

South Boston Association of Nonprofits

online event
jan
30
2024

Fort Point Neighborhood Association Presentation

In-person | 303 congress st., boston, ma
jan
22
2024

West Broadway Neighborhood Association Presentation

In-person | 105 w. first st., boston, ma
jan
16
2024

Boston Children's Museum

In-person | 308 CONGRESS ST., BOSTON, MA
jan
3
2024

Chinatown Residents Association

online event
DEC
6
2023

Gillette Community Meeting

ONLINE EVENT
nov
3
2023

Fort Point Neighborhood Association Leadership Site/Neighborhood Tour

In-person | gillette world shaving headquarters
nov
2
2023

West Broadway Neighborhood Association Leadership Discussion

In-person | gillette world shaving headquarters
oct
26
2023

Fort Point Neighborhood Association Leadership Discussion

online event

Heritage

With a rich history dating back to 1901 when King Camp Gillette revolutionized the world with his remarkable razor, our roots in South Boston run deep.

We take immense pride in our heritage, which has continually inspired innovation for over a century.

As we've witnessed the transformation of this city over time, our commitment to making a positive impact on both our community and Greater Boston has only grown stronger. We’re dedicated to fostering a sustainable and innovative neighborhood for the betterment of our beloved city.

P&G Gillette takes great pride in supporting the communities where we live and work, with a robust community grant program and longstanding partnerships with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, as well as the South Boston Association of Nonprofits. Learn more about how community giving is part of the fabric of our company.

1905 Boston Plant1904 original Gillette Safety Razor patent.

News & Updates

December Gillette Community Meeting
Presentation video [12/6/23]
Gillette moving razor manufacturing from South Boston to Andover
WBZ News [10/24/23]
Gillette plans to shift historic Boston footprint, move hundreds of jobs to Andover
WCVB [10/24/23]
After more than a century of blade-making, Gillette set to end manufacturing in South Boston
The Boston Globe [10/24/23]

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