How Jamestown L.P., Lincoln Property Company, and Verdani Partners Reimagined 18 Tremont

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Written By Marcos Reynaga
Exterior view of 18 Tremont (Boston, USA). Photo courtesy of © Jared Dangremond.

18 Tremont exterior (Boston, USA). Photo courtesy of © Jared Dangremond.

We’re delighted to spotlight Jamestown L.P., Lincoln Property Company, and Verdani Partners for achieving the Highest Scoring Multi-Tenant Project for 18 Tremont as part of our Best in Building Health Awards!

AT A GLANCE

Companies: Jamestown Urban Management (a JV of Jamestown LP and Lincoln Property Company) and Verdani Partners (Consultant)

Award: Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.1

Built: Jamestown L.P. / Verdani Partners / Lincoln Property Company

Project: 18 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108; 3-Star Rating

Building Details: More than 204,419 square feet, 12 floors

Major Tenants: Archibus, Environmental Defense Fund, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation

18 Tremont exemplifies Jamestown's mission to transform spaces into future-proof innovation hubs and community centers. Together with Fitwel Partner Verdani Partners, they recreated this 1902 mixed-use building in the heart of Boston's financial district using Jamestown’s signature approach of adaptive reuse development instead of new construction. To help earn a 3-Star Fitwel Rating in April 2022, the building team implemented a range of health-promoting strategies, including installing plant towers to make fresh herbs and produce available to all building tenants and ongoing air quality assessments and monitoring. 

18 Tremont includes over 2410,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 12 floors of office space for tenants such as Archibus, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.

Learn more from Becca Timms, Director of ESG at Jamestown, below!

How does Fitwel align with Jamestown’s mission and values?
At Jamestown, we are focused not only on the health of our buildings, but also promoting healthy choices for our building occupants. The evidence-based strategies implemented at 18 Tremont are the types of wellness-based amenities that our tenants want. It’s impressive to see the health-focused design features being incorporated into new buildings, however the fact that Fitwel also accommodates existing buildings is crucial for transforming the built environment to better promote human health. Around 80% of the buildings we have today will exist in 2050, so in addition to retrofits for energy efficiency, Fitwel serves as a great roadmap for implementing and validating operational changes to improve building health.

Which Fitwel strategies were used at 18 Tremont?
We implemented a hydroponic garden, improved advertising of local amenities, office plants, active workstations, and signage encouraging occupants to use the stairs and practice good hand hygiene. These strategies have improved health programming and food access for building tenants and provided simple but important health-promoting prompts to encourage healthy choices. The building is just blocks from Government Center, City Hall, Faneuil Hall, Boston Common, public transit, several shops, restaurants, hotels, and apartments.

From Verdani Partners, ESG Consultant Michael Kloha…

Image: Michael Kloha, Certifications Manager, Verdani Partners.

Michael Kloha
Certifications Manager, Verdani Partners + Fitwel Ambassador

How does Fitwel align with Verdani’s mission and values? 
Fitwel has been a great rating system for implementing common sense health and wellness strategies that project teams value and benefit from, and we always aim to provide added value to our services beyond just a certification award. Furthermore, Verdani prioritizes employee satisfaction, mental health, growth, and wellbeing as part of our work culture, implementing a variety of Fitwel strategies at our headquarters such as active workstations, health programming, and healthy snacks.

We have certified 54 projects to date, with many more in the pipeline that are currently being certified. As a company, we have seen an increase in client demand for health and wellness certifications, particularly when combined with other sustainability rating systems.

 
 

About Jamestown
Jamestown is a global, design-focused real estate investment and management firm with a 40-year track record and mission to Jamestown is a design-focused real estate investment and management firm that has been in operation for 40 years. Our mission is to transform spaces into innovation hubs and community centers while being integrated into the communities where they operate. The company believes in engaging with employees, tenants, and other stakeholders to enhance communities and be at the forefront of industry, government, and community conversations.  Additionally, Jamestown is committed to minimizing energy and water consumption and waste creation in order to create healthy spaces for the people who use their buildings. By doing so, they can add value to assets by reducing operating expenses.  Jamestown sets itself apart through its enhanced vertical integration and adaptive reuse projects that are part of the company's DNA. Since Christoph Kahl founded the company its founding in 1983, Jamestown has executed transactions totaling approximately $40 billion. As of March 31, 2023, the company has assets under management of $12.5 billion and a portfolio spanning key markets throughout the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. Jamestown has worldwide headquarters in Atlanta and Cologne. To learn more, visit www.jamestownlp.com.

About Lincoln Property Company
Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company is one of the nation’s largest diversified commercial real estate companies, with over 8,550 employees and an international footprint that includes offices in 450 cities across the United States and two offices in Europe. Since its inception in 1965, Lincoln has developed over 239 million square feet of office, industrial, and retail projects as well as 216,000 apartment units. Stemming from its development and ownership background, Lincoln’s operating platform seamlessly integrates its various service lines, provides for consistent and measurable performance and utilizes cutting-edge technology over its 400+ million square feet of leased and managed assets. To learn more, visit lpc.com.

About Verdani Partners
Verdani Partners is a full-service sustainability and ESG consulting firm with over 20 years of experience in sustainable real estate. Our mission is to empower organizations with cost-effective strategies to create sustainable buildings and communities. Our vision is for a sustainable future in which the built environment is a catalyst of change driving the global market toward efficiency, health, prosperity, and collaboration for long term resilience. Our approach is defined from an owner’s perspective in which we partner with you as your in-house sustainability team to identify and implement strategies optimally aligned with corporate business goals. To learn more, visit https://www.verdani.com.

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