50 Liberty

A brand identity for Fan Pier’s second residential building oriented toward harbor views and daily life.

50 liberty billboard backlit against evening sky

About this project

50 Liberty followed the success of Twenty Two Liberty, entering the market as its sister building at Fan Pier. While Twenty Two Liberty had established the neighborhood with expansive harbor views and a clear point of view, 50 Liberty presented a different condition. Views were primarily oriented toward the harbor and one side of the building, requiring a narrative that was not dependent on panorama alone.

The challenge was to extend the story of Fan Pier without repeating it. Messaging needed to build on the emotional equity established by Twenty Two Liberty while shifting emphasis from what could be seen to how life was lived. Rather than competing with its predecessor, the brand focused on experience, positioning 50 Liberty as a place defined by daily enjoyment of the waterfront combined with immediate access to the city.

The tagline Welcome to your new front yard became the organizing idea. Conceived as a direct extension of “What do you see out your front door?” the message reframed the harbor as a shared, lived space rather than a distant view. The water was presented as something residents stepped into each day, an active extension of home that connected living, walking, gathering, and looking outward.

Messaging emphasized the pleasure of being both in the city and directly on the water. Life at 50 Liberty was framed around proximity, movement, and atmosphere, highlighting the rhythms of the working harbor and the ease of access to downtown Boston. The narrative shifted focus from spectacle to familiarity, presenting waterfront living as something personal and immediate.

The identity supports this approach through continuity with the broader Fan Pier brand family. Typography, composition, and tone align with earlier phases while allowing 50 Liberty to express its own emphasis on lived experience. Across print, digital, and environmental applications, language and design work together to reinforce the idea of the harbor as front yard rather than backdrop.

Client

Sector

Residential Real Estate

Location

Boston Seaport

Scope of Work

Brand Strategy, Brand Identity, Visual Language, Print Materials, Envrionmental Graphics, Signage, Website, Video

50 liberty logo on lavendar

The 50 Liberty logo uses the number five to reference the building itself, paired with a circular zero that represents its orientation toward harbor views.

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50 Liberty identity blue pattern
50 Liberty floor plans

Patterns were created to extend the logo moment into various marketing applications.

50 liberty view of harbor and city magazine spread
50 Liberty magazine spread

The ad campaign focused on the tagline “Welcome to your new front yard” and also by testimonials from residents who already lived on Fan Pier.

50 liberty white embossed cover with stack of print brochures
50 Liberty brochure spread
50 Liberty brochure spread and cover

The ad campaign focused on the tagline “Welcome to your new front yard” and also by testimonials from residents who already lived on Fan Pier.

50 Liberty mobile website on an iPad and iPhone
50 Liberty environmental signage

50 Liberty extended the residential narrative established by Twenty Two Liberty, reinforcing Fan Pier as a place defined by daily experience rather than singular moments or views. By building on the messaging framework already in place, the brand helped clarify how waterfront living could be personal, accessible, and integrated into everyday life. Together, the two projects strengthened Fan Pier’s identity as a coherent neighborhood and set the stage for subsequent residential development along the harbor.

Together with Twenty Two Liberty and the site’s final residential expression, One Harbor Shore, the project contributed to a unified residential narrative, establishing Fan Pier as one of Boston’s most fully realized urban waterfront communities.

Explore our approach to Real Estate Branding in Boston, Placemaking, Brand Strategy & Positioning, and Brand Identity for waterfront residential developments.

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