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This is the website for the City of Boston’s new Planning Department, which launched on July 1. The staff and many responsibilities of the Boston Planning & Development Agency have moved to the Planning Department of the City of Boston including planning & zoning, urban design, development review, and real estate divisions. Please excuse any misalignment you may see on our site as we transition to the City. Learn more

Building Wraps

Every project that receives BPDA Board approval must install approved construction signage at project construction site(s) before and during project construction. The signage must be in the form of panels at highly visible locations at the construction site(s) or around the construction site perimeter and must be adjacent to each other.  Stall will work with development teams to provide high-resolution graphics that must be printed at a large scale (minimum 8 feet by 12 feet).

The Planning Department will assist in the design, development, and provision of high-resolution print-ready files for construction signage. Developers/development teams are responsible for identifying vendors and any and all costs associated with the timely production and installation of the construction signage.

Graphic Requirements from Developer

  • Vector Logos (.ai or .eps) files for any and all logos that are being included in wrap
  • (1) A CAD, Outline drawing, or rendering of the building, must be 300dpi
  • (2) 300dpi images to be used on the two separate panels of the wrap
    • These images can be anything from renderings, to lifestyle shots, neighborhood photos etc.
  • (3) stats relating to, for example, Housing, Jobs, Community, and Sustainability. These stats have set themes but can be changed to suit the project.

Installation Requirements

  • The BPDA will work with development teams to provide high-resolution graphics for two (2) separate panels.
  • Both panels must be printed on vinyl, building wrap, construction fence windscreens, or hard signage and must be installed at project construction site(s) before and during project construction.
  • All panels must be installed at highly visible locations at the construction site(s) or around the construction site perimeter and must be adjacent to each other.
  • Each panel must be at least 8’ x 12’.
  • Developers must document and provide their Planning Department project manager proof of panel installation in the form of site photographs.