Gillette Plans Nearly $1 Billion Fort Point Headquarters Move, Leaving Its Longtime South Boston Campus

Major corporate relocation planned within the Fort Point area

Gillette, a Procter & Gamble brand, is planning a major shift of its Boston presence by investing nearly $1 billion in a new headquarters building along the Fort Point Channel. The move would relocate the company’s corporate and research employees out of its longtime, industrial-style campus in South Boston and into a purpose-built office and innovation facility nearby.

The project is structured as a new corporate campus development, separate from — but closely tied to — a broader redevelopment effort underway for Gillette’s roughly 31-acre Fort Point property. The company has previously said it expects about 750 corporate, engineering, and research-and-development workers to remain in South Boston even as manufacturing operations leave the neighborhood.

Manufacturing transition to Andover already underway

The headquarters plan follows a significant operational change announced in October 2023: Gillette said it would move manufacturing out of South Boston to its Andover campus. That decision is expected to end more than a century of blade-making at the Fort Point site, a landmark industrial presence on the channel that dates back to the early 1900s.

The shift separates Gillette’s remaining Boston footprint into two distinct functions: manufacturing centered in Andover, and corporate and R&D work remaining in the city — now targeted for a new building rather than the existing campus facilities.

Public realm elements: waterfront park and limited parking

Plans described for the new headquarters include a waterfront open-space component. A one-plus-acre park is proposed on the portion of the property between the Fort Point Channel and the new building, adding a publicly accessible edge along the channel. The development also includes underground parking planned at 125 spaces, a relatively small supply for a project of this scale in a district that is increasingly oriented toward transit, walking, and mixed-use growth.

Part of a larger redevelopment framework for the 31-acre site

The new headquarters proposal sits alongside a multi-year effort to reimagine Gillette’s broader Fort Point landholdings. Recent filings outline a transformation from a historically industrial campus into a mixed-use district with housing, commercial space, and new open space along the channel. Concepts released publicly have described a large waterfront park, new streets and pedestrian connections, and multiple buildings spread across the site.

• Corporate offices and R&D are expected to remain in South Boston, with a new headquarters building proposed on the Fort Point Channel.
• Manufacturing is planned to relocate from South Boston to Andover, consolidating production functions away from the waterfront campus.
• Public-space elements associated with the new headquarters include a waterfront park and underground parking limited to 125 vehicles.

As the Fort Point area continues to add housing, labs, offices, and waterfront open space, Gillette’s plans represent one of the largest single corporate investments tied to the district’s next phase of redevelopment.

The proposal remains subject to the city’s ongoing planning and approval processes, with further design and phasing details expected as project review proceeds.