Photo by Rachel Leah BlumenthalĪsh’s duties involve overseeing culinary operations throughout the entire resort, so Rare and Medium Rare have their own executive chef-Megan Vaughan, who is new to Boston but brings an extensive resume of steakhouse experience, including time as executive sous chef at Wolfgang Puck’s Cut in Beverly Hills and as executive chef at Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak in Seattle. For neighboring communities in Everett, the remediation project has restored a valuable resource to be shared by the community for generations to come.įor more details on how we have impacted our communities, please click here to read our latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report.“The Cones” at Medium Rare Lounge: Ora King salmon tartare with pink peppercorn-lemon vinaigrette, chives, avocado, and caviar Maine lobster salad with celery, tarragon aioli, avocado, and caviar. Guests at Encore Boston Harbor can now admire the natural beauty of the Mystic River. With hazardous pollutants finally removed from the site, the water quality has drastically improved and 24,000 square feet of river shoreline has been restored. In the 18 months leading up to our opening, 840,000 tons of contaminated soil and 41,000 tons of contaminated sediment were safely removed from the site and transported to licensed processing facilities for treatment. Encore Boston Harbor spent $68 million to remediate and restore a portion of the Mystic River. These figures are exclusive of secondary spending-the money spent in local communities by Encore Boston Harbor guests, employees and suppliers-which in itself is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars.Īs important as the economic impact is to the region, we are equally as proud of what our funding has been able to do from a sustainability standpoint. We also estimate that Encore Boston Harbor will pay approximately $200 million each year in tax revenues and fees. Further, we plan to purchase $100 million in goods and services annually. We are employing nearly 5,000 people in a wide range of occupations, with a payroll topping $170 million per year.

More than 5,200 union jobs and 10 million labor hours were required to build the spectacular $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor, making the 27-floor, three-million-square-foot resort the largest private, single-phase development in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Īnd, the community impact only promises to grow. The opening of Encore Boston Harbor marked a significant transformation and economic resurgence of the Lower Broadway section of Everett and provided a boost to the region's already-strong international and domestic tourism markets.

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