BOSTON– Cushman & Wakefield announceD that Living Proof, a company solving haircare’s biggest challenges with science and patented technology, is moving to the Seaport District’s One Design Center. Currently located in Cambridge, Living Proof’s new Seaport home will consist of 27,528 square feet at One Design Center.
The Innovation and Design Building (IDB) is a 1.4 million square foot mixed-use complex located in the Innovation District in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. The complex is home to the Boston Design Center, New England’s premier resource for design professionals, with showrooms featuring over 1,200 luxury product lines of fabric, furniture, lighting, antiques, fine art, wall and floor coverings, kitchen and bath components, and contract services. The eight-story structure was constructed in 1918 and originally served as a waterside storehouse for the South Boston Army Base. The complex is conveniently located along the MBTA Silver Line route, just minutes from South Station.
Living Proof’s decision to relocate to the Seaport District illustrates how life sciences and pharmaceutical companies are thriving beyond Cambridge. The company’s new location is in the heart of the fastest growing part of Boston that has stimulated significant economic growth in the city. From Zipcar to LogMeIn, many prominent startups call the Seaport District home providing a healthy ecosystem for an innovative company like Living Proof to thrive.
“Innovation is in our DNA. We’ve always taken a different approach to haircare,” said Jon Shore, Living Proof Chief Financial Officer. “We formulate and test all of our products on site using rigorous science. We are growing, and we are looking forward to expanding our labs and our space in our new home in the Seaport.”
John Boyle, Vice Chair and Chris Walsh, Senior Director of Cushman & Wakefield, represented Living Proof. Kelly Lockberg, Senior Vice-President of JLL, and Ryan Enright, Executive Vice-President of JLL, represented One Design Center owner, Jamestown. Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm with an extensive presence in the Greater Boston market, will also provide Living Proof with project management services. SGA will handle design of the new space.
“SGA’s Interior Design and Branded Environments teams are thrilled to be collaborating with Living Proof on the design of its new Boston headquarters,” said Gable Clarke, Director of Interior Design for SGA. “The IDB is the perfect environment to support and celebrate Living Proof’s roots in science while also showcasing the thoughtfulness of their brand.”
“Living Proof’s new location in the Seaport is further proof that the area continues to attract top companies,” said Walsh. “We were happy to facilitate Living Proof’s new headquarters that sets the firm up for sustained success in a location that continues to be in high demand.”
Living Proof solves the toughest beauty challenges with science and patented technology originating from MIT. The founders are hair stylists who were fed up with the limitations of conventional products and scientists from outside the beauty industry with no preconceived notions of what can and can’t be done. Twenty patents, 50 products, and 100 awards later, they have countless love letters thanking us for making products that keep their promises and for changing lives in ways both big and small.
