BPDA Gives Green Light to BU’s Data Sciences Center, Seaport World Trade Center Projects

A rendering of Boston University’s Data Sciences Center to be built at its Charles River campus.

BOSTON—The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved a number of significant projects, including the development of Boston University’s Data Sciences Center at its Charles River campus and the Commonwealth Pier Revitalization Project.

The BPDA at its session on Thursday approved the Boston University Data Sciences Center at 665 Commonwealth Ave. The uniquely-designed 19-story building will total approximately 305,000 square feet and will allow for the consolidation of the departments of Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics and the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering into one building at the university’s Charles River campus.