GE files first formal inklings of new Fort Point headquarters

General Electric on Thursday filed a letter of intent with the BRA to renovate two existing buildings on Necco Street and build a new 12-story building.

In its filing with the BRA - which will be followed within a couple months by more detailed plans and renderings - the company also said it will create roughly 1.3 acres of open space and make improvements to the Harborwalk along Fort Point Channel as part of it move to Boston - as well as creating a museum, a "maker space," a bistro-cafe and a coffee bar.

The letter says the company will link the existing 5 and 6 Necco streets with a new shared lobby and elevators "set within an atrium and winter garden." Nearby, it's planning a new 12-story, 293,000-square foot building, connected to the older buildings by a pedestrian bridge over what it's calling GE Plaza - a new walkway from Necco Street to the water.

GE letter of intent (880k PDF).