Boston, Massachusetts

BastionCompanies

A Black-owned, minority-owned real estate development company that brings minority-owned partners into the projects shaping Boston.

Co-developer of 10 World Trade

Gosder Cherilus, founder of Bastion Companies, in a blue suit

Mission

A seat at
the table

Bastion Companies is a Black-owned, minority-owned business committed to expanding opportunity in the communities we serve. We bring people and businesses together to create jobs, strengthen local partnerships, and help minority-owned companies take part in meaningful projects.

As an MWBE company, Bastion is focused on joint venture partnerships, local hiring, and connecting minority-owned businesses with opportunities, including in the skilled trades and affordable housing. We’re also interested in helping address barriers to minority business funding and building partnerships that support long-term growth.

Our work is grounded in a simple belief: when local and minority-owned businesses have a seat at the table, communities benefit. Bastion works to help make that possible.

How we work

Partners on
every project

01
Joint venture partnerships

We join large projects as a development partner and bring minority-owned firms into the venture with us, so they build experience on work of real scale.
02
Local hiring and the trades

We connect minority-owned businesses and local workers with opportunities in the skilled trades and affordable housing.
03
Access to capital

Funding is often what holds minority-owned businesses back. We build partnerships that help close that gap and support long-term growth.

Gosder Cherilus laughing during a podcast conversation

“The future of the real estate industry is to expand and flourish with even more diverse ideas, greater equity, and the people willing to do the work to keep the gates open.”
Gosder Cherilus, Founder

Projects

Building
in Boston

Seaport, Boston

10 World
Trade

A 17-story lab and office building on Massport land in the Seaport. Bastion is a co-developer in the joint venture led by Boston Global Investors and, with Cogsville Capital Group, oversees the project's minority and women-owned business participation through every phase.

Partners: Boston Global Investors, PGIM Real Estate, Wheelock Street Capital, EDGE, Cogsville Capital Group

17Stories

290KSF of lab space

255KSF of office space

10KSF of retail and culture

Before Bastion

Eagle Development Partners

Gosder Cherilus co-owned Eagle Development Partners from 2010, with residential, retail and hospitality projects in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Quarry Hills II269 market-rate apartments over structured parking. Permitted, then sold to Dolben Companies in 2018.Quincy, MA
446 Cambridge Street40 market-rate apartments with a below-grade garage.Allston, MA
Woburn LandingMixed-use project with a 234-key Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites and four restaurants.Woburn, MA
Old Orchard Park44,000 square feet of retail in two phases.Treesdale, PA

Founder

Gosder
Cherilus

Somerville native, Boston College graduate, and nine NFL seasons as a starting right tackle.

Gosder played for the Detroit Lions, the Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and began developing real estate while he was still playing. He founded Bastion Companies to give minority-owned firms a real share of the projects that shape Boston.

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