List of tallest buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. Located on the northern shore of the Charles River, it is also a major suburb of Boston, the state capitol and regional financial center. It has a population of 105,000 (2010) and a growing number of high-rise buildings. This article is a list of the tallest buildings and other structures in Cambridge that are over 200 ft (61 m) in height.

Tallest buildings and other structures

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Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Built	Neighborhood	Notes
1	Green Building (MIT)		295 ft (90 m)	21	1964	Area 2/MIT	Has been the tallest building in Cambridge since 1964.[1][2][3] Pinnacle height 312 ft (95 m) with radar dome.[4]
2	Boston Marriott Cambridge		290 ft (88 m)	26	1988	Area 2/MIT	Tallest building built in the 1980s.[5]
3	WJIB radio tower		285 ft (87 m)	N/A	1948	Neighborhood Nine	[6]
4	40 Thorndike Street		282 ft (86 m)	22	1974	East Cambridge	Formerly the Sullivan Courthouse. Tallest building built in the 1970s.[7]
5=	Eastgate Student Housing		270 ft (82 m) (est.)	30	1967	Area 2/MIT	Highest floor count in Cambridge.[8][9][10]
5=	Riverfront Office Park I		270 ft (82 m)	18	1983	East Cambridge	[11][12]
7=	Archstone North Point		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	2008	East Cambridge	Known as Avalon North Point.[13]
7=	Fresh Pond Apartments I		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	1970	North Cambridge	Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[14]
7=	Fresh Pond Apartments II		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	1970	North Cambridge	Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[15]
7=	Fresh Pond Apartments III		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	1970	North Cambridge	Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[16]
11	75 Ames Street (7 Cambridge Center)		263 ft (80 m)	12	2014	Area 2/MIT	[17]
12=	Watermark Kendall West		248 ft (76 m) (est.)	23	2006	Area 2/MIT	[18][19][20]
12=	Tang Residence Hall		248 ft (76 m)	24	1972	Area 2/MIT	[21][22]
14=	Museum Towers 1		234 ft (71 m)	24	1998	East Cambridge	[23][24]
14=	Museum Towers 2		234 ft (71 m)	24	1998	East Cambridge	Also called Regatta Riverview Residences[25][26]
16=	Peabody Terrace Apartments I		226.85 ft (69.14 m)	22	1964	Riverside	[27][28]
16=	Peabody Terrace Apartments II		226.85 ft (69.14 m)	22	1964	Riverside	[27][29]
16=	Peabody Terrace Apartments III		226.85 ft (69.14 m)	22	1964	Riverside	[27][30]
19	808 Memorial Drive		224 ft (68 m)	20	1975	Cambridgeport	[31][32]
20	929 House Apartments		220.32 ft (67.15 m)	18	1976	Mid-Cambridge	[33]
21	Riverfront Office Park II		210 ft (64 m)	14	1986	East Cambridge	[34][35]
22	One Broadway		208.08 ft (63.42 m) (est.)	17	1970	Area 2/MIT	[36]
23	100 [University Park]		205 ft (62 m)	18	2005	Cambridgeport	[37]

Under construction

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Status	Notes
1	Twenty/20		245 ft (75 m)	20	2015	Under Construction	Estimated height is 245 ft. (+/- 10 ft.)[38][39][40]

Tallest approved or proposed

This section lists high-rise buildings that are approved or proposed in Cambridge and planned to be at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, but are not under construction yet.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Status	Notes
1	MIT SoMa#4		315 ft (96 m)	28	2018	Proposed	[41]
2	88 Ames Street (Ames Street Residences)		284 ft (87 m)	22	2017	Special Permit approved; building permit pending	[42]
3	MIT NoMa		275 ft (84 m)	25	2018	Proposed	[43]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Boston
• List of tallest buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts
• List of tallest buildings in Worcester, Massachusetts
• List of tallest buildings in Massachusetts, exclusive of Boston

Notes

General

• Emporis GbmH – Cambridge
• Structurae.net - Cambridge
• Skyscraper Source Media - Cambridge

References

1. "Green Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
2. "Green Building". structurae.net. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
3. "Green Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
4. "Kendall Square Final Report 2013". cambridgema.gov. p. 20 ("312" shown in lower left at building location). Retrieved 2015-05-05.
5. "Boston Marriott Cambridge". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
6. FCC ASR database Retrieved 2014-03-07
7. "40 Thorndike Street Cambridge". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
8. "Kendall Square Final Report 2013". www.cambridgema.gov. pp. 20, 21 (Find 193 in the center of the diagram; go down 1.5 inches to a box that says 270'). Retrieved 2015-05-07.
9. "PUD-KS Zoning Proposal Revisions May 5, 2015". www.cambridgema.gov. p. 15. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
10. "Eastgate Married Student Housing". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
11. "Riverfront Office Park I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
12. "General Building Information Form" (PDF). riverfrontofficepark.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
13. "Archstone North Point Phase I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
14. "Fresh Pond Apartments I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
15. "Fresh Pond Apartments II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
16. "Fresh Pond Apartments III". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
17. "Broad Institute". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
18. "Kendall Square Final Report 2013". www.cambridgema.gov. pp. 20, 21 (Find 193 in the center of the diagram; go down 1.5 inches to a box that says 270'; from 270' go up and right one inch at 45° to a box that says 248'). Retrieved 2015-05-07.
19. "PUD-KS Zoning Proposal Revisions May 5, 2015". www.cambridgema.gov. p. 17. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
20. "Watermark Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
21. "Tang Residence Hall". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
22. "Tang Residence Hall". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
23. "Museum Towers I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
24. "Museum Towers I". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
25. "Regatta Riverview Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
26. "Regatta Riverview Residences". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
27. "Peabody Terrace Complex". en.wikiarquitectura.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
28. "Peabody Terrace Apartments I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
29. "Peabody Terrace Apartments II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
30. "Peabody Terrace Apartments III". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
31. "808 Memorial Drive". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
32. "Calendar Item No. 1 dated 11/4/02 ...". cambridgema.gov.
33. "Apartments". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
34. "Riverfront Office Park II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
35. "General Building Information Form" (PDF). riverfrontofficepark.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
36. "One Broadway". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
37. "100". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
38. "Twenty/20". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
39. "Parcel N Supplemental Plans". www.cambridgema.gov. pp. 5, 6 and 11 display ground elevations around the building (specifically 28 ft. ASL (above sea level) for the western face and 21 ft. ASL for the SE corner); Page 7 displays floor elevations from level 1 (28 ft. ASL) to 17 (191 ft., 4 in. ASL). Retrieved 2015-05-13.
40. "Parcel N Plans 2 of 3". www.cambridgema.gov. pp. 2–5 depict building elevations (W, S, E, N); Page 3 depicts the South face of the building with numbered floor elevations from level 16 to the top of the building (265 ft. ASL) and displays the maximum height extent of the building (the SE corner, 21 ft. ASL). Retrieved 2015-05-13.
41. "MIT Building 4". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
42. "Ames Street Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
43. "NoMa Project". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22.

External links

• Official website
• Save Our Skyline – Limiting large development in Cambridge

Coordinates: 42°21′37.4″N 71°5′21.6″W / 42.360389°N 71.089333°W