One Boston Place

One Boston Place

General information
Type	Office
Location	201 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′31″N 71°03′30″W / 42.35853°N 71.05838°W / 42.35853; -71.05838Coordinates: 42°21′31″N 71°03′30″W / 42.35853°N 71.05838°W / 42.35853; -71.05838
Completed	1970
Height
Roof	601 ft (183 m)
Technical details
Floor count	41
Design and construction
Architect	Pietro Belluschi, Emery Roth & Sons
Developer	Cabot, Cabot & Forbes

One Boston Place, also known as the Boston Company Building,^[1] is a 41-story office tower located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. With a height of 601 feet (183 meters), One Boston Place is the 5th-tallest building in the city. Despite its simple appearance, One Boston Place has become a major Boston landmark due to its distinctive diagonal exterior bracing and unusual rooftop "box" design. Completed in 1970, the skyscraper has served as home to several law, financial, real estate, and corporate firms. Bank of New York Mellon is currently (July 2007) the primary tenant of the building.

History

Designed by architect Pietro Belluschi and developed by Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, construction of One Boston Place began in November 1967, and the first tenants occupied the building in March 1970. Alex Sutelman has served as the building's Chief Engineer since the early 1980s.

Features

One Boston Place has a steel frame construction with a masonry core. The building contains eighteen passenger elevators and one freight elevator, which were renovated in 2005. The lobby entrance features a planar glass wall system. The diagonal exterior bracing is characteristic of the architectural movement structural expressionism.

In October 2007, One Boston Place was recognized by the EPA's ENERGY STAR program.

In November 2008, One Boston Place became the first building in the world to earn a Gold level of certification through the US Green Building Council's LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED EB O&M) rating system. The building's environmental highlights include a highly reflective white roof and hardscape, the use of native vegetation on the building's plaza, and strong support of indoor air quality standards.

Gallery

From the base
One Boston Place viewed from State Street, with the Old State House directly in front

References

↑ Boston Company Building, Boston

External links

Skyscrapers in Boston

Current	100 Federal Street 100 Summer Street 111 Huntington Avenue 125 High Street 145 High Street 28 State Street 33 Arch Street 500 Boylston Street 60 State Street Ames Building Berkeley Building Boston City Hall Custom House Tower Exchange Place Federal Reserve Bank Building Harbor Towers I Harbor Towers II John Hancock Tower Keystone Building Landmark Center Liberty Hotel (Charles Street Jail) Liberty Mutual Tower Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary McCormack Building Millennium Place Tower I Millennium Place Tower II National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Omni Parker House One Beacon Street One Boston Place One Devonshire Place One Federal Street One Financial Center One International Place One Lincoln Street One Post Office Square Prudential Tower Radian Boston Rowes Wharf Russia Wharf Saltonstall Building State Street Bank Building Two International Place United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building

Under construction	Millennium Tower Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street Avalon North Station

Proposed	111 Federal Street South Bay Tower South Station Tower (on hold)

Cancelled	101 Clarendon Street Aquarium Development Government Service Center Trans National Place

Demolished	North Station (original)

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