111 Huntington Avenue
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111 Huntington Avenue R2-D2 Building |
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| 111 Huntington Avenue from the observation deck of the Prudential Tower seen from | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Boston |
| Status : | Completed |
| Architectural style : | Postmodern |
| Architects : | Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc. |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office building |
| Owner : | Boston Properties |
| Main tenant: | MFS Investment Management |
| Client : | Boston Properties |
| Property management : | Boston Properties |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height to the roof: | 169 m |
| Floors : | 36 |
| Elevators : | 2 cargo, 18 people |
| Floor area : | 298,000 m² |
| Building material : | Blue glass |
| Construction: | Curtain wall |
| Height comparison | |
| Boston : | 8. ( list ) |
| address | |
| Address: | 111 Huntington Avenue |
| City: | Boston |
| Country: | United States |
111 Huntington Avenue is a 2002 of completed skyscrapers in the city of Boston in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . The high-rise , like the larger Prudential Tower, is part of the Prudential Center complex and received the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2002 in bronze. 111 Huntington Avenue is one of the tallest office towers in Boston at 169 meters high .
design
The roof of the building consists of an open frame shaped as a stylized crown that is illuminated at night. The original design provided for a flat roof , but this was rejected by Mayor Thomas Menino . Due to the resemblance of the roof to the android R2-D2 from Star Wars , the building is sometimes called the R2-D2 Building .
The building is located in the Back Bay district on 23 acres (93,078 m²) and offers a total of 240,000 m² for office space and 58,000 m² for retailers. The underground car park is one of the largest of its kind in New England with 3,660 spaces .
Individual evidence
- ^ The city the mayor (painstakingly) built. In: Boston Globe . August 23, 2009, accessed July 22, 2012 .
- ^ Clueless in Boston: Prudential Center Tower and R2D2 Building. August 11, 2007, accessed July 22, 2012 .
- ^ 111 Huntington Avenue at Prudential Center. (No longer available online.) Boston Properties, archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; accessed on July 22, 2012 (English).
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Coordinates: 42 ° 20 '48.4 " N , 71 ° 4' 52.9" W.