One Boston Place
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| The building One Boston Place | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Boston |
| Construction time : | 1967-1970 |
| Opening: | 1970 |
| Status : | completed |
| Architectural style : | High tech architecture |
| Architect : | Pietro Belluschi , Emery Roth & Sons |
| Architects : | Cabot, Cabot & Forbes |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office building |
| Main tenant: | Bank of New York Mellon |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 183 m |
| Height to the top: | 183 m |
| Height to the roof: | 183 m |
| Floors : | 41 |
| Elevators : | 18 people, 1 freight |
| Construction: | Steel frame, brick core |
| Height comparison | |
| Boston : | 4. ( list ) |
| address | |
| Address: | 201 Washington Street |
| City: | Boston |
| Country: | United States |
The One Boston Place , and Boston Company Building is 601 ft (183 m ) high and 41 floors the fourth highest skyscrapers of the city Boston at State Massachusetts of the United States . It is located in the Financial District and is used as an office building. Despite its comparatively simple external appearance, the building quickly became a landmark due to its unique external frame and unusual roof design. It was completed in 1970 and served as the headquarters for companies from a wide variety of industries. In July 2007, the Bank of New York Mellon was the main tenant.
history
Construction of the building designed by architect Pietro Belluschi and built by Cabot, Cabot & Forbes began in November 1967. The first tenants moved in in March 1970. Alex Sutelman has been the chief engineer in the building since the early 1980s .
particularities
The One Boston Place has a steel frame which is arranged around a brick core. There are 18 passenger elevators and one for cargo, which was last renovated in 2005. The lobby walls consist of a system of planar glass tiles. The outer frame, made up of diagonal struts, is characteristic of the style of high-tech architecture .
In October 2007 the building was recognized in the EPA Energy Star program. In November 2008, it became the first building in the world to receive a gold award from the US Green Building Council for buildings that have already been completed. It was classified as particularly environmentally friendly due to its highly reflective white roof, the use of natural vegetation on the forecourt and the strict requirements for air quality inside the building.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '30.7 " N , 71 ° 3' 30.2" W.