South Station Tower
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| Location | Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Status | Approved[1] |
| Groundbreaking | 2008 |
| Estimated completion | 2010[2] |
| Use | Hotel, Office, Residential[2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 621 ft (189 m)[1] |
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| Floor count | 41 |
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| Architect | César Pelli[1] |
| Developer | Hines Interests LP[1] |
South Station Tower is a skyscraper approved[3] for construction in Boston, Massachusetts. The tower is planned to rise 621 feet (189 m), with 41 floors, and will consist of a hotel, condominium units, office space, and a parking structure.[2] It is planned to be built atop Boston's historic South Station complex. The property is being developed by Hines Interests and TUDC, a subsidiary of Tufts University. South Station Tower, which has been referred to as "an example of "transit-oriented development on steroids",[4] is planned to be completed by 2010, with its groundbreaking scheduled to occur sometime in 2008. Approval has been obtained for a project totalling 2,190,000 square feet.[5]
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[edit] History
Development of the airspace above the southbound tracks has been delayed several times. The building was conceived by Tufts president Jean Mayer, who foresaw an "epicenter of high-profile medical research" in downtown Boston. In 1991, Tufts created a for-profit development subsidiary, TUDC LLC, and acquired the rights to build in the airspace. Development over the past decade has been complicated by Boston waterfront zoning restrictions, which require pedestrian access to the waterfront. In 1997, TUDC brought on Hines Interests LP as a development partner. Despite Mayer's intentions, it appears unlikely that the university will have a permanent presence in the finished building.[6]
South Station Tower was originally designed with a height of 759 feet (231 m), which included a decorative spire.[2] However, the project was downscaled in 2006.[2]
[edit] Design
The building is being designed by architect Cesar Pelli, whose preliminary design are reminiscent of his Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis. The structure has been LEED pre-certified "silver" and won the EPA's "Green design" award.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d South Station Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b c d e South Station Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ City approves 40-story South Station tower. The Boston Globe (2006-06-28). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Palmer, Thomas C. (2006-06-29). South Station's mega-makeover. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ Boston Redevelopment Authority project listing
- ^ Schmidt, Kat (2007-03-16). Long-awaited South Station tower project progresses. The Tufts Daily. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ South Station, Boston, MA. Hines Interests Limited Partnership. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/05/12/daily43.html
