111 Huntington Avenue Explained

111 Huntington Avenue
Location:111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3468°N -71.0814°W
Roof:554feet
Floor Count:36
Floor Area:889228square feet
Completion Date:2001
Building Type:Office
Architect:CBT Architects
Developer:Boston Properties, Inc.
References:[1]

111 Huntington Avenue is a Boston skyscraper. Located on Huntington Avenue, it is part of the Prudential Center complex that also houses the Prudential Tower. Completed in 2002, the tower is 554abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall and houses 36 floors. It is Boston's 12th-tallest building. It won the 2002 bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award. It is sometimes given the unofficial nickname The R2-D2 Building after the Star Wars droid's top, and the Juicer Building after its juicer-type top .[2] [3] [4] [5]

Design

The 36-story tower is capped by an open-frame dome and crown which is illuminated at night. The building's original design called for a flat roof, but Boston Mayor Thomas Menino objected; Menino chose the present design from among several options the developer subsequently proposed.[6]

The postmodern facade consists of a blue glass curtain wall designed by the architect firm Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc. (CBT). The lobby interior consists of reflective black marble walls with finished wood paneling and a dramatic lobby waterfall. It can be accessed from the adjacent Prudential retail mall.

The building includes a number of energy-efficiency features.[7]

The project was constructed by John Moriarty & Associates, Inc.

Tenants

See main article: article. The anchor tenant of the building is the MFS Investment Management company which had reserved 350000square feet out of the 890000square feet for occupancy as of spring 2013. Other notable tenants include Foley & Lardner LLP, Analysis Group, Edwards Wildman Palmer, Bain Capital, Citi Private Bank and Apple Inc.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 111 Huntington Avenue. Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. 2017-06-08.
  2. News: Clueless in Boston: Prudential Center Tower and R2D2 Building . April 17, 2013.
  3. Web site: Prudential Center, Boston . Aviewoncities.com . February 11, 2012 . February 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210023859/http://www.aviewoncities.com/boston/prudentialcenter.htm . dead.
  4. News: Wrecking ball tolls for City Hall . The Boston Globe . December 18, 2006 . Alex . Beam.
  5. News: Marty Walsh goes up against boring architecture . Dante . Ramos . December 10, 2014 . . 2014-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231112947/http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/12/10/marty-walsh-boring-architecture/aI86hSWSR5FmV9XrePhadI/story.html . December 31, 2014 . live . mdy .
  6. News: The city the mayor (painstakingly) built. The Boston Globe. August 25, 2009 . August 23, 2009.
  7. Web site: ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profile . Energystar.gov . February 11, 2012.