Keystone Building Explained

Keystone Building
Location:99 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3542°N -71.0544°W
Roof:400feet
Floor Count:32
Completion Date:1971
Building Type:Office
Architect:Pietro Belluschi with Emery Roth & Sons
Developer:Daniel Rose (for Rose Associates)
Website:http://99highboston.com/

99 High Street, previously known as the Keystone Building, is a high-rise office building located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.[1] The building stands at 400 feet (122 m) with 32 floors. Construction began in 1969[2] and was completed in 1971. In height, it is tied with Harbor Towers I as the 37th-tallest building in Boston. The building was the first development in Boston of the New York–based real estate firm Rose Associates, led by Daniel Rose,[3] who went on to develop One Financial Center and Boston Wharf. The original owners were Rose Associates (New York), Central & District Properties (London), and anchor tenant Keystone Custodial Funds. The building is currently owned by TIAA-CREF.[1]

The Keystone Building was developed as the flagship headquarters for Keystone (which was subsequently acquired and rebranded by Wells Fargo). To that end, Rose engaged architect Pietro Belluschi, a leader of the Modern Movement in architecture, to design the building's notable exterior, featuring distinctive rounded corners and grooved façade. Belluschi worked with the architectural firm of Emery Roth & Sons, who developed the construction drawings and interiors.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070223130238/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=keyst1building-boston-ma-usa Entry on Emporis
  2. http://nerej.com/52229 New England Real Estate Journal November 28, 1969
  3. http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-a/ldpd_8972723/print Rose Associates, Inc. Records at Columbia University Archives
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=JICdi5_2IJAC&dq=keystone+%22rose+associates%22+boston&pg=PA421 Pietro Belluschi: Modern American Architect