List of tallest buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts explained

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. Located on the northern shore of the Charles River, it is also a major suburb of Boston, the state capitol and regional financial center. It has a population of 118,403 (2020) and a growing number of high-rise buildings.

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks Cambridge buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on height measurement criteria established by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and Emporis.com. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts, roof top signs, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Freestanding towers, guyed masts and other not habitable structures are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.

RankNameImageHeight
ft (m)		FloorsYearCoordinatesNeighborhoodNotes
01.01MIT SoMa Building 4315feet292020Area 2/MITTallest building in Cambridge since April 2, 2019.
290 Main St.https://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/mitimco-mit-south-of-main-soma-site-4-building		[1]
2=Green Building295feet211964Area 2/MITTallest building in Cambridge from 1964 until 2019. Height to tip - 312feet with radar dome.[2] [3] [4] [5]
2=165 Main St.295feet252022East Cambridge[6] [7]
4145 Broadway294feet192018East CambridgeHeadquarters of Akamai Technologieshttps://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/boston-properties-145-broadwayhttps://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/akamai-headquarters-fitout-at-145-broadway[8]
5Boston Marriott Cambridge290feet261988Area 2/MITTallest building built in the 1980s.[9]
- WJIB radio tower285feetN/A1948Neighborhood NineMast radiator for WJIB and supports its FM translator, W267CE.[10]
6Proto Kendall Square284feet222018Area 2/MITAlso known as Ames Street Residences[11]
740 Thorndike Street282feet221974East CambridgeFormerly the Sullivan Courthouse. Tallest building built in the 1970s.
Due to changes in building ownership in the 2020s the overall completed height of the building has been reduced by one or more floors as part of a building renovation.https://boston.curbed.com/2014/3/19/10130520/sullivan-courthouse-developer-on-chopping-the-height		[12]
8MIT SoMa Building 5280feet182020Houses offices and the MIT Museum.Area 2/MIT314 Main St.https://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/mitimco-mit-south-of-main-soma-site-5-building[13] [14]
9Elevate277feet222008East CambridgeKnown as Avalon North Point.[15]
10101 Main St.270feet181983East Cambridge[16] [17]
11=Rindge Towers I269feet(est.)221970North Cambridge[18]
11=Rindge Towers II269feet(est.)221970North Cambridge[19]
11=Rindge Towers III269feet(est.)221970North Cambridge[20]
1475 Ames Street (Stanley Building)263feet152014Area 2/MIT[21]
15Park 151252 ft (77 m)202022East CambridgeHeight to tip - 270feet[22] [23]
16=Watermark Kendall West248feet(est.)232006Area 2/MIT[24] [25] [26]
16=Tang Residence Hall248feet241972Area 2/MIT[27] [28]
181010 Memorial Drive240feet201965West Cambridge[29] [30]
19Twenty/20237feet202015East Cambridge[31]
20=Museum Towers 1234feet241998East Cambridge[32] [33]
20=Museum Towers 2234feet241998East CambridgeAlso called Regatta Riverview Residences.[34] [35]
22One Broadway230feet171970East Cambridge[36] [37]
23=Peabody Terrace Apartments I226.85feet221964Riverside[38] [39]
23=Peabody Terrace Apartments II226.85feet221964Riverside[40]
23=Peabody Terrace Apartments III226.85feet221964Riverside[41]
26808 Memorial Drive224feet201975Cambridgeport[42] [43]
27=929 Mass Apartments220.32feet181976Mid-Cambridge[44]
27=Mather House220.32feet (est.)181970Riverside[45]
29William James Hall215feet (est.)151963Baldwin[46]
301 Main St.210feet141986East Cambridge[47] [48]
31One Memorial Drive208feet (est.)171986Area 2/MIT[49]
32Market Central207feet192020The PortFormerly known as Mass+Main.[50]
33100 (100 Landsdowne St)205feet182005Cambridgeport[51]
34Frank J. Manning Apartments204feet191976Cambridgeport[52]

Under construction

NameImageHeight
ft (m)		FloorsYearCoordinatesNeighborhoodNotes
MXD Residential Building South400feet372021East CambridgeSite prep began in early 2023. Height does not include mechanical penthouse.[53]
MIT SoMa Building 3238.5feet142018Area 2/MIT238 Main St.https://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/mitimco-mit-south-of-main-soma-site-3-lab-building[54]
325 Main St.288.5feet172020Area 2/MITPart of MXD II. Google tower.https://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/boston-properties-325-main-street[55]
Parcel E/F250feet212020East Cambridgehttps://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp179/sp179_ParcelI_Residential_20180316_1.pdf
Parcel G220feet142020East Cambridgehttps://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp179/sp179_parcelG_DR1_20171107.pdf?la=en
MIT SoMa Building 2240feet142021Area 2/MIT[56] [57]

Tallest approved or proposed

This section lists high-rise buildings that are approved or proposed in Cambridge and planned to be at least 200feet tall, but are not yet under construction. In 2015, Leland Cheung of the Cambridge City Council contemplated the maximum rezoning of the area in terms of building heights, and asked if buildings of up to 1000feet could be considered in the future. A height of 1,000 feet would be over 200 feet taller than the tallest building in the metro-Boston area: the John Hancock Tower.[58] [59]

NameHeight
ft (m)		FloorsYearCoordinatesNeighborhoodStatusNotes
Volpe Redevelopment MIT500feet502022East CambridgeProposedWould be the tallest building in Massachusetts outside of Boston once completed.[60]
585 Third St292.5feet162021East CambridgeProposed[61]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MIT Kendall Square - SoMa Project - Parcel C, Building 4. December 30, 2020. July 27, 2015. MIT.
  2. Web site: Green Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115230/http://www.emporis.com/building/greenbuilding-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2014-02-05. Emporis.com.
  3. Web site: Green Building. 2015-03-16. structurae.net.
  4. Web site: Green Building. 2014-02-05. SkyscraperPage.com.
  5. Web site: Kendall Square Final Report 2013. 20 ("312" shown in lower left at building location). 2015-05-05. cambridgema.gov.
  6. Web site: Design Submission (1/7) . 2017-07-16 . cambridgema.gov.
  7. Web site: Kendall Square at MIT – Site 1 (165 Main Street). 2024-01-31. mit.edu.
  8. Web site: Buildings (4/5) . 2016-10-01. www.cambridgema.gov.
  9. Web site: Boston Marriott Cambridge. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115653/http://www.emporis.com/building/bostonmarriottcambridge-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2014-03-09. Emporis.com.
  10. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=114066 FCC ASR database
  11. Web site: Proto. 6 January 2021. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  12. Web site: 40 Thorndike Street Cambridge. 2015-01-23. Emporis.com.
  13. Web site: Buildings (4/5) . 2016-05-16. www.cambridgema.gov.
  14. Web site: MIT Kendall Square Building 5 . 2018-05-07. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  15. Web site: Avalon North Point. 2018-01-01. skyscrapercenter.com.
  16. Web site: Riverfront Office Park I. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107112301/http://www.emporis.com/building/riverfrontofficeparki-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  17. Web site: General Building Information Form. 2015-02-25. riverfrontofficepark.com.
  18. Web site: Fresh Pond Apartments I. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085816/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/187082/fresh-pond-apartments-i-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. May 18, 2015. 2015-05-07. Emporis.com.
  19. Web site: Fresh Pond Apartments II. 2015-05-07. Emporis.com.
  20. Web site: Fresh Pond Apartments III. 2015-05-07. Emporis.com.
  21. Web site: Broad Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113957/http://www.emporis.com/building/broad-institute-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. January 28, 2015. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  22. Web site: Buildings. 2018-07-13. www.cambridgema.gov.
  23. Web site: Cambridge Crossing Parcel I. 2018-05-12. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  24. Web site: Kendall Square Final Report 2013. 2015-05-07 . 20, 21 (Find 193 in the center of the diagram; go down 1.5 inches to a box that says 270'; from 270' go up and right one inch at 45° to a box that says 248'). www.cambridgema.gov.
  25. Web site: PUD-KS Zoning Proposal Revisions May 5, 2015. 2015-05-07 . 17. www.cambridgema.gov.
  26. Web site: Watermark Residences. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144610/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/203691/watermark-residences-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. September 24, 2015. 2015-05-07. Emporis.com.
  27. Web site: Tang Residence Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107114725/http://www.emporis.com/building/tangresidencehall-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  28. Web site: Tang Residence Hall. 2015-02-23. skyscraperpage.com.
  29. Web site: 1010 Memorial . highrises.com . 2 December 2023.
  30. Web site: A Brief History of "Ten Ten" . Elizabeth af Jochnick . December 5, 2021 . History Cambridge . December 2, 2023 . Before Ten Ten was Ten Ten, it was an in-patient infirmary for Harvard students, located next to Mount Auburn Hospital, known as the Stillman Infirmatory. .
  31. Web site: NorthPoint TWENTY|20. 2016-11-17. ctbuh.org.
  32. Web site: Museum Towers I. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115147/http://www.emporis.com/building/museumtowersi-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  33. Web site: Museum Towers I. 2015-02-23. skyscraperpage.com.
  34. Web site: Regatta Riverview Residences. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107112701/http://www.emporis.com/building/regattariverviewresidences-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  35. Web site: Regatta Riverview Residences. 2015-02-23. skyscraperpage.com.
  36. Web site: One Broadway. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144342/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/151019/one-broadway-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. September 24, 2015. 2016-05-08. Emporis.com.
  37. Web site: Building plans. 2016-05-08. www.cambridgema.gov.
  38. Web site: Peabody Terrace Complex . 2015-01-28. en.wikiarquitectura.com.
  39. Web site: Peabody Terrace Apartments I. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107114518/http://www.emporis.com/building/peabodyterraceapartmentsi-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2015-01-28. Emporis.com.
  40. Web site: Peabody Terrace Apartments II. https://archive.today/20150128203215/http://www.emporis.com/building/peabodyterraceapartmentsii-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. January 28, 2015. 2015-01-28. Emporis.com.
  41. Web site: Peabody Terrace Apartments III. https://archive.today/20150128203211/http://www.emporis.com/building/peabodyterraceapartmentsiii-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. January 28, 2015. 2015-01-28. Emporis.com.
  42. Web site: 808 Memorial Drive. 2015-01-31. Emporis.com.
  43. Web site: Calendar Item No. 1 dated 11/4/02 .... cambridgema.gov.
  44. Web site: 929 Apartments. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524095835/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130364/929-house-apartments-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. May 24, 2015. 2015-05-24. Emporis.com.
  45. Web site: Mather House, Cambridge. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111175430/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/230518/mather-house-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 11, 2017. 9 January 2021. Emporis.com.
  46. Web site: William James Hall History. 11 July 2024. Harvard University.
  47. Web site: Riverfront Office Park II. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107114132/http://www.emporis.com/building/riverfrontofficeparkii-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  48. Web site: General Building Information Form. 2015-02-25. riverfrontofficepark.com.
  49. Web site: One Memorial Drive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810230236/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130366/one-memorial-drive-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. August 10, 2016. January 5, 2021. Emporis.com.
  50. Web site: Application Section 1-2. 2018-09-12. www.cambridgema.gov.
  51. Web site: 100. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114239/http://www.emporis.com/building/100-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. January 28, 2015. 2015-01-24. Emporis.com.
  52. Web site: Frank J. Manning Apartments. 2018-05-10. skyscrapercenter.com.
  53. Web site: Levy . Marc . 13 September 2021 . Boston Properties bumps up residential units; $180M sale near Alewife; HubSpot to relocate . 20 December 2021 . Cambridge Day.
  54. Web site: Buildings (1/5) . 2016-05-16. www.cambridgema.gov.
  55. Web site: 325 Main St Commercial Building B - CDD Board Design Update. August 6, 2019. December 31, 2020. www.cambridgema.gov.
  56. Web site: MIT Kendall Square 2. 2018-05-12. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  57. Web site: Buildings. 2016-05-09. www.cambridgema.gov.
  58. June 19, 2015 . Carlock . Catherine . Could Kendall Square soon be home to the tallest building in New England? . January 9, 2021 . Greater Boston Small Business Resource Guide . Boston Business Journal . .
  59. Web site: New England's Tallest Building Could Go Up in Kendall Square . Acitelli . Tom . June 22, 2015 . . . January 7, 2021 . Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung has proposed rezoning to allow for a 1,000-foot tower." That would, of course, make it roughly 200 feet taller than the Hancock in downtown Boston, the region's tallest spire to date. .
  60. Web site: Volpe rezoning petition . June 21, 2017 . Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  61. Web site: PUD Special Permit Submission, Volume 2: Plans and Illustrations. 20 December 2021. City of Cambridge. 3 September 2021.

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