List of tallest buildings in Massachusetts, exclusive of Boston explained

This is a list of the 25 tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Massachusetts outside of Boston, its capital and largest city. The U.S state of Massachusetts is a New England State north of New York and shares its border with Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York.[1] The buildings listed below are monitored by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards of Massachusetts.

Of the buildings listed, the top three are Monarch Place (a 401 foot tall building in Springfield), Tower Square (a 370 foot tall building, also in Springfield), and Eastgate Tower (a 356 foot ball building in Cambridge). Rankings are approximate; their accuracy cannot be guaranteed on account of uncertainties in the height data and the possibility of missing items.

List

RankNameImageHeightft (m)FloorsYearLocationUse
1Monarch Place401feet261987SpringfieldCommercial office[2]
2Tower Square370feet291970SpringfieldCommercial office
3Eastgate Tower356feet301967MIT,CambridgeStudent housing[3]
4Encore Boston Harbor350feet242019EverettCasino, hotel
5MIT Site 4315feet292020CambridgeStudent housing[4]
6Springfield Municipal Group Campanile300feet-1913SpringfieldCampanile[5]
7W.E.B. Du Bois Library297feet221964UMassAmherst,

Amherst

University[6]
8Green Building295feet211964MIT,CambridgeUniversity[7] [8] [9] [10]
9145 Broadway294feet192018CambridgeCommercial office[11]
10Boston Marriott Cambridge290feet261988CambridgeHotel[12]
11=Skyview Downtown289feet341977SpringfieldResidential[13] [14]
11=The 6Hundred289feet221964WorcesterResidential[15] [16]
11=Worcester Plaza289feet201975WorcesterCommercial office[17] [18]
14Proto Kendall Square284feet222018Cambridge[19]
1540 Thorndike Street282feet221974CambridgeGovernmental, vacant[20]
16MIT Site 5280feet182020MIT,CambridgeUniversity[21] [22]
17North Point Apartments237feet222008CambridgeResidential
18=Calvin Coolidge Tower276feet221966UMassAmherst,

Amherst

Student housing[23]
18=John Adams Tower276feet221966UMassAmherst,

Amherst

Student housing[24]
18=John Quincy Adams Tower276feet221966UMassAmherst,

Amherst

Student housing[25]
18=John F. Kennedy Tower276feet221966UMassAmherst,

Amherst

Student housing[26]
18=George Washington Tower276feet221966UMassAmherst,

Amherst

Student housing[27]
23101 Main St270feet181983CambridgeCommercial office[28] [29]
24Ayer Mill267feet61909LawrenceIndustrial[30]
2575 Ames Street (Stanley Building)263feet152014Cambridge[31]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: nationsonline.org . klaus kästle- . Map of the U.S. State of Massachusetts . 2022-04-21 . Nations Online Project . en-us.
  2. Web site: 2016-05-04. Tower Square workers evacuated during Springfield water main break, maintain good humor. 2021-07-30. masslive. en.
  3. Web site: July 27, 2015. MIT Kendall Square Initiative SoMa Project, Article 19 Project Review Special Permit.
  4. Web site: July 27, 2015. MIT Kendall Square - SoMa Project - Parcel C, Building 4. December 30, 2020. MIT.
  5. Web site: Coen. Scott. 2011-05-12. The Campanile Clock Tower: A look inside one of Springfield's most visible landmarks. 2021-07-30. masslive. en.
  6. Web site: W.E.B. Du Bois Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006195458/http://www.emporis.com/building/webduboislibrary-amherst-ma-usa. dead. October 6, 2012. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  7. Web site: Green Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115230/http://www.emporis.com/building/greenbuilding-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. Emporis.com. 2014-02-05.
  8. Web site: Green Building. structurae.net. 2015-03-16.
  9. Web site: Green Building. SkyscraperPage.com. 2014-02-05.
  10. Web site: Kendall Square Final Report 2013. cambridgema.gov. 20 ("312" shown in lower left at building location). 2015-05-05.
  11. Web site: Buildings (4/5). www.cambridgema.gov. 2016-10-01.
  12. Web site: Boston Marriott Cambridge. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115653/http://www.emporis.com/building/bostonmarriottcambridge-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. November 7, 2012. Emporis.com. 2014-03-09.
  13. Web site: 2019-04-02. Chestnut Tower renamed Skyview Downtown as owners prepare to renovate troubled Springfield apartment complex. 2021-07-30. masslive. en.
  14. Web site: Chestnut Park. https://archive.today/20150227050447/http://www.emporis.com/building/chestnutpark-springfield-ma-usa. dead. February 27, 2015. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  15. Web site: Welker, Grant. June 11, 2018. The age of the Worcester skyscraper has been replaced by street-level interactions. August 7, 2019. Worcester Business Journal.
  16. Web site: Welker, Grant. February 15, 2021. L.A. firm pays $13M to further expand downtown Worcester holdings. February 16, 2021. Worcester Business Journal.
  17. https://archive.today/20130220041757/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=worcesterplaza-worcester-ma-usa296 Worcester Plaza
  18. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4639 Worcester Plaza
  19. Web site: Proto. 6 January 2021. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  20. Web site: 40 Thorndike Street Cambridge. Emporis.com. 2015-01-23.
  21. Web site: Buildings (4/5). www.cambridgema.gov. 2016-05-16.
  22. Web site: MIT Kendall Square Building 5. 2018-05-07. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  23. Web site: Coolidge Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025180513/http://www.emporis.com/building/coolidgehall-amherst-ma-usa. dead. October 25, 2012. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  24. Web site: John Adams Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025180528/http://www.emporis.com/building/johnadamshall-amherst-ma-usa. dead. October 25, 2012. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  25. Web site: John Quincy Adams Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025183139/http://www.emporis.com/building/johnquincyadamshall-amherst-ma-usa. dead. October 25, 2012. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  26. Web site: Kennedy Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025183155/http://www.emporis.com/building/kennedyhall-amherst-ma-usa. dead. October 25, 2012. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  27. Web site: Washington Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025183212/http://www.emporis.com/building/washingtonhall-amherst-ma-usa. dead. October 25, 2012. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.
  28. Web site: Riverfront Office Park I. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123175416/http://www.riverfrontofficepark.com/pdf/gbinfo.pdf. 2021-01-23.
  29. Web site: General Building Information Form. riverfrontofficepark.com. 2015-02-25.
  30. Web site: Ayer Mill. https://web.archive.org/web/20210608022955/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/229020/ayer-mill-lawrence-ma-usa. dead. June 8, 2021. Emporis.com. 2021-06-07.
  31. Web site: Broad Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113957/http://www.emporis.com/building/broad-institute-cambridge-ma-usa. dead. January 28, 2015. Emporis.com. 2015-01-24.