Trans National Place Explained

Trans National Place
Location:115 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3545°N -71.057°W
Status:Cancelled[1] and superseded
Building Type:Office, Garden, Observation, Restaurant, Retail
Architect:Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc.
Developer:Trans National Properties, Steve Belkin

Trans National Place, also known as 115 Winthrop Square, was a proposed supertall skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Original designs were completed by architect Renzo Piano (with Boston firm Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc.) who later left the project in March 2007.[2] Trans National Place was intended to stand as the tallest building in Boston, Massachusetts, and New England, surpassing the 60-story John Hancock Tower by 15 stories and at least 210abbr=offNaNabbr=off to become the tallest building in the city. The developer was local businessman Steve Belkin, who also owns an adjoining mid-rise building, which would have been torn down as part of the project.

The tower was cancelled in 2008[1] amid a declining commercial real estate market and after the Federal Aviation Administration objected to the building's proposed height, deeming the structure a possible flight obstruction to the air traffic of nearby Logan International Airport.[3] The project was superseded by the Winthrop Center, a proposed skyscraper for which a design was selected in 2016.

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  1. http://www.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view.bg?articleid=1152862&srvc=business&position=recent Developer’s move nixes plan for Tommy’s Tower | Boston Herald
  2. https://archive.today/20130620010452/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2007-04-10/boston-wont-get-a-pianobusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice "Boston Won't Get A Piano"
  3. News: 1,000 feet too tall for Hub tower, FAA rules. Palmer, Thomas C. Jr.. 2008-05-31. 2008-05-16. The Boston Globe.