100 Summer Street

Summary

100 Summer Street is a high-rise building located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The building stands at 450 feet (140 m) with 32 floors, over 1.03 million square feet[2] (over 92,000 m2) of office space, and was completed in 1974. It is ranked 31st on the list of tallest buildings in Boston. The building is notable for the distinctive bronze tint of its windows. It was designed in a U-shaped footprint to accommodate a small public plaza. Welton Becket and Associates was the architect.

100 Summer Street
100 Summer Street in Boston
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General information
TypeOffice
Location100 Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′14″N 71°03′27″W / 42.35383°N 71.05745°W / 42.35383; -71.05745
Completed1974; 50 years ago (1974)
OwnerRockpoint Group
Height
Roof450 ft (140 m)
Technical details
Floor count32[1]
Floor area1,034,595 sq ft (96,117.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Welton Becket and Associates
DeveloperCabot, Cabot & Forbes
[2]

In 1998, EQ Office acquired the building.[3] In 2019 it was sold to the Rockpoint Group.[4]

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In popular culture edit

  • In the CW television show Arrowverse, 100 Summer Street is shown as the fictional headquarters of Oliver Queen's company, Queen Consolidated (later Palmer Technologies).

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "100 Summer". Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "EQ Office: 100 Summer Street". EQ Office.
  3. ^ Miara, Jim (March 30, 1998). "Equity Office Properties opens Boston office to oversee holdings". American City Business Journals.
  4. ^ Times, Boston Real Estate (2019-10-10). "Blackstone and EQ Office Sell 100 Summer Street to Rockpoint Group". Boston Real Estate Times. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

External links edit

  • Entry on Emporis
  • Entry on SkyscraperPage
  • Entry on EQ Office