Boston Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded
real estate investment trust
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate. REITs own many types of commercial real estate, including office and apartment buildings, warehouses, hospitals, shopping cente ...
that invests in premier workplaces in
Boston
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,
Los Angeles
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,
New York City
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,
San Francisco
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,
Seattle
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, and
Washington, D.C.
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As of June 30, 2022, the company owned or had interests in 193 commercial real estate properties, aggregating approximately 53.7 million square feet.
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History
The company was founded in 1970 by Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Edward H. Linde in Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
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In 1985, the company outbid Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
to re-develop the New York Coliseum
The New York Coliseum was a convention center that stood at Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City, from 1956 to 2000. It was designed by architects Leon Levy and Lionel Levy in a modified International Style, and included both a low bui ...
at Columbus Circle. However the company did not proceed with development and sold the property, it is now the site of the Time Warner Center
Deutsche Bank Center (also One Columbus Circle and formerly Time Warner Center) is a mixed-use building on Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City. The building occupies the western side of Columbus Circle and straddles the border between ...
. In 1986, the company completed 599 Lexington Avenue
599 Lexington Avenue is a 653 ft (199m) tall, 50-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes/John MY Lee Architects. It was the first building constructed by Mortimer Zuckerman and his company B ...
, its first development in New York City.
In 1990, the company began construction of the NASA Headquarters
NASA Headquarters, officially known as Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters or NASA HQ and formerly named Two Independence Square, is a low-rise office building in the two-building Independence Square complex at 300 E Street SW in Washington, D.C. ...
. It was sold to Hana Financial Group
Hana Financial Group Inc. () is a financial holding company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
History
Hana Financial Group was established as Hana Bank's transition to a holding company. In 2005, Hana Bank was delisted and incorporated into ...
in 2002.
In June 1997, the company became a public company
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via an initial public offering
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. In October 1997, the company acquired 100 East Pratt Street.
In 1998, it acquired Embarcadero Center
Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of five office towers, two hotels, a shopping center with more than 125 stores, bars, and restaurants, and a fitness center on three levels located in San Francisco, California. There is an outdoor ice sk ...
for about $1.22 billion and acquired Prudential Tower
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and The Shops at Prudential Center for $519 million.
In 2000 and 2001, the company completed development of several office buildings in Reston Town Center
Reston Town Center (also known as RTC and locally as simply, Town Center) is a mixed-use development featuring offices, apartments, retail stores, and restaurants in Reston, Virginia owned and managed primarily by Boston Properties.
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. From 2002 to 2005, it constructed 901 New York Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
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In June 2008, the company acquired the General Motors Building
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in New York City
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for $2.8 billion, the highest paid for an American office building.
In October 2010, the company acquired 200 Clarendon Street
200 Clarendon Street, previously John Hancock Tower and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. It is the tallest building in New England. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of ...
(formerly John Hancock Tower) for $930 million.
In 2012, the company partnered with Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Hines Interests Limited Partnership is a privately held company that invests in and develops real estate.
The company has developed, redeveloped or acquired 1,450 properties, comprising over 485 million square feet. The company currently manage ...
to develop Salesforce Tower
Salesforce Tower, formerly known as Transbay Tower, is a 61-story skyscraper at 415 Mission Street, between First and Fremont Street, in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisco. Its main tenant is Salesforce, a cloud-based so ...
. By 2019, it had acquired 100% of the property.
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Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Real estate companies established in 1970
Real estate investment trusts of the United States
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1970 establishments in Massachusetts
1997 initial public offerings
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