One Post Office Square is a 42-floor
modern
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skyscraper
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in the
Financial District
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section of
Boston, Massachusetts. The skyscraper is Boston's
12th-tallest building, standing 525 feet (160 m) tall. The building has exactly 831,975 square feet of
Class A office space
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. An attached, eight-level parking garage offers 368 parking spaces and direct access to the building's lobby.
[ ] It overlooks
Post Office Square Park and was designed by
Jung Brannen Associates
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. A previous building on the site at 101 Milk Street was the headquarters of the
Boston Elevated Railway
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until about 1919.
Design and features
The exterior is modern style sculpted tower that consists of a steel frame with a concrete aggregate facade.
The three-story lobby is finished in patterned Rosso Verona and travertine marble walls and floors accented with mirror bronze signage, hand rails, and window bands.
HVAC is controlled by an automated, Energy Management System for maximum comfort and efficiency. The building is connected to the adjoining Langham Hotel at ground level by a private passageway.
In 2018, the building began renovations to update the exterior of the building and add additional space. The project is set to be complete in 2021.
Awards
* Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Landlord of the Year Award, 2000
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Boston
Boston, the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, is home to 451 completed high-rises, 37 of which stand taller than . The majority of the city's skyscrapers and high-rises are clustered in the F ...
References
External links
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Photo of building*
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Skyscraper office buildings in Boston
Jung Brannen buildings
Office buildings completed in 1981