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The John Hancock Tower, colloquially known as the Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (240 m) skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood of downtown Boston.Designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners, it was completed in 1976, and has held the title as the tallest building in New England ever since. [1]
The Prudential Tower, also known as the Prudential Building or, colloquially, the Pru, [1] [2] is an international style skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower .
Boston went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in the construction of over 20 skyscrapers, including 200 Clarendon and the Prudential Tower. The city is the site of 25 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, more than any other city in New England .
Completed in 2002, the tower is 554 feet (169 meters) tall and houses 36 floors. It is Boston's 12th-tallest building. It won the 2002 bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award. It is sometimes given the unofficial nickname The R2-D2 Building after the Star Wars droid's top, and the Juicer Building after its juicer-type top . [2] [3] [4] [5]
100 Federal Street, formerly known as the First National Bank Building and nicknamed the Pregnant Building, [1] [2] is a skyscraper located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The skyscraper, rising 591 feet (180 m) and 37 floors, [ 3 ] is Boston's 10th-tallest building .
One Dalton is a 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m 2) skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Also referred to as the Hudson Tower , it is the third tallest building in Boston , the tallest residential building in New England, and the tallest building constructed in the city since Hancock Place in 1976.
The Custom House Tower is a skyscraper in McKinley Square, in the Financial District neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.The original building was constructed in 1837–47 and was designed by Ammi Burnham Young in the Greek Revival style.
Winthrop Center, is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is currently the fourth-tallest building in Boston , Massachusetts . The tower is built on the site of the defunct Winthrop Square Garage in the Financial District .