Boston

United States

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

20 Completed • 4 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Marriott's Custom House (1915)

Tallest Building

200 Clarendon (241 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (77%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (72%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

57

Tallest City in

the World

11

Tallest City in

North America

9

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	200 Clarendon	240.8 m / 790 ft
2	Prudential Tower	228.6 m / 750 ft
3	Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences One Dalton Street	227.2 m / 746 ft
4	Winthrop Center	210.5 m / 691 ft
5	Millennium Tower	207.5 m / 681 ft
6	South Station Tower	206.4 m / 677 ft
7	Federal Reserve Building	184 m / 604 ft
8	BNY Mellon Center at One Boston Place	183.2 m / 601 ft
9	One Congress Street Tower 2	182.9 m / 600 ft
10	One International Place	182.9 m / 600 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Boston CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	349	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	135	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
McNamara • Salvia	Boston	Gold	20	STRC • WIND • ENGO • SEIS
SLS Consulting, Inc.	Atlanta	Gold	1	FIRE • INSU
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	11	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
FM Global	Boston	Silver	0	INSU
GEI Consultants	Boston	Silver	14	GEO
LeMessurier	Boston	Silver	28	STRC • WIND • FAC • FACS • HIST • SEIS
OJB Landscape Architecture	Boston	Silver	17	LAND
Prudential Center	Boston	Silver	12	DEV • OWN • PROP
Salas O'Brien	Atlanta	Silver	16	CIV • STRC • ARCH • BACS • FIRE • HIST • MEP
Van Deusen & Associates - VDA	Atlanta	Silver	17	VERC
Vanderweil Engineers	Boston	Silver	4	MEP

CTBUH People & Events

Tree House Residence Hall as Featured Building

15 February 2014

Created on a limited public-university budget and…

Videos

07 November 2013

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Research

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Global News

02 March 2021

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