33 Arch Street

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33 Arch Street is a contemporary highrise in the Financial District and Downtown Crossing neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Completed in 2004 after three years of construction which began on June 5, 2001. It is tied with the State Street Bank Building and Millennium Place Tower 2 as Boston's 24th-tallest building, standing 145m (477ft) tall, and housing 33 floors. The 33rd floor is 392 feet above grade and the top of the cooling tower screen is 429 feet above grade.[2] It was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects.

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The entrance to the building stands directly opposite the Boston Stock Exchange and features a glass canopy to mark the entrance [3]. The building has excellent views of Boston Common, the Charles River, City Hall Plaza, and Boston Harbor. 33 Arch Street offers over 600,000 square feet of prime office space and has 850 parking spaces [4] in its underground parking garage.

The building is a unique wing shaped [5] to maximize the use of its tight footprint [6]. The building strikes a balance with its surroundings and neighboring buildings through the use of the granite stone facade used to add to continuity of the urban streetscape.[7] Yet, it is distinct from its neighbors by the use extensive use of metal and glass in it's exterior. [8]

The building facade features grey granite, glass and aluminum cladding. [9]. Twenty floors cantilever over adjacent retail space [10] and garage which is connected to parking on first six levels. [11]. The roof has a distinctive top [12] that sets it apart from nearby flat roofs against the skyline. It features curved penthouse and roof fins. [13]

The building uses four levels of external bracing transfer the enormous loads of the high building into the small base. The bracing continues through the parking levels to the foundation; perimeter and internal moment frames act as the lateral system above the braced levels. [14] The building was the first to be built in downtown Boston under new Safety Guidelines-Subpart R for steel. [15]

[edit] History

The builders had proposed a transparent glass building but ran into opposition from the historic Old South Meeting House[16]

When the building was completed, it had a hard time finding tenants due to an office space glut and stood vacant[17] upon completion [18]. By 2005, 56% of the office place was rented[19] and the average rent on a monthly parking space was $350 [20]. Tenants included the primary tenant, Digitas, LLC, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Education [21] and DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, on the buildings top two floors. [22]

[edit] Design and Construction Team

  • Architect: Elkus/Manfredi Architects, Ltd.
  • Engineer: Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
  • Developer: Congress Group Ventures
  • General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease LMB/Congress Group Construction Joint Venture
  • Interior Construction: Spaulding & Slye Construction, a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group [23]
  • Curtainwall: Gordon H. Smith Corporation
  • Drywall: T.J. McCartney, Inc.[24]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.33arch.com/views.asp
  2. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  3. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  4. ^ http://www.33arch.com/property.asp
  5. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Projects/HIGHRISE.HTM
  6. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  7. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  8. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  9. ^ http://www.permasteelisa-cs.com/ext-33arch.html
  10. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  11. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Projects/HIGHRISE.HTM
  12. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2003/04/07/focus1.html
  13. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  14. ^ http://www.wai.com/Structures/Tall/33arch.html
  15. ^ http://www.bovislendlease.com/llweb/bll/main.nsf/images/pdf_interlink_dec_04.pdf/$file/pdf_interlink_dec_04.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.boston.com/beyond_bigdig/news/artery_032600.htm
  17. ^ http://houston.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/boston/content/printable.html?story_id=886620
  18. ^ http://boston.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/boston/content/story.html?id=917749&t=email_story
  19. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/boston/content/story.html?story_id=1041120
  20. ^ http://www.gvaboston.com/images/BMO%202005.pdf
  21. ^ http://rejournal.com/Archives/uploads/pdfs/4_29_05.pdf
  22. ^ http://rejournal.com/Archives/uploads/pdfs/10_14_05.pdf
  23. ^ http://www.us.am.joneslanglasalle.com/en-US/news/2006/Q1/S+and+S+Construction+completes.htm
  24. ^ http://www.tjminc.com/default.asp?pgid=5
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