South Station Tower

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South Station Tower

General information
Status	On hold
Type	Hotel, Office, Residential^[1]
Location	Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height
Roof	621 ft (189 m)^[2]
Technical details
Floor count	41
Design and construction
Architect	César Pelli^[2]
Developer	Hines Interests LP^[2]

South Station Tower is a proposed skyscraper^[3] intended for construction in Boston, Massachusetts. The tower by design would rise 621 feet (189 m), with 41 floors and consist of a hotel, condominium units, office space, and a parking structure.^[1] It would be built atop Boston's historic South Station complex, an example of "transit-oriented development."^[4] The property was developed by Hines Interests and TUDC, a subsidiary of Tufts University.

South Station Tower was planned to break ground in 2008, with completion scheduled to occur in 2010, but the project stalled and has not reached development. Approval has been obtained for a project totaling 2,190,000 square feet (203,000 m²).^[5]

History

Development of the airspace above the southbound tracks has been delayed several times. The building was conceived by Tufts president Jean Mayer, who foresaw an "epicenter of high-profile medical research" in downtown Boston. In 1991, Tufts created a for-profit development subsidiary, TUDC LLC, and acquired the rights to the airspace. Development over the past decade has been complicated by Boston waterfront zoning restrictions, which require pedestrian access to the waterfront. In 1997, TUDC brought on Hines Interests LP as a development partner. It appears unlikely that the university will have a presence in the finished building.^[6]

South Station Tower was originally designed with a height of 759 feet (231 m), which included a decorative spire.^[1] However, the project was downscaled in 2006.^[1]

Design

Preliminary design was done by architect Cesar Pelli, whose designs are reminiscent of his Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis. The structure has been LEED pre-certified "silver" and won the EPA's "Green design" award.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "South Station Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "South Station Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
↑ "City approves 40-story South Station tower". The Boston Globe. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
↑ Palmer, Thomas C. (2006-06-29). "South Station's mega-makeover". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
↑ Boston Redevelopment Authority project listing
↑ Schmidt, Kat (2007-03-16). "Long-awaited South Station tower project progresses". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
↑ "South Station, Boston, MA". Hines Interests Limited Partnership. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
↑ "South Station Tower earns EPA green design award". 2008-05-16.

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Under construction	100 Berkeley Street 11 Fan Pier Boulevard 120 Kingston Street Avalon Exeter Berklee College of Music Dorm and Dining Facility Boston Wharf Tower One Fan Pier Boulevard Waterside Place

Proposed	105A South Huntington Avenue 1271 Boylston Apartment Tower 1271 Boylston Hotel Tower 275 Albany Street 350 Boylston Street 371-401 D Street 40 Trinity Place 45 Stuart Street 776 Boylston Street East Building Albany Fellows, Building 1 Basilica Court I Bridgeview Lofts II Bridgeview Lofts Brigham and Women's Medical Office Building & Research Center Building K Buildings at Lovejoy Wharf Congress Street Redevelopment- West Parcel Building 1 Congress Street Redevelopment- West Parcel Building 2 Copley Place Tower Crane House and Pavillion Garden Garage Redevelopment Project - North Tower Garden Garage Redevelopment Project - South Tower Nashua Street Residences Offices at Channel Center One Bromfield One Greenway One Harbor Shore Drive One Joslin Place Oxford Ping On Affordable Housing Parcel 24 Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Residential Building South Bay Tower South Station Tower (on hold) TD Garden Towers The Merano Two Harbor Shore Drive World Trade Center South

Cancelled	101 Clarendon Street 110-120 Tremont Street 125 Tremont Street 319 A Street Rear Aquarium Development Commonwealth Center Fidelity Investments Headquarters Government Center Residence Hall & Student Center Government Service Center Harbor Point I Harbor Point II Mass Pike Towers II Trans National Place

Demolished	2000 Commonwealth Avenue First National Bank Building Hotel Madison North Station (original) Traveler's Insurance Building

See also	List of tallest buildings in Boston

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South Station Tower

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