500 Boylston Street
| 500 Boylston Street | |
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 The 500 Boylston Street building in Boston | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | 500 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′02.67″N 71°04′27.76″W / 42.3507417°N 71.0743778°W |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 328 feet (100 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 25 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Johnson / Burgee Architects |
| Developer | Hines Interests LP |
| Structural engineer | LeMessurier Consultants Cosentini Associates(MEP/FP) |
500 Boylston Street is a 1.3-million square foot
The first six floors are retail and small office space. Above that there is a 19-story office tower with Class A office space. It has approximately 715,000 square feet (66,400 m2) of office space. It has an underground parking lot for 1,000 cars that it shares with 222 Berkeley Street.
Material
The structural design is made up of composite beams and girders supporting
The building's distinctive design includes carved rose granite cladding with two-story windows, a vaulted copper roof line, and strong exterior column detailing. The design, by John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson as Design Consultant, also includes a main building entrance through a courtyard, framed on each side by two symmetrical wings, each faced with soaring columns.[3]
Awards
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Building of the Year Award, 2005
- EPA's Sustained Excellence in Energy Management award, 2004
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Building of the Year Award, 2001
- ENERGY STAR certification label, 2000
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Building of the Year Award, 1996
Television
500 Boylston Street is seen on the television show Boston Legal. The fictional law firm Crane, Poole & Schmidt's Boston office is located on the building's 14th, 15th and a fictional 28th floor due to the building only having 25 floors. There are also no balconies attached to these floors where Boston Legal was set.
References
- ^ "CORNERSTONE PROPERTIES INC, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Mar 31, 1999". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "500 Boylston Street Boston, MA". Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved October 27, 2006.
- ^ "ENERGY STAR System Maintenance : ENERGY STAR".