Boston Properties

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Boston Properties, Inc.
RevenueIncrease $3.274 billion (2023)
Increase $291 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease $26.026 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease $8.877 billion (2023)
Number of employees
836 (2023)
Websitebxp.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of December 31, 2023.
References:[1]

Boston Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in premier workplaces in Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned or had interests in 188 commercial real estate properties, aggregating approximately 53.3 million net rentable square feet.[1]


History

The company was founded in 1970 by

Boston.[2]

In 1985, the company outbid

Time Warner Center.[3] In 1986, the company completed 599 Lexington Avenue, its first development in New York City.[4]

In 1990, the company began construction of the NASA Headquarters.[5] It was sold to Hana Financial Group in 2002.[6]

In June 1997, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[7] In October 1997, the company acquired 100 East Pratt Street.[8]

In 1998, it acquired Embarcadero Center for about $1.22 billion and acquired Prudential Tower and The Shops at Prudential Center for $519 million.[9]

In 2000 and 2001, the company completed development of several office buildings in Reston Town Center. From 2002 to 2005, it constructed 901 New York Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.[10]

In June 2008, the company acquired the

General Motors Building in New York City for $2.8 billion, the highest paid for an American office building.[11]

In October 2010, the company acquired

200 Clarendon Street (formerly John Hancock Tower) for $930 million.[12]

In 2012, the company partnered with Hines Interests Limited Partnership to develop Salesforce Tower.[13] By 2019, it had acquired 100% of the property.

References

  1. ^ a b "Boston Properties, Inc. 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 31, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Brenner, Marie (September 1, 1990). "After the Gold Rush". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Depalma, Anthony (December 7, 1986). "In a New Tower, a Waiting Rental Strategy Works". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Hilzenrath, David S. (June 19, 1990). "NASA Building Construction Delayed". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Kalinoski, Gail (July 17, 2017). "S. Korean Investment Firm Buys NASA HQ in DC". Commercial Property Executive. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Boston Properties completes IPO". American City Business Journals. June 24, 1997. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  8. ^ McQuaid, Kevin L. (October 24, 1997). "Boston group purchases IBM building 28-story office tower at 100 E. Pratt St. sells for $137 million; Record price in Baltimore; Building's location near Inner Harbor was factor in pricing; Commercial real estate". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (May 12, 1998). "Boston Properties Buys Twin Trophies Embarcadero and Prudential Center". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  10. ^ White, Suzanne (March 19, 2002). "Boston Properties signs anchor tenant at 901 New York". American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Boston Properties Forms Joint Venture and Completes Acquisition of the General Motors Building" (Press release). Boston Properties. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. The Boston Herald. Archived
    from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  13. ^ Littman, Julie (January 22, 2018). "What It Took To Make Salesforce Tower A Reality". Bisnow Media. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

External links

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