19 July 2021

Boston High-Rise Tops Out

One Congress in Boston completed vertical construction at 182.9 meters. Project completion for the 43-story building is anticipated by January 2023. The project broke ground...

02 March 2021

New Mixed-Use Office and Performing Arts Center Headed for Boston

Henning Larsen's design for Boston Seaport Block L5 (One Boston Wharf Road), developed in collaboration with WS Development, will translate the character of Boston’s Fort...

18 September 2020

National Fire Protection Association Code Approves Taller Timber Buildings

The new National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code have allowances for larger and taller...

24 January 2020

Permit Filed for High-Rise Tower to Replace Parking Garage on Boston's Waterfront

Developers recently unveiled design proposals for The Pinnacle at Central Wharf, a 42-story skyscraper that would replace a parking garage on the Boston waterfront. The...

17 December 2019

Two Boston Site Redevelopments Move Forward

The Abbey Group began demolition of the former site of the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End neighborhood of Boston on 12 December 2019....

11 December 2019

University Science Center Breaks Ground in Boston

Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston University (BU) President Robert Brown were the guests of honor at the 5 December groundbreaking for BU’s future Center for...

24 October 2019

Planned Skyscraper Above Boston Rail Station Moves Forward

South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...

16 October 2019

Tower to be Built Above Toll Road in Boston

The first office tower to get built above the Massachusetts Turnpike in nearly 40 years could start work in early 2020, with a tenant in...

21 June 2019

Ground Broken for New Skyscraper in Downtown Boston

The Boston skyline will be changing, as construction is underway for what could become the tallest office building built in the city since 1984. Mayor...

01 November 2018

Boston University Announces a New Cantilevered Data Sciences Building

Boston University has announced a new Data Sciences Building on their main Charles River campus, with a striking design: a ziggurat-shaped tower with multiple cantilevers....