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Suffolk

About

Member Since: 2025

Member Offices: Boston

Website: https://www.suffolk.com/

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests across the entire project lifecycle. In addition to core construction management, Suffolk offers services in real estate investment, design, self-perform, and technology (via Suffolk Technologies). Headquartered in Boston, Suffolk has $6.5 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and offices in major cities across the U.S. The company delivers some of the most complex projects in sectors including healthcare, life sciences, education, aviation, gaming, and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and led by its Founder, Chairman, and CEO, John Fish.

Fields of Expertise

Construction / Contractor

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 520 Fifth Avenue

305 m / 1,000 ft
2 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, One Dalton Street

228 m / 748 ft
3 Winthrop Center

211 m / 693 ft
4 Millennium Tower

208 m / 681 ft
5 South Station Tower

206 m / 677 ft
6 Estates at Acqualina Boutique North Tower

205 m / 672 ft
6 Estates at Acqualina South Tower

205 m / 672 ft
8 Wells Fargo Tower

200 m / 655 ft
9 The Ritz-Carlton Residences

195 m / 640 ft
10 Jade Signature

194 m / 636 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

07 November 2013

Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Tree House Residence Hall: Students in the Sky

Created on a limited public-university budget and an aggressive schedule, the Tree House achieves environmental conservation goals while still providing a memorable environment for students....

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Research

01 May 2025

Boxing Clever

The Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences makes its mark on the skyline, a jagged, Jenga-like composition of shifted volumes wrapped in angled...

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Global News

10 October 2024

Construction Crane Falls from 100+ meter High-Rise Under Construction in St. Petersburg During Hurricane Milton

A construction crane in downtown St. Petersburg collapsed as Hurricane Milton battered the city with powerful winds. Footage shows the crane lying amidst debris at...

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Associated companies

William A. Berry & Son (2009)

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 520 Fifth Avenue

305 m / 1,000 ft
2 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, One Dalton Street

228 m / 748 ft
3 Winthrop Center

211 m / 693 ft
4 Millennium Tower

208 m / 681 ft
5 South Station Tower

206 m / 677 ft
6 Estates at Acqualina Boutique North Tower

205 m / 672 ft
6 Estates at Acqualina South Tower

205 m / 672 ft
8 Wells Fargo Tower

200 m / 655 ft
9 The Ritz-Carlton Residences

195 m / 640 ft
10 Jade Signature

194 m / 636 ft
11 The Brook

184 m / 603 ft
12 Avant at Met Square

164 m / 538 ft
13 400 Central

157 m / 515 ft
14 Parkline South

154 m / 506 ft
15 Met 2 Marriott Marquis

153 m / 502 ft
16 28 State Street

152 m / 500 ft
17 One Franklin

151 m / 495 ft
18 Latitude on the River

145 m / 476 ft
19 Parkline North

145 m / 476 ft
20 Neptune/Sixth

143 m / 470 ft
21 Las Olas River House I

138 m / 452 ft
22 Met 1

134 m / 440 ft
23 Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences

131 m

430 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 348 other buildings of the same Residential / Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
24 One High Line West Tower

123 m / 402 ft
25 1900 Broadway

120 m / 395 ft
26 John F. Kennedy Federal Building

118 m / 387 ft
27 Monarc at Met 3

116 m / 381 ft
28 Encore Boston Harbor

113 m / 372 ft
29 Center for Life Science

106 m / 348 ft
30 Parcel 12 Office Building

99 m / 325 ft
31 The Kensington

95 m / 313 ft
32 Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

93 m / 305 ft
33 One High Line East Tower

92 m / 302 ft
34 MIRO East Tower

91 m / 298 ft
34 MIRO West Tower

91 m / 298 ft
36 The Tree House Residence Hall at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

85 m / 280 ft
37 Avalon North Point

84 m / 277 ft
38 660 Washington Apartments

84 m / 275 ft
39 Silo Point

79 m

259 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,623 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
40 Park Fifth

78 m / 255 ft
41 The Fay

77 m / 252 ft
42 10 World Trade

77 m / 251 ft
43 UTC Residential Tower

73 m / 240 ft
44 One Greenway North

72 m

236 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,623 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
45 Miami-Dade County Children's Courthouse

71 m / 232 ft
46 315 on A

69 m / 225 ft
47 GrandMarc Residence Hall

67 m / 220 ft
48 Troy Boston

66 m / 217 ft
49 Parcel 12 Hotel Building

56 m / 184 ft
50 Little Building

42 m / 138 ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (56%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (80%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 16 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 15 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Brian Tafe

Senior Project Manager, Suffolk
Boston, United States

Geoffrey Witheford

Senior Vice President – Operations manager, Suffolk
Boston, United States

Robert Keaffer

Project Executive, Suffolk
Boston, United States

Videos

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07 November 2013

Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Tree House Residence Hall: Students in the Sky

Created on a limited public-university budget and an aggressive schedule, the Tree House achieves environmental conservation goals while still providing a memorable environment for students....

07 November 2013

Interview: Tree House Residence Hall

B.K. Boley of ADD Inc discusses the Tree House Residence Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, a Finalist for Best Tall Building Americas. The artful and organic...

21 October 2010

Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal: The Skyscraper and the Structural Process: 40 years of engineering the Supertall

Prof. Seinuk is known as a worldwide authority on the design and construction of high-rise concrete and steel buildings. A reflection of his life's work...

Research

01 May 2025

Boxing Clever

The Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences makes its mark on the skyline, a jagged, Jenga-like composition of shifted volumes wrapped in angled...

01 February 2014

Case Study: Tree House Residence Hall, Boston

B. K. Boley & Tamara Roy, ADD Inc

The Tree House, a 20-story residential tower for 493 freshmen, is inspired by Gustav Klimt’s painting, The Tree of Life. It is clad in more...

Global News

10 October 2024

Construction Crane Falls from 100+ meter High-Rise Under Construction in St. Petersburg During Hurricane Milton

A construction crane in downtown St. Petersburg collapsed as Hurricane Milton battered the city with powerful winds. Footage shows the crane lying amidst debris at...

05 June 2023

Hotel Set to Open in Boston in Summer 2023

Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel and Residences is set to open in summer 2023, and the hotel is now open for bookings beginning September 1,...

04 October 2022

Luxury Hotel Brand Coming to South Station Tower in Boston

The residences being built at South Station Tower are within walking distance of Boston public transit system the T. Famed hotelier Ritz-Carlton will be the...

25 August 2022

Boston Mixed-Use Building Built to Passive House Standards

Winthrop Center, a new 691-foot-tall (210.5-meter-tall) mixed-use tower in Boston was built to Passive House standards. The structure’s 812,000 square feet (75,437 square meters) of...

23 June 2022

Excavation Underway for 51-Story Residential Tower in New York City

Excavation has begun for The Brook, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by...

11 March 2022

Boston Hotel and Residences Tops Out at 35 Stories

Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, part of world hospitality group Accor, topped off on 3 March, 2022, reaching 35 floors and raising a...

17 May 2021

Miami Area Residential Complex Tops Out

The 52-story Boutique North Tower of The Estates at Acqualina, a US$1.8 billion residential development, has topped out in Miami’s Sunny Isles Beach. The building...

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...

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...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature

17 August 2017

The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.

CTBUH 12th Annual Awards Executive Table Sponsor

07 November 2013

The CTBUH 12th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.