111 Huntington Avenue facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 111 Huntington Avenue |
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View of 111 Huntington Avenue from the Prudential Tower observatory
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°20′48.38″N 71°04′52.86″W / 42.3467722°N 71.0813500°W |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Floor area | 889,228 sq ft (82,612.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | CBT Architects |
| Developer | Boston Properties, Inc. |
111 Huntington Avenue is a Boston skyscraper. Located on Huntington Avenue, it is part of the Prudential Center complex that also houses the Prudential Tower. Completed in 2002, the tower is 554 feet (169 meters) tall and houses 36 floors. It is Boston's tenth-tallest building. It won the 2002 bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award. It is sometimes given the unofficial nickname The R2-D2 Building after the Star Wars droid's top.
Design
The 36-story tower is capped by an open-frame dome and crown which is illuminated at night. The building's original design called for a flat roof, but Boston Mayor Thomas Menino objected; Menino chose the present design from among several options the developer subsequently proposed.
The postmodern facade consists of a blue glass curtain wall designed by the architect firm Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc. (CBT). The lobby interior consists of reflective black marble walls with finished wood paneling and a dramatic lobby waterfall. It can be accessed from the adjacent Prudential retail mall.
The building includes a number of energy-efficiency features.
The project was constructed by John Moriarty & Associates, Inc.
Tenants
The anchor tenant of the building is the MFS Investment Management company which had reserved 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) out of the 890,000 sq ft (83,000 m2) for occupancy as of spring 2013. Other notable tenants include Foley & Lardner LLP, Analysis Group, Edwards Wildman Palmer, Bain Capital, Citi Private Bank and Apple Inc.
