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177 Huntington
Christian Science Administration Building 177 Huntington Avenue Boston.jpg
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Architectural style Brutalist
Location 177 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 42°20′42″N 71°04′58″W / 42.344878°N 71.082831°W / 42.344878; -71.082831
Construction started 1968
Completed 1972
Opening 1973
Owner Beacon Capital Partners
Height
Roof 355 ft (108 m)
Technical details
Floor count 26
Floor area 275,000 sq ft (25,500 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Araldo Cossutta, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Structural engineer Weiskopf & Pickworth, New York, NY

177 Huntington (formerly the Christian Science Administration Building) is a 355-foot-tall (108 m) Brutalist skyscraper located in the Christian Science Center in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The building, opened in 1973, originally served as the Christian Science world headquarters. In 2012, it was leased by Beacon Capital Partners, undergoing renovations soon after. Current tenants include Northeastern University, as well as consulting and investment companies. In 2017, four peregrine falcons hatched in one of the building ledges

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