33 Arch Street
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33 Arch Street is a contemporary highrise in the Financial District and Downtown Crossing neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The building was completed in 2004 after three years of construction, which began on June 5, 2001. It is tied with the State Street Bank Building as Boston's 27th-tallest building, standing Template:Convert tall, and housing 33 floors. The 33rd floor is Template:Convert above grade and the top of the cooling tower screen is Template:Convert above grade.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects.
History
The builders had proposed a transparent glass building but ran into opposition from the historic Old South Meeting House.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
When the building was completed, it had a hard time finding tenants due to an office space glut and stood vacant<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> upon completion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By 2005, 56% of the office space was rented<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the average rent on a monthly parking space was $350.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In March 2010, 33 Arch Street was awarded the LEED Gold designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. In November 2010, the building was selected as BOMA's 2010-2011 Outstanding Building of the Year in the 500,000-1 Million Square Feet category.
Design and features
The building has views of Boston Common, the Charles River, City Hall Plaza, and Boston Harbor. 33 Arch Street offers over Template:Convert of office space and has 850 parking spaces<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in its underground parking garage.
Architecture
The building has a unique wing shape<ref name="autogenerated2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> to maximize the use of its tight footprint.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The building strikes a balance with its surroundings and neighboring buildings through the use of the granite stone facade used to add to continuity of the urban streetscape.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Yet, it is distinct from its neighbors by the extensive use of metal and glass in its exterior.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
The building facade features grey granite, glass and aluminum cladding.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Twenty floors cantilever over adjacent retail space<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and a garage, which is connected to parking on the first six levels.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> The roof has a distinctive top<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> that sets it apart from nearby flat roofs in the skyline. It features a curved penthouse and roof fins.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
The building uses four levels of external bracing transfer the enormous loads of the high building into the small base. The bracing continues through the parking levels to the foundation; perimeter and internal moment frames act as the lateral system above the braced levels.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The building was the first to be built in downtown Boston under new Safety Guidelines-Subpart R for steel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Development credits
- Architect: Elkus/Manfredi Architects, Ltd.
- Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
- MEP Engineer: Cosentini Associates, Inc.
- Developer: Congress Group Ventures
- General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease LMB/Congress Group Construction Joint Venture
- Interior Construction: Spaulding & Slye Construction, a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle group <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Curtainwall: Gordon H. Smith Corporation
- Drywall: T.J. McCartney, Inc.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Elevators: Draper Elevator Interiors
Tenants
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- ACE Group<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ameriprise Financial Services
- CBRE Group
- Databento
- Digitas
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- IronMountain<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- QuickPivot (formerly Extraprise)
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- United States Department of Education<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Weber Shandwick<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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