NYNEX (now Verizon and formerly Bell Atlantic), one of Massachusetts' largest employers, wished to consolidate into a single headquarters facility.[2] It was formerly the site of the Traveler's Insurance Building.[3] The existing 16-story, 300,000 square foot (28,000 square meter) structure was demolished in 1988 to make room for 125 High Street.[2]
Design and features
Architecture and layout
The complex consists of four buildings.
125 High St is a 30-story, 950,000 square foot (88,000 square meter) office tower.[2] This building is the tallest component of a development.[3]
145 High St is 21-story, 500,000 square foot (46,000 square meter) office tower.[2] It sometimes also known as the Oliver Street Tower.
Along with the two towers it also includes three restored 19th century buildings with six, five and four stories,[3] totaling 41,600 square feet (3,900 square meters).[2]
The fire station makes the office towers one of the few highrises with an on-premises municipal fire company.
The property also includes a five-level, 850-car underground parking garage.[2]
The exterior is of a unifying granite, with entrances to the building through the High Street Tower and Oliver Street Tower. The two towers are connected via a central 8-story atrium[4] with skylights 150 feet (46 m) above the floor.[2]
Developer: Spaulding & Slye (now known as Jones Lang LaSalle)
Construction Managers: Spaulding & Slye (now known as Jones Lang LaSalle)
General Contractor: HCB Conctractors (now known as The Beck Group)
Art Installation: "The Light Between", Anne Patterson's art installation, is on display indefinitely in the ten-story atrium of 125 High Street. It consists of seven miles of multi-colored aluminum ribbon. The nearly 450 110' strands transport the light from the glass ceiling above to the viewers below.
