33 Arch Street

History

The builders had proposed a transparent glass building but ran into opposition from the historic Old South Meeting House.

When the building was completed, it had a hard time finding tenants due to an office space glut and stood vacant upon completion. By 2005, 56% of the office space was rented and the average rent on a monthly parking space was $350.

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 600,000 ft2 of office space and has 850 parking spaces in its underground parking garage.

Architecture

The building has a unique wing shape to maximize the use of its tight footprint. 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. Yet, it is distinct from its neighbors by the extensive use of metal and glass in its exterior.

The building facade features grey granite, glass and aluminum cladding. Twenty floors cantilever over adjacent retail space that sets it apart from nearby flat roofs in the skyline. It features a curved penthouse and roof fins.

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.

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
• Curtainwall: Gordon H. Smith Corporation
• Drywall: T.J. McCartney, Inc.
• Elevators: Draper Elevator Interiors

Tenants

• ACE Group
• Ameriprise Financial Services
• CBRE Group
• Databento
• Digitas
• DLA Piper
• IronMountain
• QuickPivot (formerly Extraprise)
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• United States Department of Education
• Weber Shandwick
• WeWork

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