125 High Street


125 High Street is a 30-floor postmodern highrise in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Standing 452 feet tall, the highrise is currently the 23nd-tallest building in the city. 125 High Street has approximately 1.8 million square feet of Class A office space. It was designed by Jung Brannen Associates and is owned and operated by Tishman

History

NYNEX, one of Massachusetts' largest employers, wished to consolidate into a single headquarters facility. It was formerly the site of the Traveler's Insurance Building. The existing 16-story, 300,000 square foot structure was demolished in 1988 to make room for 125 High Street.

Design and features

Architecture and layout

The complex consists of four buildings.
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 with skylights 150 feet above the floor.

Design and construction team