John Hancock Tower

The John Hancock Tower, also called Hancock Place, The Hancock Tower, or The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (241 m) skyscraper in Boston. It was named for the John Hancock Insurance company. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb and was completed in 1976. It has been the tallest building in Boston for more than 30 years. It is also the tallest building in New England.

Its street address is 200 Clarendon Street. At first, John Hancock Insurance primarily used the building, but after 2004, some offices moved to a new building.

Architecture

The John Hancock Tower was designed in 1972. It is a glass monolith. It was made in the minimalist and the modernist skyscraper design.

The largest panes of glass possible were used. There are no spandrel panels, and very few mullions. The floor plan has a parallelogram shape. The window glass is tinted slightly blue.

Characteristics

History

The tower has an observation deck that was a famous attraction. However, the observation deck was closed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

In 2006, Broadway Partners bought Hancock Place for $1.3 billion. By 2009, they had defaulted on the loans they used to buy the building, and it was forclosed. On March 30, 2009, Hancock Place was sold at auction for $660 million to a consortium of "Normandy Real Estate Partners" and "Five Mile Capital Partners". In October 2010, Boston Properties bought the John Hancock Tower for $930 million.

The Hancock Tower was built by "John Hancock Insurance".

References

Related pages

  • John Hancock, for whom John Hancock Insurance was named
  • Prudential Tower for an image of the Boston skyline from Cambridge in 1963, with the old 26-story Hancock building a conspicuous landmark.
  • List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
  • List of tallest buildings in Boston

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Smithsonian Channel
24 June 2011
While under construction, many of this tower’s 500-pound panes of mirrored glass came loose, falling onto the streets below. It cost up to $8 million to repair the damage. (From Aerial America)
Victoria Major
13 June 2013
Great place to wait for the buses coming into Copley Square - its inside out of the cold, rain, wind and snow.
Justin J.
7 April 2011
Don't pick your nose in front of the glass outside. Everyone can see you from the inside.
Foroogh Binyaz
10 September 2017
Everything there is good ????
Joey Thomas
14 December 2010
Best place in the city to fix your hair... It's one giant mirror!
Tracy Quinn McLennan
22 November 2011
Try the Blue Glass Cafe in lobby for soups. Delish!
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