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Building Boston in 2012

Apr 19, 2012

$3.4 billion and 8.7 million square feet is under construction right now, so 2012 has been declared the "Year of the Crane" in Boston.

Four development projects are featured below, more to come next week!

[caption id="attachment_5548" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Vertex-Under Construction"][/caption]	The largest privately funded construction site in the nation: Vertex Pharmaceuticals' $800 million headquarters. Two 18 story buildings, 1.1M SF of office space, and 60,000 SF of ground floor retail. Neighborhood: Innovation District	[caption id="attachment_5550" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Vertex Rendering"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Liberty Mutual-Under Construction"][/caption]	Liberty Mutual's $300 million project with 22 stories and 590,000 SF of office space. Neighborhood: Back Bay	[caption id="attachment_5549" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Liberty Mutual Rendering"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Hayward Place-Under Construction"][/caption]	A $220 million project with 15 stories, 256 residential units, and 9,700 SF of ground floor retail. Neighborhood: Downtown Crossing	[caption id="attachment_5549" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Hayward Place Rendering"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Kensington-Under Construction"][/caption]	A $170 million project with 27 stories, 381 residential units, and 4,000 SF of ground floor retail. Neighborhood: Downtown Crossing	[caption id="attachment_5549" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Kensington Rendering"][/caption]

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