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Building Boston Summer 2012

Jul 05, 2012

In April, 8.7 million square feet were under construction, valued at $3.4 billion.

Now, 9 million square feet are under construction, valued at $3.9 billion.

2012 truly is the Year of the Crane:

45 projects
3,800 residential units

Check out the progress!

[caption id="attachment_5550" align="alignright" width="150"] Vertex Rendering[/caption]	[caption id="attachment_5548" align="alignleft" width="150"] Vertex-July 2012[/caption]	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_5549" align="alignright" width="150"] Liberty Mutual Rendering[/caption]	[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150"] Liberty Mutual-July 2012[/caption]	Liberty Mutual's $300 million headquarters with 22 stories and 590,000 SF of office space. Neighborhood: Back Bay
[caption id="attachment_5549" align="alignright" width="150"] Millennium Place Rendering[/caption]	[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150"] Millennium Place-July 2012[/caption]	Millennium Partners' $220 million project with 15 stories, 256 residential units, and 9,700 SF of ground floor retail. Formerly Hayward Place. Neighborhood: Downtown Crossing
[caption id="attachment_5549" align="alignright" width="150"] The Kensington Rendering[/caption]	[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150"] The Kensington-July 2012[/caption]	Kensington Investment's $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"] The Victor Rendering[/caption]	[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignleft" width="150"] The Victor-July 2012[/caption]	Simpson Housing's $140 million project with 11 stories, 284 residential units, and 17,000 SF of ground floor retail. Neighborhood: Bulfinch Triangle

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Hayward Place Liberty Mutual Millennium Place The Kensington The Victor Vertex Pharmaceuticals Year of the Crane

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