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By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

\"121<\/a>

121 Seaport, Topping Out<\/p><\/div>\n

Boston<\/strong>–Skanska USA\u2019s bid to build the most sustainable block in Boston moves closer toward realization with the development and construction services company\u2019s topping out the office tower at 121 Seaport. Skanska is on track to complete the 400,000-square-foot building, located in the city\u2019s Seaport District in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Seaport District is an old industrial area, close to CBD downtown. It’s on the way to be developed from something that was really on the outside, not really used, into something that is really hot, both for residential development, but also specially for commercial development,\u201d Johan Karlstrom, CEO of Skanska AB, Stockholm-based parent company of Skanska USA, said during the company\u2019s first quarter 2016 earnings conference call on May 12, 2016.<\/p>\n

Reaching the top-out point at 121 Seaport, which also encompasses approximately 50,000 square feet of retail space, was no simple task. Skanska didn\u2019t take the easy route, utilizing the unconventional up-down construction method, which calls for building the foundation and frame concurrently. Additionally, with a construction team of roughly 200 professionals, the company installed 3,400 tons of steel, put in place 63,000 fasteners and set four 76-foot-long plate girders to support the high-rise’s position above the Silver Line Tunnel. There were certain issues at one point, when excavation at the site uncovered remains of a wooden cargo ship that had succumbed to the sea in the 1800s. Skanska temporarily halted the project for an official archaeological investigation, and later resumed activity toward the topping out milestone.<\/p>\n

\"Rendering<\/a>

Rendering of 121 Seaport<\/p><\/div>\n

The tower, designed by CBT Architects, will feature double the traditional amount of vision glass in an elliptical, bevel-edged frame not seen anywhere else in the area. The building will be a model of sustainability as well. \u201cFrom the get-go, we set out to create a building that will stand out from the rest, and 121 Seaport is as striking as it is efficient,\u201d Charley Leatherbee, head of Skanska\u2019s development operations in Boston, said in a prepared statement. In line to achieve LEED Platinum status, the highest level of LEED certification, 121 Seaport will utilize a rain reclamation system for filtering and reusing rainwater, and a chilled beam mechanical system to decrease energy consumption. Ample natural light and water-efficient plumbing fixtures will also be on the building\u2019s list of green attributes.<\/p>\n

121 Seaport will join two existing developments to finish Skanska\u2019s creation of Boston\u2019s most sustainable block. 101 Seaport, which Skanska sold for nearly a half-billion dollars<\/a> in 2016, is part of the trifecta. The 440,000-square-foot office building is home to Skanska and counts the North American headquarters of accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers<\/a> as its anchor. The green block also includes Watermark Seaport, a 300,000-square-foot residential tower. All three projects help Boston maintain its high ranking on the list of the greenest cities in North America. According to the sustainable cities index produced by Arcadis, a top global design and consulting firm, Boston holds fifth place, coming in just ahead of San Francisco, the greenest city on the West Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tower, designed by CBT Architects, will feature double the traditional amount of vision glass in an elliptical, bevel-edged frame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":969,"featured_media":1004170316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1490,21782,21742,10,21747,21786],"tags":[34593,32886],"class_list":["post-1004170312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boston","category-development","category-latest","category-northeast","category-office","category-sustainability","tag-121-seaport","tag-skanska"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSkanska Tops Out on Green Office Building in Boston - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/skanska-tops-out-on-green-office-building-in-boston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skanska Tops Out on Green Office Building in Boston\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The tower, designed by CBT Architects, will feature double the traditional amount of vision glass in an elliptical, bevel-edged frame.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/skanska-tops-out-on-green-office-building-in-boston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-24T14:29:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-09T09:48:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/121-Seaport-Topping-Out-courtesy-of-Skanska.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Barbra Murray\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/skanska-tops-out-on-green-office-building-in-boston\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/skanska-tops-out-on-green-office-building-in-boston\/\",\"name\":\"Skanska Tops Out on Green Office Building in Boston - 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