Hancock Tower

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Hancock Tower is a prominent glass-clad skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its sleek modernist design and status as the tallest building in New England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-rise building
landmark
modernist building
office building
skyscraper
adjacentTo Trinity Church NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs 200 Clarendon Street NERFINISHED
John Hancock Tower NERFINISHED
architect Henry N. Cobb NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle International Style
Modernism
architectureFirm I. M. Pei & Partners NERFINISHED
citySkylineRole dominant feature of Boston skyline
cladding blue reflective glass
constructionStartYear 1968
developer John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company NERFINISHED
floorCount 60
hasDesignCharacteristic narrow rectangular plan
sharp corners
unornamented glass curtain wall
hasFloorAreaType Class A office space
hasFunction commercial use
office space
hasLightingFeature nighttime architectural lighting
hasNickname The Hancock NERFINISHED
hasObservationFeature upper floors with city views
hasStructuralSystem steel frame
height 790 ft
approximately 241 m
isTallestBuildingIn Boston NERFINISHED
New England NERFINISHED
locatedInCity Boston NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion New England
locatedInState Massachusetts
material concrete
glass
steel
neighborhood Back Bay NERFINISHED
notableFor minimalist form
reflecting the Boston skyline
sleek glass façade
overlooks Copley Square NERFINISHED
owner Boston Properties NERFINISHED
rankByHeightInUS one of the tallest buildings in the United States
status completed
streetAddress 200 Clarendon Street
toppedOutYear 1975
yearCompleted 1976

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200 Clarendon Street knownAs Hancock Tower