List of tallest buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. Located on the northern shore of the Charles River, it is also a major suburb of Boston, the state capitol and regional financial center. It has a population of 105,000 (2010) and a growing number of high-rise buildings.

Tallest buildings and other structures

This list ranks Cambridge buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on height measurement criteria established by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and Emporis.com. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts, roof top signs, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m		 Floors Built Neighborhood Notes
1 Green Building (MIT) 295 ft (90 m) 21 1964 Area 2/MIT Has been the tallest building in Cambridge since 1964.[1][2][3] Height to tip - 312 ft (95 m) with radar dome.[4]
2 Boston Marriott Cambridge 290 ft (88 m) 26 1988 Area 2/MIT Tallest building built in the 1980s.[5]
3 WJIB radio tower 285 ft (87 m) N/A 1948 Neighborhood Nine Mast radiator for WJIB and supports its FM translator, W267CE [6]
4 Proto 284 ft (87 m) 22 2018 Area 2/MIT Also known as Ames Street Residences[7]
5 40 Thorndike Street 282 ft (86 m) 22 1974 East Cambridge Formerly the Sullivan Courthouse. Tallest building built in the 1970s.[8]
6 Archstone North Point 277 ft (84 m) 22 2008 East Cambridge Known as Avalon North Point.[9]
7= Eastgate Student Housing 270 ft (82 m)

(est.)

 30 1967 Area 2/MIT Highest floor count in Cambridge.[10][11][12]
7= Riverfront Office Park I 270 ft (82 m) 18 1983 East Cambridge [13][14]
8= Fresh Pond Apartments I 269 ft (82 m)

(est.)

 22 1970 North Cambridge Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[15]
8= Fresh Pond Apartments II 269 ft (82 m)

(est.)

 22 1970 North Cambridge Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[16]
8= Fresh Pond Apartments III 269 ft (82 m)

(est.)

 22 1970 North Cambridge Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[17]
11 75 Ames Street (7 Cambridge Center) 263 ft (80 m) 12 2014 Area 2/MIT [18]
12= Watermark Kendall West 248 ft (76 m)

(est.)

 23 2006 Area 2/MIT [19][20][21]
12= Tang Residence Hall 248 ft (76 m) 24 1972 Area 2/MIT [22][23]
14 Twenty/20 237 ft (72 m) 20 2015 East Cambridge [24]
15= Museum Towers 1 234 ft (71 m) 24 1998 East Cambridge [25][26]
15= Museum Towers 2 234 ft (71 m) 24 1998 East Cambridge Also called Regatta Riverview Residences[27][28]
16 One Broadway 230 ft (70 m) 17 1970 Area 2/MIT [29][30]
17= Peabody Terrace Apartments I 226.85 ft (69.14 m) 22 1964 Riverside [31][32]
17= Peabody Terrace Apartments II 226.85 ft (69.14 m) 22 1964 Riverside [31][33]
17= Peabody Terrace Apartments III 226.85 ft (69.14 m) 22 1964 Riverside [31][34]
20 808 Memorial Drive 224 ft (68 m) 20 1975 Cambridgeport [35][36]
21 929 House Apartments 220.32 ft (67.15 m) 18 1976 Mid-Cambridge [37]
22 Riverfront Office Park II 210 ft (64 m) 14 1986 East Cambridge [38][39]
23 100 [University Park] 205 ft (62 m) 18 2005 Cambridgeport [40]
24 Frank J. Manning Apartments 204 ft (62 m) 19 1976 East Cambridge Height to tip - 207 ft (63 m) with elevator house ladder[41]

Under construction

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m		 Floors Year Status Notes
1 MIT SoMa#4 342 ft (104 m) 29 2018 Frame assembly Once completed, this will be the tallest building in Cambridge, and the first exceeding 100 meters per overall height.[42]
2 145 Broadway 294 ft (90 m) 19 2018 Topped off [43]
3 MIT SoMa#5 280 ft (85 m) 18 2018 Foundation work [44][45]
4 MIT SoMa#3 238.5 ft (72.7 m) 14 2018 Frame assembly [46]
5 Central Market 207 ft (63 m) 19 2018 Frame assembly Formerly known as Mass+Main[47]

Tallest approved or proposed

This section lists high-rise buildings that are approved or proposed in Cambridge and planned to be at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, but are not yet under construction.

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m		 Floors Year Status Notes
1 MXD Residential Building South 365 ft (111 m) 34 2020 Proposed Will be the tallest building in the city once completed.[48]
2 MIT NoMa 295 ft (90 m) 25 2018 Approved Site preparation underway.[49]
3 325 Main Street 272.75 ft (83.13 m) 18 2020 Proposed Part of MXD II[50]
4 Parcel I 252 ft (77 m) 21 2020 Proposed Height to tip - 270 ft (82 m) [51][52]
5 Parcel G 243 ft (74 m) 14 2020 Proposed [53][54]
6 MIT SoMa#2 240 ft (73 m) 14 2018 Approved [55][56]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Green Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Green Building". structurae.net. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Green Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Kendall Square Final Report 2013". cambridgema.gov. p. 20 ("312" shown in lower left at building location). Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Boston Marriott Cambridge". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  6. ↑ FCC ASR database Retrieved 2014-03-07
  7. ↑ "Proto". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  8. ↑ "40 Thorndike Street Cambridge". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  9. ↑ "Avalon North Point". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  10. ↑ "Kendall Square Final Report 2013". www.cambridgema.gov. pp. 20, 21 (Find 193 in the center of the diagram, go down 1.5 inches to a box that says 270'). Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  11. ↑ "PUD-KS Zoning Proposal Revisions May 5, 2015". www.cambridgema.gov. p. 15. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  12. ↑ "Eastgate Married Student Housing". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  13. ↑ "Riverfront Office Park I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  14. ↑ "General Building Information Form" (PDF). riverfrontofficepark.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  15. ↑ "Fresh Pond Apartments I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  16. ↑ "Fresh Pond Apartments II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  17. ↑ "Fresh Pond Apartments III". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  18. ↑ "Broad Institute". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  19. ↑ "Kendall Square Final Report 2013". www.cambridgema.gov. pp. 20, 21 (Find 193 in the center of the diagram, go down 1.5 inches to a box that says 270', from 270' go up and right one inch at 45° to a box that says 248'). Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  20. ↑ "PUD-KS Zoning Proposal Revisions May 5, 2015". www.cambridgema.gov. p. 17. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  21. ↑ "Watermark Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  22. ↑ "Tang Residence Hall". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  23. ↑ "Tang Residence Hall". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  24. ↑ "NorthPoint TWENTY|20". ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  25. ↑ "Museum Towers I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  26. ↑ "Museum Towers I". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  27. ↑ "Regatta Riverview Residences". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  28. ↑ "Regatta Riverview Residences". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  29. ↑ "One Broadway". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  30. ↑ "Building plans" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  31. 1 2 3 "Peabody Terrace Complex". en.wikiarquitectura.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  32. ↑ "Peabody Terrace Apartments I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  33. ↑ "Peabody Terrace Apartments II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  34. ↑ "Peabody Terrace Apartments III". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  35. ↑ "808 Memorial Drive". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  36. ↑ "Calendar Item No. 1 dated 11/4/02 ..." cambridgema.gov.
  37. ↑ "Apartments". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  38. ↑ "Riverfront Office Park II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  39. ↑ "General Building Information Form" (PDF). riverfrontofficepark.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  40. ↑ "100". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  41. ↑ "Frank J. Manning Apartments". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  42. ↑ "M.I.T. Kendall Square Dorm". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  43. ↑ "Buildings (4/5)" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  44. ↑ "Buildings (4/5)" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  45. ↑ "MIT Kendall Square Building 5". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  46. ↑ "Buildings (1/5)" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  47. ↑ "Application Section 1-2" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  48. ↑ "Consolidated IDCP (1/3)" (PDF). cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  49. ↑ "Design Submission (1/7)" (PDF). cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  50. ↑ "Design Submission (1/7)" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  51. ↑ "Buildings" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  52. ↑ "Cambridge Crossing Parcel I". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  53. ↑ "Buildings" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  54. ↑ "Cambridge Crossing Parcel G". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  55. ↑ "MIT Kendall Square 2". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  56. ↑ "Buildings" (PDF). www.cambridgema.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

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