Building specs

Tower Point (the “Property”) is a recently renovated, six-story brick-and-beam office building totaling 156,510 square feet in the Seaport submarket of Boston, MA. The Property is located nearby State Street’s current and GE’s future headquarters and is proximate to public transportation including the MBTA Red Line and South Station. Originally two buildings that have been connected with a center core, the efficient floorplates set up well for single or multi-tenant use and have natural light on all sides.

Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor courtyard and 65-space surface parking lot. Tenants desire the character of brick-and-beam buildings and parking is a rare amenity in the Seaport.

 

Amenities

  • Full Time On-Site Management, Engineering & Security

  • Courtyard & Lounge Amenity Space Available for Tenant Reservation

  • On-Site Bike Racks

  • Free Wi-Fi in the First Floor Common Areas

  • Private Shuttle Service to and from North & South stations Monday to Friday.

  • Fitness Center with Showers

 

COVID Related Considerations

  • Touchless Automation of Entry Doors

  • Additional Touchless sanitizing stations in common areas

  • Automation of all Common restroom fixtures

  • More frequent filter changes

  • Filters upgraded to MERV 13 filtration

 

Specifications

  • 156,510 SF on 6 floors

  • Construction in 1877, renovations in 1987, 2013, 2015 and 2020.

  • Elevators: 2 Passenger, Fully Modernized in 2015

  • Floor-to-deck ceiling heights range from 15’ to  9’-12’

  • Limited interior columns enable efficient tenant layouts

  • HVAC: Each wing of each floor of the building is equipped with an independent air handling unit with typical capacity of 20-25 tons. A fully integrated energy management system was installed in 2020 which included the integration of all base building equipment.

  • Electricity Metered per Suite

  • After-hours office HVAC and supplemental telecom HVAC paid by tenant

  • Roof: Carlisle EPDM membrane to mechanically fasten insulation boards to wood deck.

  • Structure: Two brick and heavy timber buildings connected by an aluminum and glass curtain wall structure; rough sawn lumber including large square columns, rectangular beams and plank flooring.

  • Façade: Brick masonry exterior walls, 16”-20” thick; first-floor walls are clad with an exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) that terminates in a projecting cornice at the second floor with aluminum cap flashing; curtain wall structure was installed in 1987 and includes aluminum and glass storefront doors.

  • Ceilings: Painted gypsum board, 2’ x 2’ acoustical ceiling tiles set in suspended grid systems, exposed structure

  • Electric Service:  Primary services rated at 277/480 volts/three phase and reduced to 208/120 volts by numerous step-down transformers

  • Emergency Generator: 100 kW, diesel-powered emergency generator located near the transformer

  • Parking: 65 Surface Spaces. Parking Ratio 1 Per/2,000-4,000 RSF Ratio. Current parking rate $400.00 as of January 1, 2020.

 

Telecom Specs

  • Telecommunications and fiber optics providers: Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, PAETEC, One Communications, DIRECTV, Comcast, Lightower, Towerstream

  • Cable providers: Verizon, Comcast

  • Floor loading: 60–100 PSF Live Load Limit; tenants may reinforce to add capacity

  • Electrical: 120/208V, 3-phase, rated at 3,000 kVA with N+1 redundancy on utility transformers

 
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