The 53-story, 1.8-million-sq-ft tower is the world’s largest Passive House office building that also meets WELL Gold and LEED Platinum standards, says the submission./
Suffolk took over the mixed-use development while pandemic-era restrictions were still in place one year after construction halted in 2020 under a different developer and construction manager.
A 345,000-sq-ft building that looks like a stack of books placed on a podium was designed to ease its impact on busy Commonwealth Avenue, but it was a challenge to align the structure with other buildings along the busy boulevard.
The intricacies of working within an active airport made daily coordination essential for the 128,000-sq-ft connector, which included tasks ranging from placing foundations and tying in new electrical systems to safely managing passenger traffic and coordinating site logistics with multiple airlines.
In South Florida, Suffolk is constructing underground parking garages to add space and value to projects amid small sites and other site constraints like height limits.