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.