100 Federal Street - Boston, MA - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com

In Boston, in the Post Office Square part of the Financial District, is a reddish building known as 100 Federal Street. This building, currently adorned with the name of Bank of America, is unusual in that there is a 'bulge' in the lower third of the building. The bulge has also generated another nickname - "The Pregnant Building." See the article below for one source that used it. The owners are ONE HUNDRED FEDERAL ST LPS.

The building sits in the block bounded by Federal, Franklin, Congress and Matthew Streets. It is the tallest building in the immediate area, as the Prudential and Hancock Towers are in the Back Bay, the Federal Reserve Bank Building is along the waterfront at Dewey Square, the BNY Mellon Center is a few blocks to the north at Court and Washington Street, and One International Place is by the waterfront at Oliver Street.

According to the Emporis web site, the building was known by its previous name, the First National Bank of Boston Building, the name of the bank that was previously in the building before Fleet Bank took over that bank, then Bank of America took over Fleet. Currently, it is the sixth highest building in Boston,

Other Sources:

Boston Business Journal (Is BoA's 100 Federal Street Building Bloated or Pregnant?):
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Building Name: 100 Federal Street Structure Height: 591 Number of Stories: 37 Year Built: 1971 Architect/Design Firm: Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty Style: Post-Modern Use: Office Building Publicly accessible areas: None known. Hours: None. Cost: N/A Address: 74 Federal Street Boston, 20110 Building Website: [Web Link] The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]

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