Aquarium Development

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Aquarium Garage Development
General information
Status Never built
Type Office, hotel, residential
Location 1 Central Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′32″N71°03′03″W / 42.3590°N 71.0507°W / 42.3590; -71.0507 Coordinates: 42°21′32″N71°03′03″W / 42.3590°N 71.0507°W / 42.3590; -71.0507
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Floor count 70

The Aquarium Garage Development, was a proposed supertall skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. Aquarium Garage Development was intended to be tied as the tallest building in Boston, with Trans National Place. If built it would have surpassed the 60-story John Hancock Tower by 10 stories and about 210 feet (64 meters).

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The project was cancelled in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. Turner, Gred (6 June 2012). "Don Chiofaro ditches tower plan". Boston Herald . Retrieved 11 December 2013.