List of tallest buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. Located on the northern shore of the Charles River, it is also a major suburb of Boston, the state capitol and regional financial center. It has a population of 105,000 (2010) and a growing number of high-rise buildings. This article is a list of the tallest buildings and other structures in Cambridge that are over 200 ft (61 m) in height.

Tallest buildings and other structures

Rankings are approximate; their accuracy cannot be guaranteed on account of uncertainties in the height data and the possibility of missing items.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Built	Neighborhood	Notes
1	Green Building (MIT)		295 ft (90 m)	21	1964	Area 2/MIT	Has been the tallest building in Cambridge since 1964.[1][2][3] Pinnacle height 312 ft (95 m) with radar dome.[4]
2	Boston Marriott Cambridge		290 ft (88 m)	26	1988	Area 2/MIT	Tallest building built in the 1980s.[5]
3	WJIB radio tower		285 ft (87 m)	N/A	1948	Neighborhood Nine	[6]
4	40 Thorndike Street		282 ft (86 m)	22	1974	East Cambridge	Formerly the Sullivan Courthouse. Tallest building built in the 1970s.[7]
5=	Eastgate Student Housing		270 ft (82 m) (est.)	30	1967	Area 2/MIT	Highest floor count in Cambridge.[8][9][10]
5=	Riverfront Office Park I		270 ft (82 m)	18	1983	East Cambridge	[11][12]
7=	Archstone North Point		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	2008	East Cambridge	Known as Avalon North Point.[13]
7=	Fresh Pond Apartments I		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	1970	North Cambridge	Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[14]
7=	Fresh Pond Apartments II		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	1970	North Cambridge	Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[15]
7=	Fresh Pond Apartments III		269 ft (82 m) (est.)	22	1970	North Cambridge	Formerly known as Rindge Towers.[16]
11	75 Ames Street (7 Cambridge Center)		263 ft (80 m)	12	2014	Area 2/MIT	[17]
12=	Watermark Kendall West		248 ft (76 m) (est.)	23	2006	Area 2/MIT	[18][19][20]
12=	Tang Residence Hall		248 ft (76 m)	24	1972	Area 2/MIT	[21][22]
14	Twenty/20		237 ft (72 m)	20	2015	East Cambridge	[23]
15=	Museum Towers 1		234 ft (71 m)	24	1998	East Cambridge	[24][25]
15=	Museum Towers 2		234 ft (71 m)	24	1998	East Cambridge	Also called Regatta Riverview Residences[26][27]
16	One Broadway		230 ft (70 m)	17	1970	Area 2/MIT	[28][29]
17=	Peabody Terrace Apartments I		226.85 ft (69.14 m)	22	1964	Riverside	[30][31]
17=	Peabody Terrace Apartments II		226.85 ft (69.14 m)	22	1964	Riverside	[30][32]
17=	Peabody Terrace Apartments III		226.85 ft (69.14 m)	22	1964	Riverside	[30][33]
20	808 Memorial Drive		224 ft (68 m)	20	1975	Cambridgeport	[34][35]
21	929 House Apartments		220.32 ft (67.15 m)	18	1976	Mid-Cambridge	[36]
22	Riverfront Office Park II		210 ft (64 m)	14	1986	East Cambridge	[37][38]
23	100 [University Park]		205 ft (62 m)	18	2005	Cambridgeport	[39]

Under construction

Tallest approved or proposed

This section lists high-rise buildings that are approved or proposed in Cambridge and planned to be at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, but are not under construction yet.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Boston
• List of tallest buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts
• List of tallest buildings in Worcester, Massachusetts
• List of tallest buildings in Massachusetts, exclusive of Boston

Notes

General

• Emporis GbmH – Cambridge
• Structurae.net - Cambridge
• Skyscraper Source Media - Cambridge

References

External links

• Official website
• Save Our Skyline – Limiting large development in Cambridge

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