We Built This City
Development in Boston has become its own special kind of power, in which a few well-connected developers are able to raise the cash, buy the properties, and—most important—push their projects through the BRA’s labyrinthine approval process. Here, a handful of big players who are feasting on the building frenzy of the century.
John Rosenthal
Meredith Management
PROJECT: Fenway Center (#1 on the map above)
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1.3 million
Steve Samuels
Samuels & Associates
PROJECT: The Point, Van Ness (#2)
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1.3 million
Shawn Hurley
Skanska USA
PROJECTS: 1350 Boylston (#3), 101 Seaport Square (#7), Watermark Seaport (#8)
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1.4 million
Richard Friedman
Carpenter & Co.
PROJECT: One Dalton Street (#4)
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 700,000
Bryan Koop
Boston Properties
PROJECT: 888 Boylston St. (#5)
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 425,000
Anthony Pangaro
Millenium Partners
PROJECT: Millenium Tower (#6)
SQUARE FOOTAGE: $1.1 million
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