(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 4-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska announces that it has acquired a 2,787 square meters of land in Boston, Massachusetts from John Hancock Life Insurance Company. The land acquisition amounts to more than 145m EUR, about SEK 1.5 billion. This acquisition marks Skanska’s seventh commercial venture in Greater Boston, and one of the few remaining opportunities for a new, ground-up development in Back Bay.
Located at 380 Stuart Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Skanska plans to develop a 27-story, about 58,000 square meter, Class-A office building with ground-floor retail and below-ground parking. The project will target LEED® Platinum, Fitwell, and WiredScore certifications.
The development site is in the center of the city’s commuter hub, with close proximity to the Boston Public Garden, Boston Common, and the trendy shopping district of Newbury Street.
Since 2009, Skanska USA Commercial Development has invested more than USD 2 billion in office and multi-family projects, and has developed office headquarters for tenants including, Waste Management, Bank of America, Brooks Sports, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Tommy Bahama.
Skanska is one of the leading construction and development companies in USA, specializing in building construction, civil infrastructure and developing commercial properties in select U.S. markets. Skanska USA had sales of SEK 74 billion and about 7,900 employees in its operations in 2019.
Media contacts:
Alicia Jones, Director – Communications, Skanska USA, tel + 1 703 835 2762
Olof Rundgren, Media Relations Manager, Skanska AB, tel + 46 (0)10 448 67 94
Direct line for media, tel +46 (0)10 448 88 99
SOURCE: Skanska AB
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