A Boston architecture project is ‘set to shape the world in 2025,’ according to CNN

The project will be completed this year.

The new 51-story tower above Boston's South Station will have 680,000 square feet of office space and 166 luxury condominiums. DBOX

By Kristi Palma

January 13, 2025

1 minute to read

One of the most influential architecture projects worldwide this year is in Boston, according to CNN.

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CNN recently released a list of 11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025 and included Boston’s South Station redevelopment project. It is the only U.S. project on the list.

Here’s what CNN wrote, in part, about the project:

Architecturally speaking, the challenge facing American firm Pelli Clarke & Partners was not only to reimagine the hub’s concourse and erect a soaring 51-story skyscraper above it, but to respect the original Classical Revival station building. Listed under the US National Register of Historic Places, it has stood there since 1899.

The resulting contrast — between gleaming glass and weathered stone — was always going to be stark. But the tower’s soft, sculptural form seeks to complement its historic counterpart. The expanded, arched concourse meanwhile offers visitors a more grandiose arrival into the city.

The project has been in the works for more than two decades and construction on the $1.5 billion South Station tower started in early 2020 and will wrap up in mid-2025, according to The Boston Globe. The tower will provide 680,000 square feet of office space and 166 luxury condominiums.

Check out CNN’s list of 11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025.

Kristi Palma

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Kristi Palma is the travel writer for Boston.com, focusing on the six New England states. She covers airlines, hotels, and things to do across Boston and New England. She is the author of the award-winning Scenic Six, a weekly travel newsletter.