Kenneth H Girvin - Commercial Real Estate Showcase

Started in 1890, completed in 1892
Designed by William Cummings Richardson and Henry W. Hartwell
19th century architecture, romanesque design, red longmeadow sandstone buff Roman brick
Originally known as the Youth's Companion Building, birthplace of the Pledge of Allegiance
Convenient Back Bay location
Access to the Massachusetts Turnpike entrance
Walking distance to Copley Square, Park Square, and Newbury Street
Parking lots are conveniently located directly across the street and in the immediate area
1 block away from the Back Bay and Arlington Street MBTA Stations and Greyhound Bus Terminal
Next door to Boston Police Headquarters
Lobby - 2-story high pink Tennessee marble walls, ornamented ribbed ceiling
3 passenger elevators, 1 service elevator
Historic oak windows with magnetic glazed unit installed at interior
Acoustic tile ceilings with recessed coffers at capitals of original columns
Restored patterned marble floor tiles and carpeting
Interior doors are natural oak
HVAC - fully air conditioned, variable volume system oil and/or gas fired heating, wet peripheral system
Life safety - fully sprinklered, fire and smoke evacuation system, emergency generator