BOSTON, MA - One Dalton, the tallest residential building in Boston and home to Four Seasons Hotel and Four Seasons Private Residences, announced today that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) honored the tower as a best tall building worldwide in its height category. One Dalton is the first and only building in Boston to be named a global winner by CTBUH, an organization that developed the international standards for measuring and defining tall buildings. CTBUH explores how increased urban density and vertical growth can support more sustainable and healthy cities.
At 742 feet, One Dalton is Boston’s tallest residential building, a defining peak of the “High Spine” that runs through the city’s distinguished Back Bay neighborhood. Designed by the late, legendary Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Gary Johnson of CambridgeSeven, One Dalton is one of the most architecturally significant skyscrapers ever built in Boston, setting a new benchmark for innovative design for the city. It’s the first Boston building to exceed a height of 700 feet in nearly 50 years since the John Hancock Tower (200 Clarendon Street). It’s also the last Henry Cobb – designed building completed during his lifetime, a notable moment in his distinguished career.
“When we won the competition to build One Dalton, I knew it would be an incredible opportunity to add something spectacular to Boston’s skyline. I set out to assemble the dream team, led by Harry Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Gary Johnson of CambridgeSeven. It was a challenging site, and their combined creativity led to a unique triangular facade that seamlessly blends into the context of its historic surroundings. This magnificent award is a much-appreciated confirmation by their peers of the singular beauty of One Dalton’s design,” said Richard Friedman, CEO and President of Carpenter & Company, the developer of One Dalton.
The 61-story tower, which contains an award-winning, AAA Diamond designated Four Seasons hotel on its lower floors and luxury residential condominiums on the floors above, is shaped as a soft triangle, with three curved sides and smaller-radius curves at the corners. While the gently curved tower form rises with its High Spine neighbors, the podium respects its lower neighbors by rising only to the height of nearby townhouses. The tower’s residences offer views in two directions from every room and feature operable windows—a rarity in tall buildings.
Henry Cobb, the 2013 recipient of CTBUH’s Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award, envisioned One Dalton as “a building that allows you to understand its place in the city, allows you to understand the distinctions of use that happen within it, and above all allows you to feel that it’s a good neighbor to the residential area in which it’s embedded.”
“This award is, indeed, a celebration of the original design premise to create a landmark building that would not only complement the Boston skyline, but also provide a welcoming pedestrian experience at street level. On behalf of the entire design team, we’re honored that One Dalton has been recognized for its contribution to the urban environment,” said Gary Johnson, President & CEO of CambridgeSeven.
Carpenter & Company: In existence since 1898, Carpenter & Company is involved in real estate development, ownership, management, and brokerage. Carpenter has established an impressive record of diverse and innovative projects, including hotels, housing, office buildings, and shopping centers. Over the years, Carpenter has successfully developed long-lasting relationships with numerous joint venture partners, lenders, institutions, retailers, community groups, and governmental agencies. It is through these relationships that Carpenter has secured the resources necessary to develop and manage a wide variety of projects throughout the country. Notable developments include Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences One Dalton Boston, The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, The Liberty Hotel, Boston, Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans, St Regis. Residences in San Francisco, California, The Edition Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland, and various other distinguished properties throughout the US.
Four Seasons Private Residences One Dalton
Developed by Carpenter & Company and designed by the late legendary Henry Cobb, of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, in collaboration with CambridgeSeven, Four Seasons Private Residences One Dalton rises 742 feet, making a lasting impression on the Boston skyline. Located in Boston’s historic, sought-after Back Bay neighborhood, One Dalton combines Four Seasons outstanding service and management with world-renowned design and craftsmanship, to set the standard for luxury living in the city. The building’s triangular façade seamlessly places the building in a coveted location that is proximate to the city’s top dining, retail, and leisure destinations, as well as in reach of the area’s prestigious cultural destinations and museums, institutions, and universities. No detail has been overlooked to create a building that is unlike any other.
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners: Known for creating some of the world’s most recognized landmarks, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners is a leader in architectural design and sustainability. The firm’s projects, in more than 100 cities around the world, are exceptionally diverse in scale, program, purpose, and expression. Evident throughout this body of work is the conception of architecture and planning as an art of place making, embodying above all else a concern for the quality of public space and public life. Based in New York, the firm has been consistently recognized for excellence in design, with more than 300 major design awards, including 25 AIA Institute Honor Awards and three AIA Twenty-five Year Awards.
About CambridgeSeven: CambridgeSeven was formed by seven ambitious architects, designers and artists who created a partnership born of a sense of doing what’s right not only for our clients, but for public spaces. More than half a century later, the firm is a collection of thinkers and problem solvers who work together, in concert, under the guidance of its principals. Together, fresh, thoughtful design solutions result from a wide array of perspectives and practices, honed by decades of experience. In 2022, commemorating its 60th Anniversary, the firm looks forward as it acknowledges seminal projects - from the development of Boston’s iconic transit graphics and wayfinding signage (1965); to the internationally recognized United States Pavilion at EXPO 67 within Buckminster Fuller's 250-foot diameter geodesic dome (1967); and the precedent-setting design of the New England Aquarium (1969). For more information see www.cambridgeseven.com and on social @cambridgeseven.