Topping off ceremony is set for downtown tower
Mayor Thomas M. Menino is scheduled to participate this afternoon in a topping-off ceremony for 45 Province St., along with the project's developer, the Abbey Group, and Suffolk Construction Co., Menino's office said.
Half a block from Old City Hall and across an alley from the Omni Parker House, the site for many years was occupied by a 13-story parking garage and the Littlest Bar. (At right is a rendering of what 45 Province will look like on its completion.)
Scheduled to be completed next spring, the new 45 Province St. will be a 32-story residential building with 138 condominiums, Menino's office noted.
According to City Hall, the project "will significantly strengthen the Downtown Crossing neighborhood with the influx of new residents who will add vitality to the burgeoning 24-hour district."
Plans for the topping-off ceremony include hoisting an American flag and a Boston Celtics flag at the highest point of the building, Menino's office said.
The Abbey Group is a part-owner of the Celtics.
Among the local projects that the Abbey Group is known for is the redevelopment of an old Sears building into Landmark Center, an office and shopping complex near Fenway Park. A Celtics flag has been observed flying over the Landmark Center as well.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
