Financial District office buildings get a makeover

Owner TIAA-CREF said it has completed major renovations at 99 High St. (above) and One Boston Place, two first-class office buildings in Boston's Financial District.

The building at 99 High St. is a 730,000-square-foot tower on the corner of High and Congress Streets overlooking the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. One Boston Place, a joint venture between TIAA-CREF and SITQ, is home to a number of the city’s most prestigious law, financial, and corporate firms and is currently 97.8 percent leased, said TIAA-CREF, a provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields - and, with $420 billion in combined assets under management, a major investor in commercial real estate.

Significant upgrades at 99 High include "a new monumental portal entrance, granite facade on the lower levels, awnings and planters at street level, brighter energy-efficient lobby lighting, a replacement of the High Street sidewalk, new exterior lighting to floor 20, elevator modernization, and complete system updates," TIAA-CREF said

Jones Lang LaSalle is the exclusive leasing agent, construction manager, and property management agent for 99 High. With headquarters in Chicago and with a big Greater Boston presence, Jones Lang LaSalle is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate.

"99 High is now virtually a new building inside and out," William Barrack, managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle, said in a statement.

One Boston Place is a 41-story, 800,000-square-foot office building located on the corner of Washington and Court streets. The building is exclusively leased and managed by CB Richard Ellis.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)