Millennium Tower

Boston


On the site of the former Filene's Department Store, the Millennium Tower is a high-rise residential tower and the tallest Boston skyscraper outside the Back Bay. It's been a long time in coming, but the city has high hopes that this endeavor will pump some new life into this declining district.

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