0 Burnham Building in Downtown Crossing: AOL First to Move In

AOL employees wait to go into the Burnham building in downtown crossing

Credit: Boston Business Journal

The former Filene’s building in downtown Boston has welcomed it first tenant, AOL. AOL moves into the rejuvenated downtown crossing area of Boston and becomes the new building’s flagship name for now.

The Boston Business Journal indicates, “AOL officially became the first tenant to move in to the renovated Burnham Building in Boston’s Downtown Crossing this morning…The New York-based media and tech company moved about 50 employees into sixth floor office space…Next Monday, 600 employees from advertising firm Arnold Worldwide and its sister agency Havas Media will move into about 125,000 square feet of the building, at the corner of Washington and Summer streets.

More information on the Burnham Building’s prospective tenants are available on the BBJ’s website.

0 Burnham Building in Millennium Tower Lands Fashion Retailer

Burnham office Building at the Millennium Towers Complex

Credit: Banker & Tradesman

Another new lease for the Downtown Crossing, this time its retail.  Headquartered in Dublin Ireland, www.primark.com was founded in 1969 and today operates 250 store in eight countries.

From Banker & Tradesman: “Fashion retailer Primark has signed a long-term lease for 112,000 square feet at the Burnham Building in the Millennium Tower complex at Boston’s Downtown Crossing…Dublin-based Primark’s first U.S. store will occupy four floors in the eight-story Burnham Building, including 70,000 square feet of retail floor space.

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