Meredith & Grew leases 5,787 s/f to Citibank at 99 High St.
Citibank, a division of Citigroup, Inc., the global financial services company, has leased 5,787 s/f of premier street-level retail space at 99 High St., a 730,000 s/f signature first class office and retail building in Boston's Financial District. The space, on the corner of High and Congress Sts., serves as the 11th Citibank retail branch to open in Greater Boston.
Meredith & Grew senior vice president Ted Chryssicas and associate Jon Martin represented the tenant. Jones Lang LaSalle managing director Bill Barrack and vice president Ben Heller represented the landlord, TIAA-CREF, in the transaction.
An extensive capital improvements program at the building is now underway. The upgrades include a new monumental portal entrance, granite facade on the lower levels, awnings and planters at street level, lobby lighting, and system updates. The new 99 High rises above the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
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