3BPOLE 1005833 — Boston, MA

At 260 m, structure 1005833 is about 3.5 times the 74 m average across the 78 structures registered in Suffolk County. It is about 4.4 times the Massachusetts average of 59 m across 1,508 registrations. Among the 4 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (3BPOLE), the average overall height is 256 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 240 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 260 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 6 m, which puts the top of the structure 265 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at coordinates 42.34917, -71.07472, with the site address filed as "200 CLARENDON STREET ( POLE 1)". Suffolk County has 78 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 14 Massachusetts counties with registrations, and 48 of them are marked constructed. Massachusetts as a whole has 1,508 registrations, the 38th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Newton-02494, MA · 1227884, a tower at 413 m (canceled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1005833 on Feb 17, 1998. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 966 in Massachusetts.

The FCC record lists JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Boston, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0028677623. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Massachusetts. Its most common filed structure-type code is 3BPOLE (3 registrations).

Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 2.