Overview

• The city’s final approval clears a plan to lift the sign about 30 feet and shift it roughly 120 feet east to preserve the original view corridor.
• The relocation is the concluding step of the 660 Beacon Street redevelopment project.
• The 60-by-60-foot display with 11-foot letters will be dismantled, refurbished, and reinstalled on a new truss anchored to custom roof footings.
• Suffolk is the project contractor, with specialty sign firms including Federal Heat Sign Company preparing for the piece-by-piece move.
• Planning began in 2018 and permitting is underway, with state and city leaders emphasizing the sign’s civic and cultural significance.