December 12, 2007
VIA EDGAR AND TELECOPIER
Ms. Pam Howell
Special Counsel
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Boston Properties, Inc. | |
Definitive 14A | ||
Filed April 6, 2007 | ||
File No. 1-13087 |
Dear Ms. Howell:
This letter is submitted on behalf of Boston Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Company’s Definitive Schedule 14A filed on April 6, 2007 (file no. 1-13087) ( the “Proxy Statement”), as set forth in your letter to the undersigned dated December 3, 2007 (the “Comment Letter”).
As we discussed during our telephone conversation earlier today, the Company hereby requests that the Staff extend the deadline for the Company’s response to the Comment Letter to December 28, 2007. Based on our conversation, I believe that the Company’s request will be acceptable to the Staff. If there are questions or concerns about the Company’s request after review of this letter, please call me at (617) 236-3354.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Eric G. Kevorkian |
Eric G. Kevorkian |
cc: | Ettore A. Santucci, P.C. | |
Goodwin Procter LLP |