SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                JANUARY 23, 2001


                             BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




         DELAWARE                       1-13087                 04-2473675
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File          (I.R.S. employer
     of incorporation)                  Number)             Identification No.)



                               800 BOYLSTON STREET
                           BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02199
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)



              Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (617) 236-3300




ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         Following the issuance of a press release on January 23, 2001
announcing the Company's results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000,
the Company intends to provide, to certain investors and analysts at their
request, supplemental information regarding the Company's operations that is to
voluminous for a press release. The Company is attaching this supplementary
operating and financial data as Exhibit 99.1 and the press release as Exhibit
99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.


(c)      Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.

99.1     The Boston Properties, Inc. Supplemental Operating and Financial Data
         for the quarter ended December 31, 2000.

99.2     The Boston Properties, Inc. press release dated January 23, 2001 for
         the quarter ended December 31, 2000.





                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:    January 23, 2001                       BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

                                                /s/ Douglas T. Linde
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                                                By: Douglas T. Linde
                                                    Chief Financial Officer