Houghton Mifflin Harcourt "will write its next chapter in the Financial District instead of the Back Bay," the Boston Globe wrote, reporting that the publisher "has signed a 16-year lease to occupy 162,000 square feet at 125 High St., taking over the entire fifth through eighth floors in the building."
HMH is expected to relocate from its existing headquarters at 222 Berkeley Street, where it has been since 1991, by early 2017. A spokeswoman for the company said the new location was selected because of its proximity to services and transit links, including South Station. Approximately 685 HMH employees will be relocated.
The Globe also observed that the move brings the company "closer to its geographic roots: Its founding can be traced to a small publishing business at a bookstore at the corner of Washington and School streets in Downtown Crossing, more than 180 years ago."
