Edward H. Linde's House

He founded Boston Properties 36 years ago with publishing magnate Mort Zuckerman and focused on iconic buildings in the country's three priciest markets: New York (the $654 million Times Square Tower), San Francisco (the $1.2 billion Embarcadero Center), and Boston (the $519 million Prudential Center). Linde is also chairman of the board of trustees at the BSO.

In 2006, he was ranked the 30th wealthiest Bostonian, at $546 million