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BOSTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), a real estate investment trust, announced today that it will participate in the Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Douglas T. Linde, President, and Michael E. LaBelle, Chief Financial Officer, will present a brief Company overview followed by a question and answer session scheduled to begin at 11:40 a.m. EDT. Among the topics likely to be discussed during this session will be the recent turmoil in the financial services industry.

The Company's participation in the conference will be webcast live in audio-only and available at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/ml/realestate08/25105198.cfm or in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.bostonproperties.com under the heading News and Events. The discussion will be archived and available for 14 days after the conference on the Merrill Lynch website and in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website under News and Events.

Certain statements that management may make during the Merrill Lynch conference may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by our use of the words "expects," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "believes" and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond Boston Properties' control and could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. These factors include, without limitation, the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations, the ability to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms, dependence on tenants' financial condition, the uncertainties of real estate development and acquisition activity, the ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, the costs and availability of financing, the effects of local economic and market conditions, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on the Company's accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results, regulatory changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Boston Properties does not undertake a duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Boston Properties is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that develops, redevelops, acquires, manages, operates and owns a diverse portfolio consisting primarily of Class A office properties and one hotel. The Company is one of the largest owners and developers of Class A office properties in the United States, concentrated in five select markets - Boston, Midtown Manhattan, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Princeton, N.J. Visit the Company's web site at http://www.bostonproperties.com.

CONTACT:
Arista Joyner
Investor Relations Manager
Boston Properties, Inc.
+1-617-236-3343

Marilynn Meek
General Information
Financial Relations Board for Boston Properties
, +1-212-827-3773