Berkshire Bank Headquarters Information

Berkshire Bank is the main subsidiary of Berkshire Hill Bancorp. The bank’s headquarters are located in Boston, MA and the bank has a history that goes back to 1846.

The bank currently operates 113 branches and these are located in:

• New York
• New England
• Connecticut
• Vermont
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

The bank holds the title of the largest regional bank with its headquarters in Massachusetts.

The bank has gained a reputation for its unique approach to banking and currently boasts assets valued at around $11.6 billion. The bank is also known for its philanthropy and the Boston Business Journal named it one of the state’s most charitable companies in 2017.

History of Berkshire Bank

Berkshire Bank was established in 1846 in the county of Berkshire in Massachusetts. At the time of its founding, it wasn’t FDIC insured and was known as Berkshire County Savings Bank. The Bank wouldn’t be insured by the FDIC until 1982.

A brief timeline of events since 1982 is as follows:

• 1984 – The bank had full trust powers granted
• 1996 – The bank underwent reorganization and it changed into a stock savings bank.
• 1997 – The bank’s name was changed to Berkshire Bank
• 2000 – The bank underwent reorganization again.
• 2012 – The bank underwent reorganization once again
• 2014 – The bank changed class to Insured Commercial Banks, State, Not Members of the FRS. It also changed to a trust company
• 2016 – The bank was reorganized yet again

Berkshire Bank has also made a number of acquisition in the past few decades. The financial institutions it acquired included:

• Great Barrington Savings Bank in 1997
• Woronoco Savings Bank in 2005
• The Factory Point National Bank of Manchester Center in Vermont in 2007
• The Rome Savings Bank in Rome, New York and Legacy Banks in Pittsfield, MA in 2011
• The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company in Hartford, CT in 2012
• Beacon Federal in East Syracuse, NY in 2012
• Berkshire Bank Municipal Bank in Albany, NY in 2014
• Hampden Bank in Springfield, MA in 2015
• First Choice Bank in Lawrenceville, NJ in 2016
• Commerce Bank & Trust Company in Worcester, MA in 2017

Berkshire Bank Headquarters

In 2017, Berkshire Bank signed a lease to move its headquarters to 60 State Street located in Government Center in the city of Boston.

60 State Street is a modern skyscraper and it’s located in the well-known State Street. The building was completed in 1977 and is currently the 14^th tallest building in the city of Boston. The building stands at 509 feet tall and has a total of 38 floors.

The building has a floor area of more than 800,000 square feet. It stands at the site where the famous Great Britain Coffee-House, a colonial tavern once stood.

The building was designed by Skidmore, Ownings & Merrill, the firm based in Chicago. The building is clad in pink granite which was intended to make it blend in with Faneuil Hall’s red brick.

Apart from the bank, the building also has other well-known tenants including:

• WilmerHale
• Good Measures
• The State Room etc.

Berkshire Bank Headquarters Address

60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA

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