- story ▁to wers . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" bel oved ▁by ▁architect s ▁and ▁dis lik ed ▁by ▁almost ▁everyone ▁else ." ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Pe ab ody ▁Terra ce ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 8 . 5 mill ion . ▁On ▁ 5 . 9 ▁acres ▁( 2 . 4 ha ), ▁the ▁ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 - square ▁foot ▁( 6 0 , 0 0 0 m ) ▁complex ▁consists ▁of ▁some ▁ 5 0 0 ▁apart ments ▁( a ▁mixture ▁of ▁" e ffic ien cies " ▁and ▁one -, ▁two -, ▁and ▁three - bed room ▁units all ▁with ▁ 7 - foot ▁ 6 - inch , ▁or ▁ 2 . 3 m , ▁ce il ings ) ▁plus ▁play ground s , ▁nur series , ▁roof ▁terra ces , ▁la und rom ats / la und ry ▁rooms , ▁meet ings / sem inar ▁rooms , ▁study ▁rooms , ▁and ▁a ▁par king ▁gar age . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁us able ▁floor ▁space ▁and ▁speed ▁vertical ▁transport ation , ▁the ▁to wers ' ▁elev ators ▁stop ▁on ▁every ▁third ▁floor ▁only . ▁The ▁Harvard - aff ili ated ▁Pe ab ody ▁Terra ce ▁Children ' s ▁Center ▁is ▁hous ed ▁on ▁the ▁complex ▁grounds . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁architecture ▁critic ▁Robert ▁Campbell , ▁the ▁exterior ▁reflect s ▁the ▁desire ▁of ▁its ▁designer , ▁Harvard