3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Han cock ▁Place ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁for ▁$ 6 6 0 ▁million ▁($ 2 0 ▁million ▁was ▁new ▁equ ity ▁and ▁the ▁$ 6 4 0 ▁million ▁of ▁in - place ▁deb t ▁was ▁assumed ▁by ▁the ▁bu yer ) ▁to ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Part ners ▁and ▁Five ▁M ile ▁Capital ▁Part ners . ▁The ▁companies ▁had ▁been ▁slowly ▁increasing ▁their ▁invest ment ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁months . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Boston ▁Properties ▁acquired ▁the ▁John ▁Han cock ▁Tower ▁for ▁$ 9 3 0 ▁million . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁purchase ▁agreement , ▁the ▁name ▁" H an cock ▁Tower " ▁would ▁exp ire ▁along ▁with ▁John ▁Han cock ' s ▁le ase ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁that ▁built ▁the ▁Han cock ▁Tower ▁and ▁two ▁earlier , ▁similarly - named ▁buildings ▁is ▁known ▁lo os ely ▁as ▁" John ▁Han cock ▁In sur ance ", ▁or ▁simply ▁" John ▁Han cock ". ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁John ▁Han cock ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁" The ▁John ▁Han cock ▁Mut ual ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁ow ning ▁the ▁buildings ▁was ▁" John ▁Han cock ▁Fin an cial ▁Services , ▁Inc ."