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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RITCHEY RAYMOND A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [BXP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior EVP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2016 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20037 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $.01 06/13/2016   C(1)   35,000 A (1) 35,000 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 06/13/2016   S   35,000 D $ 127.1417 (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common OP Units (3)

(3)

06/13/2016

C(1)

35,000

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

35,000

(1) (3)

134,305

D

Common OP Units (3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

31,265

31,265

I

by the Raymond A. Ritchey 2008 Family Trust

Common OP Units (3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

35,600

35,600

I

by RAR/BP LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RITCHEY RAYMOND A C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20037			Senior EVP

Signatures

/s/ Kelli A. DiLuglio, Attorney-in-Fact		06/14/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	35,000 of the Reporting Person's common units of limited partnership interest ("Common OP Units") in Boston Properties Limited Partnership ("BPLP"), of which the Issuer is the sole general partner, were redeemed for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock in accordance with BPLP's Partnership Agreement.
(2)	Represents the weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at sale prices ranging from $126.87 to $127.61, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	Represents Common OP Units in BPLP. Each Common OP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Issuer's Common Stock, except that the Issuer may, at it's election, acquire each Common OP Unit so presented for redemption for one share of Common Stock. Common OP Units have no expiration date.

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