SEC Form 5

FORM 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Estimated average burden hours per response: 1.0
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LINDE EDWARD H (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE (Street) BOSTON MA 02199 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [ BXP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President & CEO
	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common OP Units	(1)	02/18/2004		G(2)		5,693,083	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	5,693,083	$0(1)	0	D
Common OP Units	(1)	02/18/2004		G(2)	5,693,083		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	5,693,083	$0	5,693,083	I	By LLC
Common OP Units	(1)						(1)	(1)	Common Stock	46,474		46,474	I	By Partnerships

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents common units of limited partnership interest in Boston Properties Limited Partnership (BPLP), of which the Issuer is the sole general partner. Each Common OP Unit may be redeemed, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock of the Issuer, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire a Common OP Unit presented for redemption for one share of Common Stock. Common OP Units were acquired by the Reporting Person in exchange for interests in property.

2. Transfer of Common OP Units to a limited liability company of which the Reporting Person is the sole manager and of which the Reporting Person and his wife are the sole members.

Remarks:

	Kelli A. DiLuglio, Attorney-in-Fact	02/14/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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