<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001246991-22-000152.txt : 20220401
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220401112153
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001246991-22-000152
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220401
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220401

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KIPP MARY E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001478538

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13087
		FILM NUMBER:		22796558

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 N STANTON
		CITY:			EL PASO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79901

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BOSTON PROPERTIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001037540
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				042473675
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 BOYLSTON STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1900
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02199
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6172363300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 BOYLSTON STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1900
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02199
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        <issuerName>BOSTON PROPERTIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BXP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>KIPP MARY E</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>800 BOYLSTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1900</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-03-31</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>194.10</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>128.80</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The Phantom Stock Units convert to Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Phantom Stock Units are awarded under the Boston Properties, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the &quot;2021 Plan&quot;) to non-employee directors who elected to receive Phantom Stock Units in lieu of director cash compensation fees. The Phantom Stock Units are to be settled in shares of Common Stock (except that fractional units, if any, will be settled in cash) in a lump sum or in ten annual installments, at the Reporting Person's election, following the Reporting Person's retirement from the Boston Properties, Inc. Board of Directors. In addition, non-employee directors who elect a deferred payout following their retirement may elect to convert not less than 100% of their notional investment from Common Stock to a deemed investment in one or more measurement funds. This election may only be made after the director's service on the Board of Directors ends. A director's account that has been converted to measurement funds will be settled in cash instead of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 0.24 Phantom Stock Units received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights which were credited to the Reporting Person on January 28, 2022.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kelli A. DiLuglio, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-04-01</signatureDate>
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