JPMorgan Bets on Boston With Plan to Emblazon Name on New Tower

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to move its Boston offices to the new South Station Tower — and join the rarefied ranks of companies that have stamped their names on the city’s skyline.

South Station Tower in September.

Photographer: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

In a sign of its growing clout in Massachusetts, the New York-based bank formally applied last week to install its name atop one of Boston’s tallest skyscrapers. It wants to put “JPMorgan” in 12-foot (3.7-meter) lettering on the building more than 650 feet up, according to its application with the city, which was obtained through a public records request.

Corporate tower signage is common in many ...