FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP MA

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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April 4, 2024​

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting solely via live audio webcast on the internet. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and vote and submit questions online during the meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FSP2024. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

The attached Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement contain details of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. We urge you to review these proxy materials carefully and to use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of Franklin Street Properties by voting on the matters described in the Proxy Statement.

We are pleased to inform you that we will again be taking advantage of the “Notice and Access” method of providing proxy materials via the Internet. On or about Thursday, April 4, 2024, we are mailing to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our 2024 Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report and how to vote. This notice also contains instructions on how to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials. We believe that this method will expedite your receipt of proxy materials, help conserve natural resources and reduce our printing and mailing costs.

Your vote is important. We hope that you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote your shares as soon as possible. Instructions on how to vote your shares are contained in this Proxy Statement.

Thank you for your continued support of Franklin Street Properties. We look forward to seeing you on May 16, 2024.

Sincerely,​

George J. Carter

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer​

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 16, 2024

The Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders

are available electronically atwww.proxyvote.com