Shreve, Crump & Low Redevelopment | 334-364 Boylston Street | Back Bay

[HenryAlan]

The developer took a well-scaled block and ripped down what appears to be 3 separate historic buildings to put up a single giant monolithic rectangle. One building taking up the whole block may fly in the Seaport or Kendall, but it's pure malpractice right on the edge of the Public Garden.

Yes, I agree with the point regarding aesthetics, just not that it changes the overall block dynamics.

 

[stellarfun]

I will note that the Four Seasons is ten floors above a two story podium that has almost double-height floors.

 

[AndreyD]

 

[AndreyD]

 

[mssrro]

5/10:

 

[Justbuildit]

According to the filing (and, well, counting) this is going to have 9 occupied floors (plus mechanical penthouse). By my eye the top of the steel is the roof of floor 9, so it's near topping out already. Pretty quick steel work. While I don't love this one, just get it done and open...