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Re: 111 Federal St. | Formerly Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2
(Sorry for low quality images, but that's actually quality they are in the PDF)
Thank you. They're going for LEED Platinum btw!Okay, but then what do you not fund? Does the City not need parks or affordable housing? Like it or not (and it's for the better), the City doesn't control transit here - the Commonwealth does. The City pays the MBTA for the service. We can definitely talk about raising those rates, but that's how Boston contributes to the MBTA.
Plenty of projects around Boston are built on the MBTA's land, bought or leased. Those proceeds fund transit 100%. If the Legislature wants to work out some way that Downtown Core projects put money aside from a State perspective to win State approval, then fine, but that's not the City's business. They should use their income to improve the stuff they're responsible for.
FWIW, official PNF out a week ago:
http://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/5f51a0ad-6157-419e-a437-089917c78905
We've seen these pictures before. Listed height is "up to 775 feet" (BPDA height, but I bet that's also structural height, since the FAA won't let them build that tall anyway).
Now that the PNF is in and we know the address, can we please change the thread's name to reflect the proposed project? It's "115 Winthrop Square | Financial District".
Also, if you want full-screen renders, they have a website up at mpwinthropsquare.com. Somebody could have some fun extending the building to 775', since they haven't done it.
(Sorry for low quality images, but that's actually quality they are in the PDF)