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[FormFollowsBudget]

What's up with the yellow beam and platform?

 

[JumboBuc]

I wish this project included a glass roof for South Station, à la the newish atrium at 100 Federal.

The South Station waiting area has a couple rows of skylights but more would be much better, especially with this new platform overbuild blocking out sunlight.

 

[Sam Staiti]

Cutting torches being used on the garage earlier today

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_3595 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3578 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3579 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3581 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3583 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3584 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3590 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3587 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[atlantaden]

 

[rjacobs]

Great photos. And in the 'onward and upward' category: foundation work for the tower starts in September (whether that means next week or towards the end).

 

[atlantaden]

 

[Sam Staiti]

From yesterday: Tower pillars(?) are in place and the bus terminal steel now reaches across track 9.

 

[shmessy]

I love the concept of so much what is happening at South Station, I just wish the they didn't forfeit and punt the tower into being a bland, glass bullet Hines Houston corporate tower.

It's like a pitcher giving up a homerun with 2 outs in the 9th of a no-hitter.

 

[Charlie_mta]

^ It will always look like an upraised middle finger to me. Just my warped mind I guess.
Having said that, I'm hoping it will be one of those buildings that ends up looking better when built than it did in the renders.

 

[rjacobs]

^ It will always look like an upraised middle finger to me. Just my warped mind I guess.
Having said that, I'm hoping it will be one of those buildings that ends up looking better when built than it did in the renders.

Agreed. On the potential plus-side, perhaps the 'corporate Houston' look will become 'East Coast cutting-edge cool' in a couple of decades? I know -- that doesn't make a lot of sense, but then again I anticipate that very little about the rest of the 21st century will.

 

[RandomWalk]

Turning South Station into a chair rail and wainscoting for a generic tower is disappointing.

 

[citydweller]

Maybe I'm a lone voice but I'm thrilled with the rendering.

 

[chrisbrat]

it's got prominent setbacks. boston needs more setbacks. it's not a terrible tower, but that's the best i can say about it.

 

[itchy]

Turning South Station into a chair rail and wainscoting for a generic tower is disappointing.

Good point. This reminds me of 450 Lexington Ave in New York, which did something similar in the 80s with a similarly nice (though less prominent) old Beaux Arts building.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Since the tower isn't part of the first or second (?) phases, perhaps they can hire a better architect in the mean time.

 

[FormFollowsBudget]

^ I nominate SHoP and would request a 9 DeKalb inspired design..

 

[393b40]

The tower isn't getting redesigned. Too many things in motion at this point.

 

[awood91]

Since the tower isn't part of the first or second (?) phases, perhaps they can hire a better architect in the mean time.

It IS part of phase 1, actually!

"Following completion of the South Station Transportation Center and mixed-use tower (Phase 1), two other project phases will follow."

 

[DZH22]

9/3 Crane from Mission Hill

IMG_3187 by David Z, on Flickr