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We could rightfully claim New England's tallest building north of Boston. Albany stands in the way further west and has the tallest in upstate New York so I suggest we draw the boundary at the Vermont and Massachusetts state line!
 
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markhb said:
(Presumably, if we count the whole world north of the Boston parallel, the tallest building would likely be The Shard in London.)
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St. Petersburg Russia and Moscow Russia are both further north with taller buildings.
 
markhb said:
Taking the "tallest building north of Boston" to its logical end, and noting that Springfield is south of Boston (even if we take I-90 as the divider west of 128), 383' would not only beat out the rest of northern New England, it also is taller than any building in North America east of Montreal, save the Édifice Marie-Guyart in Quebec City, which is 43'. (Presumably, if we count the whole world north of the Boston parallel, the tallest building would likely be The Shard in London.)

I discovered something while researching this that may lead me to revive one of the puzzle threads....
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Not to derail the tread too much but the northernmost supertall is probably the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia which is almost 500 feet taller than the Shard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhta_Centre

I think we can settle for "tallest in North America East of Boston" :)
 
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Tallest building in the Atlantic Provinces is One 77 in Halifax at 364' which has proportions similar to the Old Port Square tower. This recently completed project is not located in downtown Halifax which I found kind of surprising.
 
Does it look like the newer renderings .... the cap brim is smaller?
 
Max said:
Not to me, but even if it is... it's not small enough. :)
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I guess I'm the dissenter on the "brim" - Not only do I think the original is fine, it will probably look much better in "real life", and IMO it will be amazing :cool: ... And are we becoming the NIMBYs of brims, when it comes to finally getting an actual tall building in Portland :D (that's meant to be light hearted)
 
I'm sure that restaurant would be very popular & busy ... probably tough to get in to, and that's not necessarily a bad thing ... I know I'd take family & friends (assuming the food is decent anyway :) )
 
Cosakita18 said:
Not to derail the tread too much but the northernmost supertall is probably the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia which is almost 500 feet taller than the Shard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhta_Centre

I think we can settle for "tallest in North America East of Boston" :)
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Just for the hell of it, I circled the "reasonable" area that this will be the tallest building in... I included Cape Breton and PEI but not Newfoundland or points beyond. Western boundary is the Richelieu River, to Lake Champlain and then the canal to the Hudson, south is I-90 to 128 to the ocean, northwest is the St. Lawrence. Everything taller in Quebec is either on the other side of the river or on Montreal Island.
 

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Anyone attend the first planning board meeting? Maine Public posted on all of their platforms trying to make this project sound bad the day before yesterday’s meeting… classic. Wondering how the turnout was.

I just really don’t understand it. This is a vacant surface lot 99% of people have never seen. It butts up against the butts of a bunch of buildings of the block. There’s no street frontage so if you don’t want to see it, don’t look up😂

But it’s the same old same old with that crowd… have to find something to complain about.
 
markhb said:
Just for the hell of it, I circled the "reasonable" area that this will be the tallest building in... I included Cape Breton and PEI but not Newfoundland or points beyond. Western boundary is the Richelieu River, to Lake Champlain and then the canal to the Hudson, south is I-90 to 128 to the ocean, northwest is the St. Lawrence. Everything taller in Quebec is either on the other side of the river or on Montreal Island.
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You might be in a race with Halifax. If Canal Plaza is lowered by just 1-2 floors it might not even eclipse the building under construction there, let alone the tallest proposal.

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NR2Portland said:
Anyone attend the first planning board meeting? Maine Public posted on all of their platforms trying to make this project sound bad the day before yesterday’s meeting… classic. Wondering how the turnout was.

I just really don’t understand it. This is a vacant surface lot 99% of people have never seen. It butts up against the butts of a bunch of buildings of the block. There’s no street frontage so if you don’t want to see it, don’t look up😂

But it’s the same old same old with that crowd… have to find something to complain about.
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There is a significant population of people who have moved here from larger cities because they see Portland as "human scale" and "quaint," and they want to keep it that way lest it "lose its charm." There is likewise a significant population of Mainers who see Maine, including Portland, as an adamant rejection of non-rural lifestyles and make the "we don't want to become Boston" arguments.

I had to leave the house as the PE finished her presentation, and I am not sure if the Board even took public comment last night as there are still outstanding staff questions and the Fire Department needs to review access (which does strike me as a valid concern; a residential building taller than anything they've had to deal with, on the interior of a block surrounded by other buildings on all sides). The recording should be posted I would think.
 
The King's Wharf tower proposal has been discussed and delayed since 2016 and is no closer to being built than the Old Port Square project. It is also located in Dartmouth, not Halifax and Mark could redraw the new boundary if necessary down the center of the river that separates the two cities. :)
 
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