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First of two towers is up as of this morning 4/27
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[developboston]

Tower crane is up! (looks like this one will have twin cranes, per @RandomWalk 's photo above). From 4/26:

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The second one is going up next week according to the courbanize update

 

[bigpicture7]

Vertical steel is now rising. As of 5/3:

 

[JS38]

We have steel rising!

 

[JeffDowntown]

We have steel rising!

Isn't this unusual, steel before a core?

 

[bigpicture7]

Isn't this unusual, steel before a core?

A fair number of steel-framed commercial buildings have a steel truss core integral to the steel structure, such as 290 Binney right nearby:

AstraZeneca/Alexion MXD Tower | 290 Binney Street | Kendall Square

Popping out of the trees from the urban park roof garden

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^Photo credit @BACsop

 

[RandomWalk]

They are staging components for the second tower crane. Also, the steel core is giving off strong panic room vibes.

 

[Czervik.Construction]

One building going up, the other coming down - past and future meet.

 

[JS38]

When they start building lavish headquarters buildings, company's slow inexorable decline has begun...

 

[RandomWalk]

The juxtaposition of a failed vision of urban renewal and the ongoing attempt to correct that.

 

[BACsop]

May 10, 2026

 

[wenz]

what is the design of this building? Thank you.

 

[stick n move]

 

[shmessy]

When they start building lavish headquarters buildings, company's slow inexorable decline has begun...

Hey, that's a cool, edgy statement! .........Apple says "hi!"

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[atlantaden]

Loving her curves, loving her green! She’s a beauty!

 

[Charlie_mta]

Loving her curves, loving her green! She’s a beauty!

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Kendall Square continues to produce winners!

 

[Czervik.Construction]

Soon, Cambridge will have more tower cranes looming than Boston.

 

[bigpicture7]

Soon, Cambridge will have more tower cranes looming than Boston.

Perhaps, but I am not sure "not very many" vs "almost none" is a score worth celebrating

It's still slump-time, broadly, so here's to hoping the whole area is uplifted soon

 

[bigpicture7]

This morning (5/18):

 

[RandomWalk]