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Seems like they are building this super quick.

Winthrop is is officially listed at 691', with MT and SST just a few feet shorter making them essentially triplets height wise. Does this mean the FAA height limit for Downtown is 700 feet? Whats the height limit for Back Bay?

Just saw the NYC pop estimate for 2024...its at 8.48M which is up from 8.2 or so a year or two ago...

Well that seems paradoxical so I'd ask how we know that population is actually rising???

Excellent points. I do remember the 2019 Boston proper population estimate was 690K and then when the actual [COVID] census came out in 2020/21 the actual population was down to 654,000. So it will be interesting to see if Boston can cross 700K by 2030. The MSA increase could also be people...

You can get a general feel though based on things like "there used to not be as much traffic on such and such road at this time of day..." or "why is the T always packed nowadays" or "no one seems to be riding the T these days".

I just noticed that the most recent population estimates for US metropolitan areas all have seemed to increase significantly in the past year. Obviously, the sun belt cities in the South have been experiencing tremendous growth for well over a decade now, but I was pleasantly surprised to see...

Always good to see a high rise go up. Although being in Fenway, it probably won't do much to increase the "apparent density" of Boston/Back Bay... Anyone know if there are any plans for any new 500 footers in Boston???

Good to see the classic 744 back at Logan...I guess that will be the only 744 there now. Any word on if they will ever bring the 748 back to BOS?

Thanks for your timely reply...unlike this post of mine, lol.

Yeah SST really adds a lot from this angle. In fact its more impactful than both MT and Winthrop combined. But all 3 really add some magnitude to the skyline being nearly 700' each. Just a single 1000 footer would really enhance everything though.

Does this mean that most people are back to working in the office for a significant portion of the work week then??? Why build all this office space if most people work at home most of the time, right? One of my sisters works full remote for at least 1 more year (will prolly switch companies...

...is there a list of any new mid-rise towers (300-499 feet) to be constructed in Boston? Obviously, the past decade saw a good number of 500 footers go up, and clearly that cycle has ended with South Station being topped out or very close to being topped out. However, I think 300-500 footers...

The GCT-LIRR connection is 17 stories underground??? Damn thats deep! Pretty sweet to connect those two. What they really need and I'm kinda surprised they don't already have it is a subway to Laguardia...and a subway shuttle direct from Laguardia to JFK (this could even have 2 stops at Queens...

Boston and almost every other major city in the US has been shrinking in population since the pandemic. Some core cities have shrunk slightly, but its offset by the continued growth of their suburbs. Are the immediate Boston suburbs growing in population or are they shrinking too?