Being mayor entails a whole lot more than just building towers for the sake of building towers.
The mayor of a large city has several priorities, in order of importance:
- ensuring safety and security for all citizens
- improving the living/working conditions of the most vulnerable
-...
It really does look like a great addition to the Boston skyline. Idk if its all the low rises around it, but it looks absolutely massive from down Huntington Ave in Back Bay/Copley.
Are all the buildings in blue under construction or proposed?
Thats a mighty fine skyline on its own, forget about satellite skylines. That skyline blows away some "big city" skylines like St Louis, New Orleans, Newark NJ and probably a few others as well.
The king of satellite or auxillary...
Cambridge has a pretty decently impressive skyline already - especially for a city of its size. But to really go next level, they'd need 3-4 five hundred footers.
North Station is the best location, cuz it allows people to come for Celtics/Bruins/special events without having to drive into the city. Plus its just a historic location with the orig Boston Garden and the new Garden practically at the same location.
I was recently on the SQ flight from SFO-SIN-SFO. I'm not sure if it was the 350 ULR...i think it was a regular A350 cuz I was in economy class and not premium econ. I lucked out on the outbound flight with aisle seat and an empty one next to me. I believe my flight was a shade under 17 hours...
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?