I don't know exactly where to put this, but I have been doing an exercise in my head for the past 15-20 years where I basically do a run through of all the tallest buildings currently out of the ground and growing in the inner metro (think Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, but also Everett for the casino, etc). Typically my main cutoff is 200', but will also mentally include anything ~150'+. This is actually my version of "counting sheep" and has helped me fall asleep for the past decade and a half.
At its absolute peak there were 8 buildings over 200' simultaneously growing at the same time. At that 200' cutoff, the Seaport often led the way, but we've also had some steady growth in Kendall, Fenway, North Point, and Assembly, along with the larger towers downtown.
However, today, right now, for the FIRST TIME since I've been doing this exercise, we have exactly 0 buildings over 200' out of the ground and growing. I guess you could say that the MXD Residential Vega could still gain an additional foot or two with the cladding on the mechanical crown, but for all intents and purposes we're at 0. I know that Volpe will give us a 336' soon, and there's the Northeastern dorm, but it takes a long time to dig and then fill in the foundation. That was never part of the count, as it's specifically based on visual growth (ie the city will look bigger next week as specific buildings continue to grow).
So this leaves me with a couple points:
-First, what actually is the tallest building under construction that's out of the ground and growing? Is it that 10-11 story residential on the Greenway? Is that it?!?!
-Second, can we blame this on Wu (and even Janey to a small extent) yet, or are we going to point to extenuating circumstances and give her a pass? It's worth noting that some of us, myself included, declared this would happen when she was elected, so it seems like we're more vindicated than anything. Unfortunately vindication isn't what I want. I want more towers! (residential/hotel only at this point please)
-Third... I don't know, any other thoughts?
If anybody (Stick maybe?) can help provide an accurate current list, I really need some help falling asleep!
At its absolute peak there were 8 buildings over 200' simultaneously growing at the same time. At that 200' cutoff, the Seaport often led the way, but we've also had some steady growth in Kendall, Fenway, North Point, and Assembly, along with the larger towers downtown.
However, today, right now, for the FIRST TIME since I've been doing this exercise, we have exactly 0 buildings over 200' out of the ground and growing. I guess you could say that the MXD Residential Vega could still gain an additional foot or two with the cladding on the mechanical crown, but for all intents and purposes we're at 0. I know that Volpe will give us a 336' soon, and there's the Northeastern dorm, but it takes a long time to dig and then fill in the foundation. That was never part of the count, as it's specifically based on visual growth (ie the city will look bigger next week as specific buildings continue to grow).
So this leaves me with a couple points:
-First, what actually is the tallest building under construction that's out of the ground and growing? Is it that 10-11 story residential on the Greenway? Is that it?!?!
-Second, can we blame this on Wu (and even Janey to a small extent) yet, or are we going to point to extenuating circumstances and give her a pass? It's worth noting that some of us, myself included, declared this would happen when she was elected, so it seems like we're more vindicated than anything. Unfortunately vindication isn't what I want. I want more towers! (residential/hotel only at this point please)
-Third... I don't know, any other thoughts?
If anybody (Stick maybe?) can help provide an accurate current list, I really need some help falling asleep!
