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Honestly the best thing the city can do is just cover up each parcel above the pike from Mass Ave down to Chinatown, doing it all in one fell swoop. Then let each parcel get bought out, developed as a park, or whatever else but anything stitching these neighborhoods together is better than what...

1A would be my choice.

I'm half-kidding as I've flown out of JFK before and hope never to do so again, as getting through the city out to Long Island is indeed as terrible as everyone makes it out to be. I had no idea of the name of the various roads to get out there, probably because I blocked the experience from my...

I've understood like literally none of the words that came out of your mouth...

True. But there seems to be A LOT of off-colored/temporary windows on this building compared to other recently completed towers. Maybe it's because of the curvature? I still love this building, especially the lighting scheme at night going up the split. Definitely better than plywood, for sure.

Can they fix/replace all of those off-colored window panels? I've been wondering this since they topped this off. It's extremely noticeable on this building in particular.

Love that streetwall ^ that didn't exist not long ago! (even if I do miss the cheesiness that was the Machine)

What's their proposal and for which area?

This is the second ugliest building, just down the street from each other. The Hurley is worse than City Hall because it's in worse shape, with chunks of concrete falling off, windows that are so old/dirty/faded that they are almost translucent at this point, and the grounds around it that are...

I mean, I know there existed stats around listing "height to highest occupied floor" but it only seems relevant for safety's sake and when considering things like observation decks or penthouse heights, purely for claims on views. I definitely see how it is factored in though, otherwise it...

I agree with pretty much everything you're saying. I wasn't pondering just for the added height but rather how it could be more aesthetically pleasing (to some) if the messiness that's currently up on top were eliminated, to further amplify the effort they've put in to the observation deck, new...

I don't think any metric of measurement uses "habitable floors" as the rationale behind measuring a building's actual height. There are countless buildings with around the same number of floors as the Pru or Hancock that have structural elements (fins, stepped spires, crowns etc) that push them...

Without all of the many, many antennas that are attached to the roof now, it is great design, though one that certainly has some dated elements. I understand the necessity of them but there are certainly creative, modern ways to design a caging system or stepped design to encase all of them...

Yes, I said this on here awhile back. A more modernized, cleaned-up version of this Atlanta building's top would be great for the Pru.

So trust Wikipedia, a website that literally anyone can add information to, over actual university and government-conducted research?? Ok, great plan.

There's this: https://www.universalhub.com/2019/boston-keeps-growing-population-could-reach-760000 and this: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/220130679.pdf and many others that all show steady increases and predicted sharp increases over the next 5-10 years.

Where did you get this data from?? It's almost the exact opposite of what I've read.

I was in there yesterday and there is a big white wall in this spot with that logo on it. It's just off that 4-way hallway intersection, around the corner from where you go in to get to the Pru elevators.

Boston and the greater Boston area are steadily increasing in population and have been for the last 15 years. It is predicted that with the massive amount of bioscience and other tech companies moving into the area and the completion of the tremendous amount of housing and new neighborhoods...

The only practical amusement type attraction I could see here would be a large ferris wheel, preferably with enclosed capsule pods for year-round use.