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I dont have a bizjournal account but one of the stories says something about the motor mart garage looking to redevelop.
 
parcels M1/M2 have been a flurry of slurry wall construction the past few months. these sites are very active
 
Its not going to be able to go tall so hopefully they thread a new building through the middle, although that may be cost prohibitive for how few floors they'll be able to add.
 
stick n move said:
Its not going to be able to go tall so hopefully they thread a new building through the middle, although that may be cost prohibitive for how few floors they'll be able to add.
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I really hope they come up with a jewel box style addition. I like the original structure -- pretty interesting for a parking garage.

Height will be an issue because of proximity south of the Public Garden.
 
stick n move said:
Its not going to be able to go tall so hopefully they thread a new building through the middle, although that may be cost prohibitive for how few floors they'll be able to add.
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It's been a while since I've been in the Motor Mart but if I remember correctly the ramps up and down are in the middle so I don't think they could thread a new building through the middle without completely ruining the garage aspect.
 
Ramps and spots are very narrow in there.
 
On the other hand, that should make it pretty easy to convert. Lots of big, flat floor plants. Oddly perfect for biotech
 
Anyone have an update on the Marriott Moxy hotel project on Stuart St? It looked like they were breaking ground a couple months ago, but I haven't seen/heard anything since...and we haven't discussed it on here...
 
bigpicture7 said:
Anyone have an update on the Marriott Moxy hotel project on Stuart St? It looked like they were breaking ground a couple months ago, but I haven't seen/heard anything since...and we haven't discussed it on here...
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Active work site. Lots of utility work. Big squeeze on Tremont Street (sometimes blocking 2 lanes for staging). Not much else to report.
 
skyscraper and highrise update

why? because we can. does it matter?

Q: do we actually build skyscrapers – or are we the nation's leader in bullshitting about skyscrapers?

You make the call:

black ink denotes not yet u/c, *denotes Boston or mass.gov spearheading....

1. *111 Federal Street/Downtown 56 Stories 775' (construction early 2018)

2. 1 Dalton Street/Four Seasons/Back Bay 61 stories 756' (7th level)

3. 1 Bromfield St/Midwood Investment 59 stories 709' (awaiting new proposal)

4. Millennium Tower/Downtown Crossing 60 stories 685' (2016)

5. *South Station Tower; 51 stories 677' (awaiting final construction permits)

6. *Govt Center office tower/Downtown 43 stories + tall mech screen 647' tip... (approved/awaiting tenant)

7. Copley Place Tower/Back Bay 52 stories 625' (postponed indefinitely)

8. *Air Rights Parcel 15 Tower #1/Back Bay/Weiner Ventures w/ Prudential 40 stories 615' (under review).

9. Harbor Garage/Chiofaro/Prudential 48 stories 600' (awaiting formal proposal)

10. *Govt Center residential tower/Downtown 45 stories 547' (construction)

11. TD Garden office tower/West End ~21 stories over the podium ~505' rooftip (podium construction).

12. TD Garden resident tower/West End 45 stories 495' (construction)

13. Garden Garage Tower/West End 44 stories 485' (construction Fall '17??)

14. Avalon North Station/West End 38 stories 449' (2016)

15. 40 Trinity Place/Back Bay 33 stories 446' (approved, ephemeral listicle)

16. Atlantic Wharf 32 stories 436' (2011)

17. *Back Bay Station tower #1 34 stories 416' (under review)

18. *Back Bay Station tower #2 24 stories 396' (under review)

19. 380 Stewart Street/JHT #3/Back Bay 26 stories 390' (approved, ephemeral listicle)

20. 45 Worthington/Equity Residential/Mission Hill 35 stories 390' (proposed)

21. The Pierce/Fenway 30 stories 378' (topped/cladding near complete)

22. The Huntington/Fenway 32 stories 378' (proposed)

23. 45 Province Street 31 Stories 372' (2009)

24. 2 Charlesgate West/Transnational 30 stories 367' (under review)

25. 51 High Street 29 stories 360' (proposed)

27. *Parcel P12 Chinatown development plan rfp 348-360' (early stages of rfp process)

28. The Clarendon/Back Bay 32 stories 346' (2010)

29. Avalon Exeter 28 stories 336' (2014)

30. *Back Bay Station tower #3 26 stories 336' (under review)

31. *Govt Center #3 28 stories 336' (phase 3, may jump ahead of office tower)

32. 45 Stewart St/AVA Theatre District 29 stories 336' (2015)

33. *South Station #2 (residential) 28 stories 336' (phase 2)

34. Rio Grande/Dudley Square mixed use tower 25 stories 325' (under review)

35. 15 Harrison Avenue/Drago and Toscano/Chinatown hotel 26 stories 325' (under review)

36. StuVi2/33 Harry Agganis Way/BU 26 stories 323' (2010)

37. *Air Rights Parcel 15 #2/Weiner Ventures/Pru/Back Bay 24 stories 321' (under review)

38. 30 Dalton St 26 stories 318' (2016)

*39. Fenway Center main tower 26 stories 305' w/ 3 mid-rise bldgs (approved; construction delayed)

40. 436 Atlantic Ave/J Hook tower 24 stories 305' (proposed)

41. 533 Washington St 29 stories 303' (proposed)

42. 100 Stewart Street/W Boston Hotel & Residences 26 Stories 301' (2010)

43. The Kensington Apts 27 stories 299' (2013)

44. Radian 26 stories 291' (2014)

45. 157 Berkeley Street/Liberty Mutual 22 stories 290' (2013)

*46. 240 Tremont/Marriot Moxy 23 stories 273' (construction)


Cambridge/Somerville/Everett;

1. Volpe Center Residences ~500' (proposed)

2. 145 Broadway resident tower/Kendall Sq/Cambridge 33 Stories 395' (construction)

3. Wynn Tower/Everett 27 stories 386' (construction)

4. 145 Broadway/Kendall Sq offices 19 stories 295' (construction)

5. 88 Ames St (Cambridge) 23 stories 290' (2nd level)

6. MIT East Campus highrise dorms (????)

7. Assembly Row Main Tower #1 255' (2017)

8. Assembly Row Parcel 8 Main Tower 255' (proposed)
 
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what (if anything) is up with the proposed john hancock "tower" in the back bay? the one that looks like an old fashioned microphone crossbred with a norelco electric shaver.
 
Odurandina, where do you get some of your heights from? I am curious about the following for starters:

The Clarendon at 375'
45 Province at 372'
Avalon Exeter 348'
Marriott Moxy 286'
Wynn Tower 386'

I feel like some of these heights seem to shift every time I look them up.
 
nice list.
One note, government center, despite the name, is a private development.
 
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