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Any new information on final height or when this will finally break ground?
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Hi. Welcome to ArchBoston.
FYI. Unless it is a brand new or really obscure project, chances are we already have a thread open about it. If you don't see the thread in the first couple of pages, try the search function.
Here is a link to the South Station Tower thread. The most up-to-date information will be there. If any new information crops up it usually gets posted pretty quickly.
Hi. Welcome to ArchBoston.
FYI. Unless it is a brand new or really obscure project, chances are we already have a thread open about it. If you don't see the thread in the first couple of pages, try the search function.
Here is a link to the South Station Tower thread. The most up-to-date information will be there. If any new information crops up it usually gets posted pretty quickly.
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Seems Boston cant even get another 500 footer off the ground. The boring 400 foot plateau coninues . . .
Seems Boston cant even get another 500 footer off the ground. The boring 400 foot plateau coninues . . .
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Boston seriously needs a real tower of 1000 feet to punch through it's lifeless skyline.
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It would certainly be nice, and the TransNational Place would have been pretty sweet. That said, I doubt we'll see one approved within the next 5 years. It'd be nice to break the 900 ft barrier @ the former TNP site, and I think that would be very do-able.
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Anything taller than the Hancock. Boston needs to move forward. . . And super slim. Like you see in New York.
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The development at the Gov't Center garage may be taller than the Hancock. If you look at the renderings of the Cook & Fox design, it towers over downtown and could easily break the 800 ft. barrier.
Height would be great downtown, but we don't necessarily need something over 1,000. Anything that will break the table-top of skyscrapers will be find with me. If we could get 1 or 2 850-900 ft. towers, our skyline would look amazing. Just look at Philadelphia.
Height would be great downtown, but we don't necessarily need something over 1,000. Anything that will break the table-top of skyscrapers will be find with me. If we could get 1 or 2 850-900 ft. towers, our skyline would look amazing. Just look at Philadelphia.
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I agree. A slim 800 footer at the Govt. Center Garage sight would dramatically change the Boston skyline and punch through the downtown plateau. Boston has so much potential.
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The shadow people suck and can move to Burlington Vermont.
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To which I would reply - - - Drink a tall glass of STFU and get a clue.
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"Boston seriously needs a real tower of 1000 feet"
What does Boston need this for? Is there some critical shortage of office space that this would address?
What does Boston need this for? Is there some critical shortage of office space that this would address?
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BAM!
I was reminded of something earlier today. I remember reading in one of the books about Scollay Square that the city proposed selling and/or building a high-rise at 28 State Street (the old Bank of New England building). As a result, other developers / owners jumped to get their buildings into the ground before they lost the opportunity, and/or they were encouraged by the city's plans. I don't know what the reason why, but we ended up with many of the banks' buildings as a result, including the Bank of Boston and The Boston Company buildings.
At least, that's what I remember reading.
It made me wonder whether or not the mayor's plans for his 1,000+ foot building was just plain hubris and/or that it might be inspiring others.
I was reminded of something earlier today. I remember reading in one of the books about Scollay Square that the city proposed selling and/or building a high-rise at 28 State Street (the old Bank of New England building). As a result, other developers / owners jumped to get their buildings into the ground before they lost the opportunity, and/or they were encouraged by the city's plans. I don't know what the reason why, but we ended up with many of the banks' buildings as a result, including the Bank of Boston and The Boston Company buildings.
At least, that's what I remember reading.
It made me wonder whether or not the mayor's plans for his 1,000+ foot building was just plain hubris and/or that it might be inspiring others.
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Ron Newman = Yet another conservative Bostonian who fears change and is content with the status quo. Yawn........................
The Boston skyline looks like a flat tire with no punctuation.
The Boston skyline looks like a flat tire with no punctuation.
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Oh, Ron. Your glass is always half empty. How about a Space Needle, CN Tower, or that red and white Eifel Tower thing in Tokyo that Mothra or Godzilla keeps knocking over? Then you wouldn't have that office space problem!
More than height the waterfront need some color and something cutting edge and sleek
if Chiofiaro wants to build tall and the design is truly terrific....fine
but height is not the issue and it never will be the dominant issue anywhere..especially in that location and especially in Boston.
if Chiofiaro wants to build tall and the design is truly terrific....fine
but height is not the issue and it never will be the dominant issue anywhere..especially in that location and especially in Boston.
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You like the boring plateau called Boston? Why?
If you think simply plopping something tall down onto the streets of Boston is a wise decision....lets hope you are never anywhere near those strings that need to be pulled to get things done.
Height is fine but Boston isn't New York and requires an eye for location, landscaping and ground level activity for a project to truly maximize itself within the city. Unfortunately things havent always worked out along those lines and were were left with numerous hideous buildings that aged 20-30 years ago.
I'd like a 1000 foot building in Beantown but it is all about locaiton locaiton location as they say and nearly all the best locations are already occupied by wretched buildings.
Or are blocked by FAA regulations.....
If you want to force the height issue you should move to one of those suburban rube cities like Atlanta or Houston where they think if you just build skyscrapers the city will turn dynamic when in fact they just become more cookiecutter with horrible street levels.
Height is fine but Boston isn't New York and requires an eye for location, landscaping and ground level activity for a project to truly maximize itself within the city. Unfortunately things havent always worked out along those lines and were were left with numerous hideous buildings that aged 20-30 years ago.
I'd like a 1000 foot building in Beantown but it is all about locaiton locaiton location as they say and nearly all the best locations are already occupied by wretched buildings.
Or are blocked by FAA regulations.....
If you want to force the height issue you should move to one of those suburban rube cities like Atlanta or Houston where they think if you just build skyscrapers the city will turn dynamic when in fact they just become more cookiecutter with horrible street levels.
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