I am adamantly against this project, it will utterly ruin the beautiful ambiance that exists on the waterfront. The huge girth of the buildings is obscene for such a delicate part of the city. I want to see the waterfront from the greenway, I don't want my vision blocked by a massive structure. If built, the character of the area transforms from nearly quaint and welcoming to imposing and more isolating. A visitor's awareness will always be partially diverted from the water to the towering presence of the tall buildings. Yes, I want to be in the sun when viewing the beautiful scenery later in the day and not have a shadow cast over me and the area around me.
Just because a developer buys property it doesn't entitle him to put up whatever he wants. Commerce of this scale has its place, it isn't here. If the waterfront guidelines allow this, I've lost faith in the process. If Vivien Lee accepts this project, I've lost trust in her. If Mayor Walsh approves, his urban vision is uninformed and I will assume that he is partly pandering to his construction union buddies.
