Boston Properties Office Tower | 888 Boylston Street | Back Bay

Suffolk 83 said:
Seems like this one might belong in the seaport: short fat box
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A fat box (thankfully no longer pregnant) with architecturally integrated wind turbines. I think it is going to look pretty good.
 
Wow, it's amazing how much the Mandarin transformed that stretch of Boylston.
 
Legal's has closed in the Pru. I remember upthread there was some discussion about this possibility, but I can't find it now (side question: what are some good tips for searching the forum, as I always seem to run into this problem?)

Any information on what will replace it or whether this is part of a larger repositioning of retail in the mall?
 
The sign points you to the Legal's in the copley mall on the 2nd floor. Its tucked into a corner.
 
Shepard said:
Legal's has closed in the Pru. I remember upthread there was some discussion about this possibility, but I can't find it now (side question: what are some good tips for searching the forum, as I always seem to run into this problem?)

Any information on what will replace it or whether this is part of a larger repositioning of retail in the mall?
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Legals was trying to find a place to house the closed Pru location but couldn't find one in time. Last I heard they had also not secured a spot in the newly renovated area once it's completed.
 
Shepard said:
Legal's has closed in the Pru. I remember upthread there was some discussion about this possibility, but I can't find it now (side question: what are some good tips for searching the forum, as I always seem to run into this problem?)

Any information on what will replace it or whether this is part of a larger repositioning of retail in the mall?
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Use the "Search this Thread" feature within a thread and not the general "Search" feature in the main navigation:

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I just typed in "Legal" and got results.
 
^ Cool Data, never noticed that feature. That's very helpful.
 
RandomWalk said:
Weird seeing the abortive Planet Hollywood building when it was nearly new. I remember regularly walking past the old parking lot it replaced when I went to the old Charette on Boylston.
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Which building was supposed to house Planet Hollywood?
 
kafox said:
Which building was supposed to house Planet Hollywood?
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This one. It's now a Fidelity branch:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...2!3m1!1s0x89e37a0e1652a781:0x3484fa84584c1406

You can tell it wasn't designed to be a office building with a bank branch in it. The panels above the windows have the Hollywood lights and the building mass has a unique design. Canopy is neat too.

Article from 1999 announcing PH pulled out: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1999/03/22/daily14.html
 
Construction activity NEVER seems to stop at this complex.

About every few years, another tall building is added. How much more space can they use to add another one? :eek:
 
Jahvon09 said:
Construction activity NEVER seems to stop at this complex.

About every few years, another tall building is added. How much more space can they use to add another one? :eek:
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This is the final missing piece of the Prudential Center. There are no other parcels available for development.
 
datadyne007 said:
This is the final missing piece of the Prudential Center. There are no other parcels available for development.
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Data -- I suspect that if right lucrative opportunity came along -- the Shaws / Star Market could be rebuilt into a tower with a supermarket in the basement / ground floor a la the Burnham / Millenium Tower

Of course it would have to be a very big opportunity because of the building challenge due to ramps and the Pike
 
I see a redevelopment of Lord and Taylor happening in the future. I'm not sure I see the same with the Star Market parcel with the aforementioned Pike/ramp issues.

Any estimates for how long it takes for this to start going vertical?
 
Ok, I should have said final open parcel that is planned for development.
 
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