Boston Properties Office Tower | 888 Boylston Street | Back Bay

[cjbski]

Anyone know what happened to Bloomingdales? Weren't they supposed to open a location here?

They pulled it off of their list of upcoming stores about a year ago.

Anyone know what's going in the smaller space next to Tesla?

 

[Boston02124]

 

[617]

Pleasantly surprised about the street presence of this building especially at night, it makes me feel like I'm actually in an special/exciting city. Someone post a pic I don't know how to.

 

[DZH22]

2 weeks old

IMG_3907 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

From earlier this month

IMG_4436 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_4464 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

I don't hate this one quite as much as I thought I would. The glass is pretty nice.

IMG_5417 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

I was just thinking that too. But it is still a mishmash of random parts.

 

[JeffDowntown]

I was just thinking that too. But it is still a mishmash of random parts.

I think it only looks "kind of OK" because it is surrounded by such dreck for comparison.

 

[Boston02124]

 

[stick n move]

I like the ground floor and the added density.

 

[FK4]

Very nice. Love the cubes in the second pic and especially the lines in the first pic.

 

[mcus29]

I was there yesterday. I was impressed with the Eataly signage out front. It's something grand and modern at the same time. Something Boston doesn't really have, at least the grand part in my opinion.

 

[DZH22]

Click into any pic to make it bigger.

IMG_5733 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5744 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5770 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[FK4]

IMG_5770 by David Z, on Flickr

Nice.

 

[chrisbrat]

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IMG_5744 by David Z, on Flickr

is the roof on the side closest to mass ave missing two turbine/windmill-thingies toward the front/boylston?

 

[Suffolk 83]

It is! I believe they got knocked down in a bad windstorm we had a a couple months back

 

[datadyne007]

It is! I believe they got knocked down in a bad windstorm we had a a couple months back

Looks like they luckily fell inward onto the roof, otherwise we definitely would have heard about them smashing glass and crashing to the ground.

 

[chrisbrat]

It is! I believe they got knocked down in a bad windstorm we had a a couple months back

interesting. surprised i missed that.

but more to the point: 1) so in addition to being somewhat gimmicky, these things are not sturdy enough to withstand boston weather; 2) a couple of MONTHS ago and they haven't been replaced/reinstalled by now?

 

[JeffDowntown]

interesting. surprised i missed that.

but more to the point: 1) so in addition to being somewhat gimmicky, these things are not sturdy enough to withstand boston weather; 2) a couple of MONTHS ago and they haven't been replaced/reinstalled by now?

Your first comment probably answered the second. You don't replace them until you know you have a design that withstands Boston weather.

Bigger question -- why are the other ones still up there. Given inadequate design, aren't they a huge liability risk?

 

[statler]

It may not have been a design issue so much as a improper installation issue.