more than half the city hated JHT when it went up. while i wouldn't put this on par with that development in terms of design excellence, i think the haters will come around in similar fashion. it's a weird thing to observe here on aB -- much of the board bitches about boston's conservative, staid, take-no-chances architecture, but whenever some proposal (or, more rarely, actual construction) actually does take chances, then it's time to clutch the 'ol pearls and take shots at anything that dares to be more than anonymous and unassuming.