Crane Pix Past and Present

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The rarest of birds in the Boston skyline: the construction crane - The Boston Globe

Two years ago, there were 20 tower cranes active in Boston. Now are there are just five.
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If you’re lucky, you could catch five cranes looming over neighborhoods, according to RLB Crane index, which tracks major construction projects in 17 cities in North America.
Between high interest rates and the high cost of materials, construction is slow all over the country right now. But it’s particularly slow in Boston, where massive projects have ground to a near-halt with the smallest number of cranes since construction consulting firm RLB launched the index in 2016. The index includes only so-called tower cranes used to haul heavy steel beams and concrete frames for mid- to high-rise buildings. Two years ago, there were 20 cranes active in Boston, a number that fell to nine toward the end of 2024, according to RLB.
Development can take years in Boston, especially high rises, so some of the projects with tower cranes began their permitting process under former Mayor Marty Walsh who left office in 2021. The key is to keep the pipeline of future projects flowing.
While sightings were scarce, I did learn something new: the best place for crane-watching is no longer in the Seaport District. It’s in the Fenway, where you can find not one but two hulking cranes dangling high in the sky.
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