Millennium Tower (Filene's) | 426 Washington Street | Downtown

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GW said:
So there's a not-so-rich door? I wonder what would happen if they were forced to mingle. "Ugh, are those Gucci?", says the man with Berluti shoes.
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To be fair, it probably has to do with direct elevators, not intermingling in the lobby. Still funny, though ;).
 
GW said:
So there's a not-so-rich door? I wonder what would happen if they were forced to mingle. "Ugh, are those Gucci?", says the man with Berluti shoes.
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Funny, but if you look at the floor plan it's just two separate sets of elevators with two distinct lobbies. I think the Grand residence one is aligned to have valet parking.

They all share the same club level though, so it's not like they won't see each other.
 
datadyne007 said:
Also I believe you are correct. They are finishing the second residential floor.

Edit: I just made this. I wouldn't be surprised if the real level 4 was called level 5 in the elevators instead because the 3rd floor is a double height floor due to the depressed slabs for the swimming pool and spa.
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Do you suspect that we will see them switch to "slip forms" as they climb the tower, or will this process be used right to the top?
 
jdrinboston said:
Do you suspect that we will see them switch to "slip forms" as they climb the tower, or will this process be used right to the top?
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I don't expect them to because the exterior walls are not concrete. Slip forms are useful when the wall itself is concrete and the openings are punched out. With Millennium Tower, the concrete is just the columns, interior shear walls and slabs. The exterior wall is entirely curtain wall that simply attaches to the slabs. Slip forms are being used on the cores, as they are solid concrete.
 
Mongo said:
Funny, but if you look at the floor plan it's just two separate sets of elevators with two distinct lobbies. I think the Grand residence one is aligned to have valet parking.

They all share the same club level though, so it's not like they won't see each other.
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Oh, it's no big deal to me. I was just being silly.

AmericanFolkLegend said:
I laughed and then felt sad when I realized I don't know what a Berluti is.
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I didn't either until I googled "most expensive shoes for men"!
 
There's new cladding on the Hawley Street side of this. I'll try to get pictures tomorrow.
 
We have a winner, folks! The curtain wall still looks beautiful in the pouring rain.
 
Great photos.

Looking forward to see how far this thing progresses by the beginning on summer.
 
You can see this one peeking out from way down Franklin Street by the Pregnant Building. It's about 1 floor away from being even with the top of the Burnham Building. Should really start to "show up" from different vantage points over the next couple of months. This one is going to be a game changer!
 
The Burnham is looking good too. We are very lucky to have preserved that one.
 
I was waiting for someone to write that,it really ruins the skyline from the east!
 
It's unfortunate. That black strip is unforgivable. The rest of the building is pretty good though. I don't understand how they looked at the rendering and thought "yea, let's not only block off prime views of the park, but let's just leave it black too".
 
tmac9wr said:
It's unfortunate. That black strip is unforgivable. The rest of the building is pretty good though. I don't understand how they looked at the rendering and thought "yea, let's not only block off prime views of the park, but let's just leave it black too".
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IIRC the site was just too thin to put the elevators in the middle and still have room around them. Still ugly as sin though. They should have continued the glass facade or something. Maybe they are planning on something being built right behind it?
 
On the plus side, it's the side of the building facing a back alley. It's conceivable that something tall could be built back there in the medium-to-longterm future. So, the blank strip isn't exactly a future party wall, but it's pretty close. In the short term though, yeah, looks pretty bad.
 
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