Radian (Dainty Dot) | 120 Kingston Street | Chinatown

[KentXie]

I think the back side looks better than the front. The curve glass in front is great....until where the glass ends.

 

[JeffDowntown]

I think the back side looks better than the front. The curve glass in front is great....until where the glass ends.

I am not really sure that this building has a front or a back side. It seems it has three equally prominent sides, two flat and one curved, but all are major exposures. Plus the apex of the two flat sides with the rounded glass is very prominent looking down Avenue de Lafayette from Washington Street, but that is not exactly a "side".

 

[atlantaden]

I like every side of this building with the curved glass side facing the Greenway being my favorite side!

 

[BeeLine]

120 Kingston 12/27 (Looking N fron Kneeland)

 

[PaulC]

They play nice together!

 

[kz1000ps]

 

[DZH22]

 

[Boston02124]

looks so bulky now^

 

[Boston02124]

enough of the iPhone pics back to the cannon! r we all sick of this building yet? maybe after all these u will be?

 

[kz1000ps]

 

[BeeLine]

Radian 1/12/14


Radian 1/12/14

 

[Boston02124]

nice^ the dirty windows make the pics look like old newspaper print?

 

[sidewalks]

A question for the brokers out there...with this, the Kensington, Avalon Exeter, the Victor, 315 A street, Watermark 2 in Kendall, the assorted monoliths on the seaport all opening in the next 12 months, what kind of concessions and rental rates do you expect? Kensington is offering 1.5 months free rent on a year lease at $3100 for a 1 bed. Basically $2700/year. I tend to think the market will be saturated and these places will struggle to fill up.

 

[whighlander]

enough of the iPhone pics back to the cannon! r we all sick of this building yet? maybe after all these u will be?

Boston --- these last two photos really show a nice juxtaposition -- Radian fits in nicely with two other behemoths -- State St. (One Lincoln) and the older One Financial

 

[Boston02124]

thanks just sitting in traffic ^

 

[kz1000ps]

^ I gotta say, I agree with Armpits and his calling this the "wall of death"...it's antiseptic and lifeless and bears down on one of the few parts of the Greenway that actually has some life to it. Go figure.

^ Also, note how any illusions of depth in the black stone is completely undone by the cardboard precast. The smeary grey look does it no favors either.

 

[mcus29]

This pic reminds me of the Pink Floyd's Animals album art. One of their best!

 

[itchy]

I gotta say, I agree with Armpits and his calling this the "wall of death"...it's antiseptic and lifeless and bears down on one of the few parts of the Greenway that actually has some life to it. Go figure.

C'mon, KZ, you wouldn't want to risk upstaging the Greenway with architecture that is "iconic," now, would you?

... I still literally cannot believe that "logic" was used and will have a major impact on how this corner of the city looks and is for the next many, many decades. Mind-numbing.

 

[fattony]

All I can say about the Radian is:

Damn, One Lincoln is a good looking building.

 

[type001]

Despite liking the end result, it is hard to believe that an extra 3 floors and 1 slanted side would have made any greater imposing impact that Kairo Shen felt it necessary to further destroy whatever reputation he might have ever had.