Skanska Office Tower | 380 Stuart Street | Back Bay

[BronsonShore]

How does this building work on this street? On this sidewalk? It doesn't. That's why were seeing it from this angle.

I agree, the street-level sucks. Generic oversized glass lobby with character-less retail that will likely be nothing more than a little coffee counter that closes at 5 PM. The East Passage could be cool, but overall I'm disappointed.

 

[kmp1284]

I agree, the street-level sucks. Generic oversized glass lobby with character-less retail that will likely be nothing more than a little coffee counter that closes at 5 PM. The East Passage could be cool, but overall I'm disappointed.

But it’s going to beef up the skyline and give about a half dozen people something to take pictures of, obsess over and ultimately whine endlessly about.

 

[NHMaples]

But it’s going to beef up the skyline and give about a half dozen people something to take pictures of, obsess over and ultimately whine endlessly about.

The building is going to be there for generations. Now is the time to whine and holler if that's what it takes. The other alternative is to pray that new structures will eventually turn this one into background noise.

 

[Czervik.Construction]

Skanska did get back to us eventually and we've updated the story: ”We are confident about the future of office in Boston and are encouraged by recent trends that reinforce the city as our region’s economic engine. In an evolving market, we are positioning ourselves to be ready to start at the appropriate time so that we can deliver a dynamic building to the Back Bay at 380 Stuart Street. At this time, we have not set a specific start date."

That sounds like me when my wife asks when am I going to take out the garbage when it is -5 degrees outside.

 

[Randy N. Craven-Krawtch]

Although the building is mildly interesting, won’t it block the view of the old Hancock building from that side? It is really pretty much blocked from the other side by 500 Boylston and 222 Berkeley. That is the type of older architecture I love and is in short supply in Boston.

 

[themissinglink]

A developer secured a permit to build a Back Bay office tower. But don’t expect construction soon. - The Boston Globe

The nearly $363 million building permit was by far the priciest issued in Boston last year.

www.bostonglobe.com

Russell DeMartino, the executive vice president for Skanska USA Commercial Development in Boston, said the company is readying itself to break ground, but doesn’t have any firm plans to get started.
“We are confident about the future of office in Boston and are encouraged by recent trends that reinforce the city as our region’s economic engine,” DeMartino in a statement. “In an evolving market, we are positioning ourselves to be ready to start at the appropriate time so that we can deliver a dynamic building to the Back Bay at 380 Stuart Street. At this time, we have not set a specific start date.”