State Street HQ | One Congress | Bulfinch Crossing | West End

[Justbuildit]

Any word on occupancy for the full tower? Guessing those few remaining temporary windows need to get taken care of somehow (window washing gantry?)

 

[DZH22]

Any word on occupancy for the full tower? Guessing those few remaining temporary windows need to get taken care of somehow (window washing gantry?)

Somebody else can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the garage demo (except for the part being kept of course) needs to be fully completed before the building can be occupied.

 

[awood91]

Somebody else can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the garage demo (except for the part being kept of course) needs to be fully completed before the building can be occupied.

This has been repeated many times but not substantiated as far as I know. Can’t imagine State Street would be left hanging with no HQ for what could be a year or more until the garage is completely gone.

 

[chrisbrat]

The security guy today told me "in the fall." He also said it was his second day, so I dunno.

 

[Justbuildit]

This has been repeated many times but not substantiated as far as I know. Can’t imagine State Street would be left hanging with no HQ for what could be a year or more until the garage is completely gone.

That's what I'm thinking, it's 1,000,000 sf of fully leased class A office space with one of the biggest names in the city as an anchor tenant. "We'll see when we get this stupid garage down" doesn't seem like it would sit well, especially with State Street's need to vacate 1 Lincoln presumably pretty soon.

 

[BosDevelop]

This article from September (https://bankerandtradesman.com/one-lincoln-plans-200m-upgrade-for-new-anchor/) had State Street relocating in "early 2023"

 

[HenryAlan]

There should be bollards all over the city. Even city councilors are driving onto sidewalks and into buildings. I'll take whatever protection I can get from the terrible drivers and the awful people who park on sidewalks.

Last time I was in Paris, they seemed to have moved full bore on to that approach. Not just bollards, but bollards combined with fencing were all over the place. Made j-walking difficult, but overall, I liked it.

 

[DZH22]

7/13 From Prospect Hill, Somerville.

No more sign for 1 Lincoln. I wonder what they do with the letters?

IMG_0061 by David Z, on Flickr

There's that familiar sign, in a higher but less visible location.

IMG_0063 by David Z, on Flickr

Unrecognizable from the Boston I grew up with.

IMG_0142 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

7/23 From Bunker Hill, tower vs ground.

IMG_0291 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0311 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

7/23

IMG_0332 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0366 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0370 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

This thing just glows in the sun.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[chrisbrat]

 

[chrisbrat]

First floor cafe to open, "Real soon. They say September, officially, but I've heard within the next week or two" (from the security guard). Also -- apparently the 4th floor, which already houses a cafeteria, and a space on the 12th floor are being considered for possible public dining/drinking options. The guy was like, "It's pretty sweet up there, actually" and while he looked like he *might* consider breaking some rules when I asked if I could give a look-see briefly, he then said he'd only been on the job a week and didn't want to get in trouble. Totally understandable.

 

[onportland]

From outside our office on Portland Street. Virtual sky courtesy of the new Cesar Pelli tower. Can start to sense the beginning of the end of the Government Center garage demo.

 

[Justbuildit]

Stunning photo, well done! Yet another great old-meets-new sightline in the city.

 

[Gunner02]

Let's hope it takes less than a year and a half here to replace the plywood with windows....(cough, cough....One Dalton)

 

[Boston02124]

I’m

 

[DZH22]

8/19

IMG_0211 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[chrisbrat]