Two Financial Center

Oh hello!

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I really like this one... don't love it by any means, but really like it.

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My favorite part..... a nice touch of drama on an otherwise buttoned-up building:

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^ that guy gave one of the most enthusiastic random waves I've seen lol.
 
This one has settled in without so much as a peep!

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Good materials, and proper execution.

A top-shelf background building.
 
kz1000ps said:
^ that guy gave one of the most enthusiastic random waves I've seen lol.
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Great photos; I'm also quite satisfied with this one.

More importantly, is that guy wearing his girlfriend's jeans? In college we used to joke that some of the girls needed pliers to get their jeans on; when I see college students today (or, apparently, in 2010, when that photo was taken :rolleyes:), I can't help but wonder if it's the "dudes" who need them...
 
itchy said:
Great photos; I'm also quite satisfied with this one.

More importantly, is that guy wearing his girlfriend's jeans? In college we used to joke that some of the girls needed pliers to get their jeans on; when I see college students today (or, apparently, in 2010, when that photo was taken :rolleyes:), I can't help but wonder if it's the "dudes" who need them...
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A good number of guys (not trans either) now are actually buying women's jeggings because men's skinnys aren't skinny enough. I've watched the numbers increase over the years.

Anyway, I didn't even know Two Financial Center was a "recent" thing. I had always just written it off as a background building that's been there for a while.
 
itchy said:
More importantly, is that guy wearing his girlfriend's jeans? In college we used to joke that some of the girls needed pliers to get their jeans on; when I see college students today (or, apparently, in 2010, when that photo was taken :rolleyes:), I can't help but wonder if it's the "dudes" who need them...
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Definitely womens jeans AND coat, and that guy was 100% positively fantabulously gay. Not trying to rile feathers or clumsily out myself as some homophobe...just stating a fact of life!
 
No! "she" was a screamer!....feeling lovely by the look of that wave! Work it girl!
 
^ Haha exactly! "She" was in a most exuberant mood that day.
 
This really is a great looking building. Very nicely done.
 
Why is this so much better than waterside or Kensington? Its design right? I always hear about quality of materials on here. Are these materials really that much more expensive than those other two? This is precast as well if memory serves me.
 
Let's say that this building and the Kensington were clad with exactly the same precast. Let's just say. Here's three reasons this building is tremendously superior (trust me, there are many more):

1) Cohesive design versus the incongruous mashup of the Kensington

2) Grand architectural engagement with the street on the lower levels and playful airy design on the upper levels - Kensington seems to aim for maximum destruction on both counts

3) Thoughtful window layout that is both contextual and bold - compare to the Kensington's schizophrenia
 
Shepard said:
Let's say that this building and the Kensington were clad with exactly the same precast. Let's just say. Here's three reasons this building is tremendously superior (trust me, there are many more):

1) Cohesive design versus the incongruous mashup of the Kensington

2) Grand architectural engagement with the street on the lower levels and playful airy design on the upper levels - Kensington seems to aim for maximum destruction on both counts

3) Thoughtful window layout that is both contextual and bold - compare to the Kensington's schizophrenia
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Re: Street level engagement, interestingly enough, it still has significant open retail spaces.
 
Suffolk 83 said:
I always hear about quality of materials on here. Are these materials really that much more expensive than those other two? This is precast as well if memory serves me.
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Photos above show brick (veneer) and (what appears to be) gray granite at the base.
 
Suffolk 83 said:
Why is this so much better than waterside or Kensington?
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It's an office building. They tend to look better, at least that's what my eyes tell me. The higher floor to ceiling ratios might have something to do with that generalization.
 
MOAR Labz!

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Portions of Leather District Office to Be Converted to Lab Space​

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“Nan Fung Life Sciences Real Estate has proposed the renovation and partial conversion of portions of 2 Financial Center to accommodate research laboratory use by life sciences tenants. The firm acquired the roughly 218K SF property in 2021 for $210M. Plans call for the conversion of four floors of the building from the current office use to a mix of office and Bio-Safety Level 2 (BSL-2) research laboratory use. New mechanical equipment will also be installed on the rooftop to serve the new lab space. The project, which is primarily an interior renovation of the Building, is designed to embrace the character of the building and increase its usefulness.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/portions-of-leather-district-office-to-be-converted-to-lab-space
 
stick n move said:
MOAR Labz!

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Portions of Leather District Office to Be Converted to Lab Space​

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“Nan Fung Life Sciences Real Estate has proposed the renovation and partial conversion of portions of 2 Financial Center to accommodate research laboratory use by life sciences tenants. The firm acquired the roughly 218K SF property in 2021 for $210M. Plans call for the conversion of four floors of the building from the current office use to a mix of office and Bio-Safety Level 2 (BSL-2) research laboratory use. New mechanical equipment will also be installed on the rooftop to serve the new lab space. The project, which is primarily an interior renovation of the Building, is designed to embrace the character of the building and increase its usefulness.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/portions-of-leather-district-office-to-be-converted-to-lab-space
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I am so confused?

I know there is a glut of office space.... but isn't there also a glut of lab space?
 
JeffDowntown said:
I am so confused?

I know there is a glut of office space.... but isn't there also a glut of lab space?
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Maybe the bet is that WFH will permanently dampen demand for traditional office where at some point in the future demand for lab space might return as the one class of office that demands occupancy. Not sure I would take that bet personally tho lol
 
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