Severely off topic, but when did the term "Financial District" come to define downtown? It bugs me.
We almost had the tallest building (Tommy's Tower) in all of New England practically at our doorsteps, and then it was killed because of some ridiculous height issues forced on the city by the FAA.
We need an 800' here. 740' will just about get us there if that height doesn't include mechanicals.
Tell us how you know more about flight safety rules than the FAA, then give them a call and show them the error of their ways.
We almost had the tallest building (Tommy's Tower) in all of New England practically at our doorsteps, and then it was killed because of some ridiculous height issues forced on the city by the FAA.
Then a 2nd shorter tower was to be built as a compromise, and it looks like even THAT program was killed also, so they are now back to Square One, with no tall tower there, but even today, that ugly dark dismal eyesore of an antiquated dinosaur garage still sits there like a scalded dog, unscathed!
They should put some type of a tall tower there in honor of a great legend who ran the city for over 4 consecutive terms (20 years)!
I know just as much, if not more than they do. Don't get me started. Planes fly OVER buildings, not AROUND them.
They're so busy sitting behind their big brass desks trying to figure out how to make travelers' lives more miserable going through security checkpoints at the airports while trying to board a flight, that they don't have time to even figure out a flight path that would allow tall buildings to be built.
Exasperating!
I don't remember there ever being a 2nd shorter proposal. Are you getting this confused with the South Station Tower proposal?
Here it is!
It almost looks like the new 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Something that they were toying around with the thought about possibly doing. I wish they DID build it, or it might be revived.
I've read about lots of taller buildings in Boston made shorter because of certain restrictions and were built at the shorter height.
Click on the link below.
http://www.archboston.org/community/showthread.php?t=1649&page=31
Planes certainly can bank. Knock out an engine on takeoff in MTOW conditions on a hot day and they climb much more slowly. Bank and you climb even slower. If we had 700ft towers in South Boston and 1000ft towers in the financial district, then safety margins would be either impinged upon or broken.
You're right about noise abatement. Several KBOS runways are not allowed to have takeoffs at pretty much any time because of the neighborhoods they overfly.
As to the 787, it sure is a quieter bird, but it is also a large bird flying ultra long haul routes out of KBOS (Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong) so that bird is completely stuffed at takeoff with people, cargo, and fuel. In such MTOW conditions, tall end of field obstacles are not desirable.
It's also worth note that we don't see many 747's here in Boston because a 74 can only takeoff with a 3/4 load of fuel. Boston's runways are not long enough for a full load (10,000ft). Now if only we had runways like KDEN, then everyone would be happy.
Isn't this proposal still the same height as the original proposal minus the 140ft "spire?"Here it is!
It almost looks like the new 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Something that they were toying around with the thought about possibly doing. I wish they DID build it, or it might be revived.
I've read about lots of taller buildings in Boston made shorter because of certain restrictions and were built at the shorter height.
Click on the link below.
http://www.archboston.org/community/showthread.php?t=1649&page=31
Isn't this proposal still the same height as the original proposal minus the 140ft "spire?"
Trans National Place
115 Federal St, Boston
Status
Proposed
Architects
Renzo Piano (formerly)
CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc.
Stats
Name: Trans National Place
Project Address: 115 Federal Street at Winthrop Sq, Boston.
Map & Plan Links: Boston Globe Special Interactive - Green Giant
Neighborhood:Financial District
Uses:Unofficial: Office, Retail
Land Sq. Ft.: Unknown
Building Sq. Ft.: Unknown
Height: 75 floors, 1,270ft (with spire)