Dont forget Belkin owns that parcel next door.
I would say he has a huge advantage here because of that
^I was just thinking about that. What if Belkin doesn't get chosen to develop? Is his parcel needed for this project to go forward? Will his parcel be taken by eminent domain if he is not chosen as the developer?
Will his parcel be taken by eminent domain if he is not chosen as the developer?
^I was just thinking about that. What if Belkin doesn't get chosen to develop? Is his parcel needed for this project to go forward?
I don't want to derail but I wonder why they have prioritized the re-bid and fast track of this parcel over the South Station Tower. Is it a state vs. city thing? Seems like emphasizing the development of the South Station version would have stronger benefits. I like this whole project but the SST seems like a better priority for an iconic building than the small constrained Winthrop parcel.
Best news ever. I have no doubt that the city can negotiate with the FAA. This needs to go to 850'. There's no way 725 or 850 makes a difference.
The 620' South Station tower won't move forward until the Post Office agrees on a new site, and the track expension is near complete. Expect to hear something on this, this year. It may be a few more years before you see cranes.
Back on topic... Heres a curbed article on the subject of this tower:
http://boston.curbed.com/2016/3/10/11192640/boston-winthrop-square-tower
Article says a number of other developments have struggled to nab big tenants and are therefore delaying construction. What buildings would those be?
^ +1. I guess well have to wait and see but Accordia is already perfection so there is a very slim chance something better will be proposed. There is a chance though. The only thing that worries me is if you look for accordias proposal on google there is an alternate shitty version that shows up and gauging by the normal circle of life with proposals I have a bad feeling it is the most current. We see this all the time. A proposal that looks like god himself reached down from the heavens and carved it in place with his bare hands and then after multiple reviews, nimbys, scale backs...etc we end up with something that a 4th grader made out of dog sh*t he found on his front lawn. I hope this is not the case in this location of all locations.
Version 1 slowly tapers, has rounded corners that look to become sharp at the crown, terra cotta/blue glass color pallette, perfection.
Version 2 is an awkwardly shaped box that looks like someone swiped a paint brush dipped in orange paint across half of it.
Not sure which is official.
You know how we were just discussing the adjacent parcel? It looks like v1 has a larger foot print. It might be 2 different versions depending on what they can get for land.
To me it just appears that the art style for the tower itself is different and that is what is causing the design to appear different. Overall the shape is almost the same with the main difference being that the second version slims down at lower point on the building then goes straight up and the other design shows it as tapering the whole length of the building.