Worst Completed Development Nominations

[George_Apley]

All members are encouraged to nominate a Boston area building development completed in 2019 that they believe is deserving of special recognition for its negative impact on the built environment.

 

[kmp1284]

Encore Boston Harbor

 

[NatickxBoston]

Raffles hotel. Completely ruins the view of the Hancock Tower. https://www.luxuryboston.com/Raffles-Residences-and-Hotel

 

[F-Line to Dudley]

Vox on Two*...with malice.


*Its official full-rentals opening was calendar year 2019 even though soft opening pre-dated by some months. And they were still working on the suicide curb cuts well into last year.

 

[ceo]

Encore Boston Harbor, on general principles.

 

[kmp1284]

Raffles hotel. Completely ruins the view of the Hancock Tower. https://www.luxuryboston.com/Raffles-Residences-and-Hotel

Not complete. Other than demo it hasn’t even started.

 

[tysmith95]

Essex landing in Saugus.

 

[NatickxBoston]

Not complete. Other than demo it hasn’t even started.

My bad, although it does look like a hideous glass high rise that will ruin the view of the Hancock/200 Claredon. Part of the reason why the John Hancock Tower looks so good is because it dominates the area it's in.