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Old 10-07-2018, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Boston/UpstateNY/FL
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With all the new developments springing up all over Boston, they seem to be lacking one major thing... height. Literally these days it seems that the whole city is under construction from the Hub On Causeway, Seaport, The Sound End, Assembly Square, Cambridge Crossing, South Bay, West End, Kendall Square, etc ... but most of these major developments seem to be in the 400-600ft range with a few that are hitting up to 691ft.

This leads me with the thought.. do you think Boston or any surrounding areas will ever hit a building height of 800ft? or maybe even 1,000ft?


If so, do you guys suggest any probable areas that might in the future?

I feel like if Boston breaks its height barrier it will easily become more of a global city.
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Old 10-07-2018, 04:03 PM
 
Location: Medfid
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Cleveland has a 1000ft building. Does this make me more interested in visiting or moving to Cleveland? No, absolutely not.

(Oh and btw [before anyone gets mad]: this isn’t a drag on Cleveland. I wouldn’t mind seeing the city one day, but the Key Tower is not the reason why.)
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Old 10-07-2018, 04:54 PM
 
Location: The Moon
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Logan Airport prevents buildings that tall in many (most?) parts of Boston.

Not quite sure how much an extra 100ft or so helps, but it will probably never happen.
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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We've got old archaic planning and zoning laws here in MA. We also have many NIMBYists who are greatly fearful that really tall buildings will cast shadows, obstruct views, and ruin the character of their surroundings. Otherwise there would be many more high rises and higher high rises too everywhere in Greater Boston, not just Downtown.
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:46 PM
 
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I feel like if Boston breaks its height barrier it will easily become more of a global city.

How is it not a global city now, and does it need to be any more of one?


Boston has never been about tall high rises, nor do tall high rises make a true city.
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:53 PM
 
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We've got old archaic planning and zoning laws here in MA. We also have many NIMBYists who are greatly fearful that really tall buildings will cast shadows, obstruct views, and ruin the character of their surroundings. Otherwise there would be many more high rises and higher high rises too everywhere in Greater Boston, not just Downtown.
What metro of 4.8 million has highrises everywhere?
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:53 PM
 
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Otherwise there would be many more high rises and higher high rises too everywhere in Greater Boston, not just Downtown.
Where would said buildings go?
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Old 10-07-2018, 09:03 PM
 
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What metro of 4.8 million has highrises everywhere?
Well in some cities like Atlanta they have taller high rises and spread out way past downtown, but it still doesn't matter because Boston isn't Atlanta.
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Old 10-08-2018, 07:14 AM
 
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Boston isn't Atlanta.
Thank god!
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Old 10-08-2018, 08:29 AM
 
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Well in some cities like Atlanta they have taller high rises and spread out way past downtown, but it still doesn't matter because Boston isn't Atlanta.
Pretty sure they still have fewer total 400+ foot buildings though so they aren’t exactly everywhere.

They’re Downtown/Midtown is our Downtown/Back Bay
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