US City Skylines That Have Changed Most Dramatically Since 2010

[odurandina]

Boston/Cambridge is building zillions of 200~266' buildings,
and a few in the 270~320' range.
The economy is booming.
But going forward--highrises >390', you can pretty much fogettaboutit.

Q: when was the last time a building >400' was proposed in Boston?

A: The LOI was recently (officially) filed by the Chiofaro Co for the Harbor Garage demolition and replacement below grade. But, plans for a single 600' tower have been moving forward through a zoning change process called the Chapter 91/Downtown Waterfront Planning Initiative since 2015--when the planning authority informed Don Chiofaro group they would permit up to 600' and 900,000 sq ft at the Garage site. (So the project isn't new). The City has been moving the tower construction forward through the legal process, while Chiofaro has been fine tuning the "single tower plan" that will meet all the new Chapter 91 guidelines, and the Aquarium Blueway plan/land swap.

On January 11th, 2017 the letter of intent was filed for The Huntington,
a 400' tall condo project above the existing theater.

That was the proposed tower >400' in Boston--just shy of 3 years ago.

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by odurandina

Boston/Cambridge is building zillions of 200~266' buildings,
and a few in the 270~320' range.
The economy is booming.
But going forward--highrises >390', you can pretty much fogettaboutit.

Sounds like DC Arlington/Nova really...Not sure if Boston/Cambridge compares in number under construction, and with Amazon on the way, Arlington is about load up even further on 270' - 350' buildings for sure.

I wish someone would upload the Rosslyn skyline transformation since 2010 here. It includes a number of new additions at 390' +.

[odurandina]

Originally Posted by odurandina

On January 11th, 2017 the letter of intent was filed for The Huntington,
a 400' tall condo project above the existing theater.

That was the LAST proposed tower >400' in Boston--just shy of 3 years ago.

correction. i accidentally left out the word, "last."

The date for the Huntington precedes the official LOI by about 18 months (receiving some study by the BPDA pre-loi) so........
it's been nearly 4 years (1 Bromfield and 1000 Boylston, entering into the process in the spring of 2016).

Neither of those is getting built. At the current time, 1 Bromfield is in limbo,
and Adam Weiner recently cancelled plans for the 544' condo tower at 1000 Boylston.

Back Bay/Fenway area has taken a big hit w/ too many great highrise projects cancelled, delayed or failed under review in recent years--
Boston needs to speed up approvals, and approve everything (since nearly 1/2 of the approved highrises never get built anyway).
The Downtown development picture has been better, But Back Bay seems jinxed.
i included two 200m towers in Downtown.

1. 1 Dalton 742' (recently opened)
2. 1 Bromfield St/Downtown 709' (killed by the BCDC
3. South Station Tower/Downtown (expected to go u/c soon)
4. Copley Tower 625' (developer scrapped plans to build in 2016 after cost increases)
5. 1000 Boylston 544' (developer recently scrapped plans to build)
6. 40 Trinity Place r446' (site prep)
7. Columbus Center/Back Bay 420' (cancelled in 2008, might return)
8. Back Bay Station towers 413/388/340' (years late to start up)
9. The Huntington (hopefully will go u/c in 2020)
10. 45 Worthington St 399' (killed by nimby's)
11. Tremont Crossing, originally planned for 380/340 2 towers reduced by 8 floors by nimby's, then cancelled)
12. 2 Charlesgate W 367' (killed by Red Sox ownership), returned as a ~180' student housing bldg
13. Dudly Square tower/Roxbury 336' (slow to start up)
14. 40 Dalton 307' (opened in 2017)
15. Andrew Square (3) towers between 240~280 (endless delays)
16. 1 Charlestown: (3) towers between 240~260' (cancelled)

4 more towers in development between 270~310' in the Back Bay & Fenway, and a few more mid-rises

Iconic development is woefully slow in Boston.

A lot of great urbanism isn't getting done, or build fast enough.
Most of these failed/delayed projects should have gone 100~150' taller.
In any event, everything limping along or getting cancelled is holding Boston back from rising to the next level.

btw, if anyone knows Wiki code, and doesn't mind taking a crack at it,
50 Sudbury St 547' has topped out,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ings_in_Boston

It can added to the "tallest" list.

[jbgusa]

White Plains, New York.