I voted Boston for the upcoming decade
Towers Growth:
1. John Hancock - 792ft - 1976 BUILT
2. The Pru - 749ft -1964 BUILT
3. One Dalton / Four Seasons - 742ft - 2018 BUILT/FINISHING CONSTRUCTION
4. One Bromfield - 709ft - 2026 - PIPELINE
5. Winthrop Square Tower - 692ft - 2022 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
6. Millenium Tower - 685ft - 2016 - BUILT
7. South Station Tower - 677ft - 2024 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
8. One Congress - 647ft - 2023 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
9. Federal Reserve Building - 614ft - 1976 - BUILT
10. Aquarium Garage Tower - 606ft - 2025 - APPROVED
11. One Boston Place - 601ft - 1970 - BUILT
12. One International Place - 600ft - 1987 - BUILT
13. One Hundred Federal Street - 591ft - 1971 - BUILT
14. One Financial Center - 590ft - 1983 - BUILT
15. 111 Huntington Ave - 554ft - 2003 - BUILT
16. One Sudbury Condos - 547ft - 2020 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION / TOPPED OFF
17. Hub On Cuseway Office - 525ft - 2020(1) - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
18. One Post Office Square - 525ft - 1981/2022 - BUILT AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION, will be completely gutted
19. One Federal Street - 510ft - 1971- BUILT
20. Hub On Causeway Residential - 509ft - 2021 - TOPPED OFF
Other Notables
23. Garden Garage - 485ft
30-44: Raffles Boston - 406-449ft (Im getting a range of numbers from different sources on this one)
30-44: One Clarendon - 420ft
35-44: Back Bay Station - 413ft
45-54. Fenway Pike Parcel - 345ft
45-54: BU Data Science Book Building - 340ft?
55-59: Kenmore Square Hotel - 300ft?
And countless (Roughly ~70 in the U/C, Approval, Pipeline phases) through Seaport, Cambridge Xing, and South End buildings between 200-400ft tall
Notable Mass Projects:
-Cambridge Crossing
-Seaport Square/Parcels
-South End Development
-Assembly Square (Although in Somerville)
Before and Afters
Seaport Square 2007:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3528...!7i3328!8i1664
Seaport Square 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3528...7i16384!8i8192
Southie Seaport 2007:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3444...!7i3328!8i1664
Southie Seaport 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3445...7i16384!8i8192
Seaport Part 2 (2007):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3494...!7i3328!8i1664
Seaport Part 2 (2014):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3493...7i13312!8i6656
Seaport Part 2 (2018):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3492...7i16384!8i8192
South End (2009):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3449...7i13312!8i6656
South End (2018):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3446...7i16384!8i8192
Cambridge Xing (2012):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3717...7i13312!8i6656
Cambridge Xing (2018):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3717...7i16384!8i8192 -6 200-400fters under construction now.
The Fens (2009):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3440...7i13312!8i6656
The Fens (2018):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3440...7i16384!8i8192
Causeway Street (2009):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3660...!7i3328!8i1664
Causeway Street (2018):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3660...7i16384!8i8192
Chinatown (2007):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3512...7i13312!8i6656
Chinatown (2018):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3512...7i16384!8i8192
Scummy Mass Ave (2007):
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3464...!7i3328!8i1664
'Scummy' Mass Ave 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3464...7i16384!8i8192
Boylston Street 2007:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3485...7i13312!8i6656
Boylston Street 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3485...7i16384!8i8192 Definitely helped the street wall and the shopping scene
South Bay 2011:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3241...7i13312!8i6656
South Bay 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3241...7i16384!8i8192 To show the boom is outside the dwntwn
South Bay other side:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3251...7i16384!8i8192
Somerville 2011:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3916...7i13312!8i6656 Ewww
Somerville 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3916...7i16384!8i8192 Assembly, Encore Casino (2 Billion Dolalr development) .. and its only the beginning here
Boston Landing 2007:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3570...!7i3328!8i1664
Boston Landing 2018:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3570...7i13312!8i6656 New Balance HQ, theres about ~3 more buildings in this place now.
Scale
This shows you how much there is to develop in Boston, although posted in 2019 this shot was taken in late 2017 as Pier 4 hasnt been started in the pic. But look at how much in 2017 was developable land. In the 2020s the city will be transformed with new residents, retail and density.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3524...7i12000!8i6000
Here another, all of this land in East Boston is now developed with 6-8 story condos and some ocean front restaurants. It is completed with a whole park that traces the Bay there. Slide to the right a little bit and thats what the rest of the undeveloped land looks like now.
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3577...7i12000!8i6000
Transit
1. The Green Line is expanding to two new forks with a Somerville and Medford expansions. Cost: 4.3 Billion
2. $10.8 Billion for in-service upgrades, signaling and track improvements from now until 2025.
3. The Orange and Red Lines are getting a 100% train and care replacement by 2024.
4. NSRL Link being discussed and electrification of the commuter being discussed. Total Cost could be 30.8 Billion.
5. Fal River and New Bedford are getting new commuter rail service.
6. Its getting prettier in Boston! Many new stations have been built...
Typical 2010s overhaul Before:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3571...2!8i6656Typica 2010s overhaul
After:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3572...7i16384!8i8192