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There are also a bunch of other smaller buildings being constructed currently...it's actually a pretty large building boom for the city, though much of the construction is not very tall. Boston is a city which has traditionally shyed away from that type of construction.
Inteesting seeing Seattle is adding skyscrapers much faster than Boston Seattle will have more skyscrapers than Boston in a few years.
Agreed. In 2 or 3 years, Seattle will be jumping over Boston.
Then next in line would be Philly, which has 72 highrises over 300 feet.
Then Atlanta, which has 75 over 300 feet.
Seattle is adding highrises the fastest over 300 feet, but Philly is adding more than Atlanta and will prob jump over Atlanta in the next few years. Philly has 11 buildings taller than 300 feet set to break ground this year with two under construction already, and one entering site prep. And already 2 or 3 already set to break ground next year.
There are also a bunch of other smaller buildings being constructed currently...it's actually a pretty large building boom for the city, though much of the construction is not very tall. Boston is a city which has traditionally shyed away from that type of construction.
Only ONE of those towers taller than 300 feet is ACTUALLY under construction though. When the others actually have shovels in the ground, it will be a different story. Seattle has 5 buildings over 300 feet currently under construction which means Seattle will surpass Boston in number of highrises over 300 feet.
There are also a bunch of other smaller buildings being constructed currently...it's actually a pretty large building boom for the city, though much of the construction is not very tall. Boston is a city which has traditionally shyed away from that type of construction.
Seattle has currently 12 towers under construction with 17 more planned most of Seattle new construction is skyscrapers there is a new proposal from urban visions to build the tallest tower in the west it would be in the 1300 ft range. Im not holding my breath though .
Seattle has currently 12 towers under construction with 17 more planned most of Seattle new construction is skyscrapers there is a new proposal from urban visions to build the tallest tower in the west it would be in the 1300 ft range. Im not holding my breath though .
Yeah... no way that gets off the ground haha. First, FAA won't approve it. It's gonna be difficult for Seattle to get a tower taller than 1,000 feet due to FAA regulations. Same thing goes for Boston. Also, that developer has no credibility and no prior successful skyscraper development.
How many towers does Seattle have actually under construction taller than 300 feet?
Yeah... no way that gets off the ground haha. First, FAA won't approve it. It's gonna be difficult for Seattle to get a tower taller than 1,000 feet due to FAA regulations. Same thing goes for Boston. Also, that developer has no credibility and no prior successful skyscraper development.
How many towers does Seattle have actually under construction taller than 300 feet?
7 and the developer has other towers they built in Seattle also.
Boston is definitely denser based on my Experience
Seattle is nice skyline - Boston is underrated IMHO
Boston has killer old-school dense feeling areas in the FIDI - with the curved streets could almost pass for part of Manhattan (DT lower end) more so than any place really
I wanted to show all of Seattle skyline, but close or far away, it doesn't matter. Boston has the denser skyline.
Boston:
Seattle:
*please note that I do think that Seattle has the more attractive skyline, but Boston's is definitely denser.
The angle at which you look at the Seattle skyline will definitely affect the appearance of density. Looking head on up the hills and street grid produces a different visual effect than staring at it from Lake Union for instance.
Boston's lack of a grid street network and the fact that most of its towers hug the curved harbor helps in this regard though. Personally, I like other parts of Boston's urban fabric more than the newer towers around the harbor. Rowe's Wharf and the old Custom House tower are much more interesting than their newer/bigger/taller neighbors.
Boston's lack of a grid street network and the fact that most of its towers hug the curved harbor helps in this regard though. Personally, I like other parts of Boston's urban fabric more than the newer towers around the harbor. Rowe's Wharf and the old Custom House tower are much more interesting than their newer/bigger/taller neighbors.
The Custom House Tower is easily (imo) the most beautiful highrise in the Financial District and maybe in the whole city.
75 State Street is I think an underrated building as far as Boston's talls go.
I'll also add that many of the "newer towers around the harbor" were built in the 60s - 80s, making them not all that "new". Especially in comparison to Seattle's downtown buildings...
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