BOSTON | Harbor Square | 600 FT & 537 FT | FLOORS

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I like this proposal a lot. It's KPF but they remind me a lot of something SHoP would do. Hopefully this one will work out- the NIMBYs are already raising a stink.


The Boston Globe

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Also from BostInno:

Revised Harbor Garage Project Proposal, New Rendering of Skyscrapers Unveiled

Developer The Chiofaro Company unveiled an updated design concept for the proposed Harbor Garage Project towers Wednesday afternoon. And, if the project, Harbor Square, becomes a reality, in the future, the Boston Waterfront – and the city's skyline – could feature two distinctly innovative skyscrapers.

In June, The Chiofaro Company presented an initial project proposal that called for two 600-plus-foot towers to anchor a 1,300,000-square-foot mixed-use development at the existing Harbor Garage site, adjacent to the residential Harbor Towers.

The revised proposal still includes 700,000 square feet of office space, a 250-300 room luxury hotel, 120 residential condominiums, three levels of retail and restaurant space, and 1,400-space parking lot built underground. The height of the two towers, however, has been reduced to an estimated 600 feet and 537 feet.

The taller of the two skyscrapers would house the development's residential condos, while its smaller counterpart would serve as an office building. And yes, developers still want the towers to be separated by a four-season programmable, open public space that can be covered by a retractable roof.

The earlier proposal the article is referring to was a similar pair of towers connected by a unique skybridge. That proposal reached 780 feet.