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Old Posted Mar 29, 2008, 9:10 AM
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BOSTON | W Hotel and Residences | 300+ FT | 26 FLOORS

W Hotel and Residences
26 floors
235 hotel rooms
123 residential condos

I don't know the exact height but it will be slightly over 300'.


     
     
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Old Posted Mar 29, 2008, 9:14 AM
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construction photos from kz1000ps and xec at archboston.com






     
     
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Old Posted Mar 29, 2008, 10:59 AM
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Didn't know about THIS one.
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 29, 2008, 9:08 PM
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It looks very sleek. It's gorgeous.
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 29, 2008, 9:22 PM
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I think this one is my favorite one going up right now.
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Old Posted Mar 29, 2008, 9:39 PM
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PS I lied Filene's is but this is a close second
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"Dazzled by the needles of light stitching the water, I turned to watch him watch them. I noticed his eyelashes were reflected in his eyes, like awning in windowpanes. As I tried to make sense of that reflection, I found I could not look away. His irises were brown, clouding into orange with brighter flecks around his pupils. Then it became as important not to look as to look, I feared I would be lost in rush of bronze motes."
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 29, 2008, 3:59 PM
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This thread's been horribly neglected.. time to make up for it!

May 6





June 26, taken by archBOSTONer bostoncitywalk



Back to my shots, June 27







And yesterday, July 28







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Old Posted Jul 29, 2008, 4:10 PM
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I didn't know about this. Phenomenal.
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 4, 2008, 6:08 AM
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10/31:

(it's the project to the left)





























A few from the Common:





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Old Posted Nov 4, 2008, 6:19 AM
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A few more that I didn't take:

From Flickr user boston_denyba, taken on September 28th. You're looking south from Cambridge over the Charles River and Beacon Hill.



And one from ArchBoston user Boston02124 showing the all-glass north facade.

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Who is the concrete contractor on this project?
     
     
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Old Posted Oct 22, 2009, 3:37 AM
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Here is the finished product, scheduled to open October 29











and a shot of the front from this summer

     
     
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