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What would have been Boston's first Jenga building on indefinite hold due to the current office market

By adamg on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 2:52pm
Proposed Back Bay Jenga building

Proposed Jenga tower next to Back Bay station still just proposed.

The Boston Business Journal reports the developer that once proposed some major reconstruction of the space around and above Back Bay station - which would have included a re-do of the station's interior - is continuing to not move forward on its proposal because, well, you know, the office market and all.

When Boston Properties first proposed an office and and residential tower at Back Bay, in 2016, it said it was hoping to begin work in 2017.

But that never happened, and instead Boston University won the race to recreate the 3D puzzle game.

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Back Bay
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Dartmouth Station
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Comments

By Jiggles on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 3:00pm.

Mayor Wu has her finger on the pulse

By CopleyScott17 on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 3:02pm.

I liked that project. Seems like everyone wants to build in the Fenway/Brookline area these days. All the major projects on the other end of Back Bay/South End seem to get canceled (remember the air-rights project they barely started alongside Cortes Street?)

But would this really be the first Jenga building in Boston? Are we not counting the one near BU?

By adamg on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 3:32pm.

The BU Jenga opened in 2022, so had construction on the Back Bay building started like originally planned in 2017 ...

By CopleyScott17 on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 4:52pm.

I bet BU would have gotten it through :-)

By PastaBatman on Thu, 10/31/2024 - 4:56pm.

That building was an ugly stump. Let's hope the next iteration is a bit more fitting for it's prime location.