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The highest point in Boston

By adamg on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 3:20pm
View from the top of the crane being used at Millennium Tower in downtown Boston

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Downtown Boston BID provides this photo from the top of the crane being used to build Millennium Tower in Downtown Crossing - now the highest point in the city.

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Comments

By Mckinley Denali Obama Trump... on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 3:39pm.

I would like to know if that building will be as high as the crane that's sitting beyond the roof line of this building , or are they done with the height.

By Joey on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:03pm.

Does anyone have an up to date photo of this building from the East Boston waterfront.

By bgl on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:07pm.

I would guess 1-2 more floors (probably 24-30 feet, not sure on the pent house roof heights), they said they were topping out mid September and its been about a floor a week). The mechanical roof will then probably be another 50+ feet. I believe the top of the last occupied floor is 625" and overall building height is about 685"

By aldos on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:14pm.

They are not done pouring concrete on the building, so it will continue to get taller at least until mid-September. But,

The crane is now 885 feet tall to the tip of the boom and 697 feet to the turntable of the crane.

The total height of the finished building is supposed to be 685 feet, so it will not be as high as the crane is now.

By ZZ on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:43pm.

If only if they can add a 100 foot tall antennae to the roof than it will be the tallest building.

By SJ on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 6:01pm.

The spire of the Prudential Tower tops out at 907ft easily topping the 885ft crane.

By anon on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:18pm.

I think the Hancock is still taller, over 700 feet.

By Saul on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:32pm.

The (building formerly known as the) Hancock doesn't have a crane atop it.

By Nate Swain on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 4:40pm.

Its on a hill so that makes is taller.

By Cliff clavin on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 5:42pm.

No thanks.

By brianjdamico on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 6:14pm.

You had me worried about the height for a second. My boss just noticed the building (from NU) for the first time today and asked if it was going to be the tallest building in Boston, and I was sure it was not going to be.

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 1:50am.

Not really - just joking. But gah! Freaks me out!

By cybah on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 6:51am.

Me too Swirls... deathly afraid of heights. I get dizzy looking at that photo.

By BHP on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 11:12am.

I'm not afraid of heights so much as I'm afraid of ledges.