Signaling Boston's new role in the global real estate market, a new $750 million high-rise began construction this week.
"On Wednesday, developer Richard L. Friedman will formally kick off construction of the tallest skyscraper to be built in Boston in 40 years — a 700-foot tower at 1 Dalton St. that will include the city’s second Four Seasons Hotel and some of its most expensive condominiums," reports Casey Ross.
"The $750 million project will rise on a triangular plot at the edge of the Christian Science Plaza. Construction is expected to be completed in 2017."
The article includes more details about the project and its impacts, which include 29 units of affordable housing to be built offsite per the city's inclusionary zoning policy. The Boston Globe is also running a separate page with a collection of renderings and a plan view of the new building.
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