broysox on HN Glance

Incognito is a viable backup plan in this scenario.

It's surprising to see Boston this high on the list despite the insurmountable limits it faces building upward:

1) The Logan height restriction that much of downtown faces due to the airport's proximity:

2) The city's most desirable neighborhoods (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End, Charlestown Navy Yard) are protected as historical districts:

3) The overall NIMBY attitude toward new development (surmountable yet heavily suppressed by nearly 400 years of it):

That said, there are somehow 5 in the pipeline at 600+ feet: