27-02-2025
Things are looking up at new South Station atrium
When complete, the 690-foot skyscraper will feature 680,000 square feet of office space, 166 Ritz-Carlton branded condominiums on its upper 16 floors, a private sky park on the 11th floor, and an expanded South Station bus terminal.
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In the meantime, some commuters are praising the renovations.
'We have a closer to finished ceiling!' Tracy O'Connell Novick, a field director with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, wrote in a Facebook
State employee Joe Maresco also took note of the signature arches.
'Walked through some of the new renovations at South Station,' Maresco
The renovations and a revamped outdoor concourse area are meant to transform the busy transit hub into 'an architecturally significant gateway to the city,' according to the project's
On Thursday, Riley Martin, a commuter from Norwood, said the new archways were nice, but said she wished the construction allowed for more natural light.
'There used to be so much more sunlight,' she said. 'I miss that.'
A young woman compared the green lights that are illuminating the new archways to the Emerald City, a reference to the Wizard of Oz.
'It's definitely interesting, like I'm walking into the Emerald City or something,' she said.
The project overall hasn't been without setbacks.
Construction was paused for a day in April
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No one was hurt in either incident.
Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report.
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