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Has Boston's skyscraper boom topped out?

The Boston skyline has expanded northward in the past decade. From left: The Alcott, Hub50 House, Avalon North Station, Hub on Causeway, One Congress and The Sudbury have added new height north of downtown.

Boston may be known for brick townhouses and cobblestone streets, but the past decade has seen a proliferation of something else: more new skyscrapers than at any other period in the city’s history.

The two tallest towers on the city’s skyline — 200 Clarendon, formerly known as the John Hancock tower, and the Prudential Tower — have remained the same for the past half century. But the past eight years has brought new third-, fourth- and fifth-tallest towers. The sixth-tallest — the 51-story South Station Tower — is scheduled for completion in 2025.

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