Whew!  Now we can avert that luxury-living shortage we were all afraid was on the horizon!
 
Who's buying these condos, by the way? 

I think the problem with going super-upscale in Downtown Crossing is that the life of the place is decidedly low-end.  Wouldn't it be better to move to encourage something more reflective of the area's ambiance (if you want to cal it that)—like making a concerted effort to bring more small, local businesses to the pedestrian section of Washington Street?  Maybe make it an even more open-market style area, but on the seedier side of chi-chi?  I mean, you've got Newbury Street if you want upscale in Back Bay, right?  

Seems to me, a city of Boston's size can only stand so much upscaling. 

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