A quarter-century in the making, Boston’s South Station Tower is finally here—690 feet of gleaming ambition packed with offices and luxury condos, shooting up from the granite bones of the 125-plus-year-old train station. The neighborhood’s going in the right direction.”South Station Tower is just one part of downtown Boston’s future. Let’s be honest: Many Bostonians will never set foot above the ground floor of South Station Tower. Shen sees South Station Tower as more than just another development—it’s a preview of downtown Boston’s future. When I spoke with Shen, he pointed out that South Station Tower only became possible because of infrastructure investments made in the 1980s.