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Luxury housing tower for Copley Place scrapped

29copley - Copley Place Retail Expansion and Residential Additions. View from the Copley Square. (Simon Property Group) Simon Property Group

After nearly a decade of trying to build a skyscraper atop Copley Place, Simon Properties is giving up.

The mall operator said it will shelve plans for a 625-foot, 52-story residential tower along Dartmouth Street above the shopping center, citing high construction costs and concerns that Boston’s luxury housing market may be getting overbuilt.

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