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These look just a little better than prisons. What a depressing landscape.
These look just a little better than prisons. What a depressing landscape.
Prisons are built more solidly are have more amenities.These look just a little better than prisons. What a depressing landscape.
How many cigarettes does a 1BR go for there? Tell me and I’ll put some money in your commissary account. Okay, fine… a few ramen flavor packs too.Prisons are built more solidly are have more amenities.
I don't know if these are part of the Vero or a separate project (or projects), but there are a lot of units (looks to be 3 or 4 separate buildings) currently under construction across the street (9/2022 photo) from the occupied building(s).
*Edit* Construction signage says "V2 Apartments" and has a web address. Coming 2023.
To the negative aesthetics comments, I know it is not inspiring or exciting, but it is badly needed new housing. These projects might not last 500 years, but while they look cheap, they are fairly well made vs stuff built in the 1970's and 1980's.
Nobody is living for 500 years. These are going to look crappy for the duration of our lifetimes, and that's not really debatable.
Sure, they're not going to win prizes for their aesthetic or innovative design, but I'm not sure why that's necessarily an issue? They're infinitely better than a lot of the multi-unit residential development we've seen in working class areas over the last 40-50 years. And they're infinitely better than what they're replacing in that location (even earlier shot). It's not realistic to expect cutting edge design on formerly industrial land in a working class town surrounded by suburban retail, light industrial development, and high volume roads. This is still fairly uncharted territory. If these first few developments are successful in attracting residents and a precedent is set, then we can talk about the merits of building something with more architectural gravitas. But until that point, I think it's kind of silly to malign the appearance of large scale, high-density urban development in a former industrial wasteland. This is exactly what the Boston area needs a lot more of.
Is this archboston.com or purelyutilitarianboston.com?
They're infinitely better than a lot of the multi-unit residential development we've seen in working class areas over the last 40-50 years. And they're infinitely better than what they're replacing in that location (even earlier shot).
Those are pretty low bars. Are there not urban, non-luxury homes being built elsewhere in the world that we could use as a design model? I think I lean more towards DZ’s side here in that surely something better must be possible somehow.
And from a living perspective, aside from the fancy high rises I have lived in NYC, my first residence when I moved to Minneapolis was a brand new 5-over-1 development - the kind we all cringe over (I literally saw Alucobond branding on panels, etc.) - it was the nicest place I have ever lived in after so many century's old dumps in Boston and NYC. Everything was new, it all worked, nothing falling apart, no crabby landlord, and a heated garage under the building. It was really nice and not bc of luxury details, it was just so refreshing to not have all the dilapidated apartment problems we all deal with to live in places like Boston, SF, Chicago, NYC.
And from a living perspective, aside from the fancy high rises I have lived in NYC, my first residence when I moved to Minneapolis was a brand new 5-over-1 development - the kind we all cringe over (I literally saw Alucobond branding on panels, etc.) - it was the nicest place I have ever lived in after so many century's old dumps in Boston and NYC. Everything was new, it all worked, nothing falling apart, no crabby landlord, and a heated garage under the building. It was really nice and not bc of luxury details, it was just so refreshing to not have all the dilapidated apartment problems we all deal with to live in places like Boston, SF, Chicago, NYC.
Right..."Luxury Apartment [Condo]" is just code speak for "everything works and you don't have to think about anything."