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The fact that it's called "shovel-ready" suggests to me that they're not moving without an anchor tenant.

Found a map... https://www.wbjournal.com/article/shoppers-world-owners-pitch-zoning-change-to-allow-for-224-residences

Well, you have to have that kind of secrecy around whatever time travel secret you used to steal that design from 1966...

I see now that it was in the first post, but I like this more for being mass timber.

I've argued on your side in various contexts, but I do think that building enough desirable senior housing to serve folks otherwise aging in place is a valid thing, especially since there's supportive services and community activities associated with these places.

"You shouldn't build a new prison to replace the old, inhumane one - you should just let all the inmates out and never try to imprison anyone ever again" isn't the winning argument they think it is.

Better on the facade. Also a great demonstration of the impact of not offsetting the windows in making a building look classier...

Yeah, I found that quote pretty great. It basically comes down to "yeah, I realize that you can build large multifamily housing in the whole city, but I should be able to stop it from happening on my street". It might be the most NIMBY thing ever said.

I used to live on Ellery, across the street from a 6-story apartment building and next to a 7-story office building. This lot is also less than 500 linear feet from these beauties... This is not a single-family housing neighborhood. I'm more annoyed the parking lot next door isn't part of the site.

Taxes are just one cost among many, remember. In FL, for example, you're probably living in an HOA, and HOA costs are huge there. Same with insurance, which is only going to get higher as the state gradually becomes completely uninsurable, at least the coastal parts. I can think of a lot of...

The red one is a reasonable background building, but that hotel is the worst thing built in the City in years.

As we've discussed on this thread before, though, they don't tackle the question of how this line ties into anything on the Charlestown end. The only plausible link is to Orange (since the Green Line would not meet their standard of being service equal to Cambridge), and I guess I would have...

I think there's debate on nearly everything, given the high-level nature of the study and the long time horizon. I suspect the Harbormaster has a requirement in place at the moment.

I'm not sure how realistic it is to put heavy rail across a high bridge - I'm all for the link but you need to push for a tunnel to build it in.

Since I made that comment, though, it's become apparent that baseball teams see the future as smaller stadiums and more focus on other forms of engagement. Like gambling.