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https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/mcmeetingfiles/currentcases/mc6689303harvardst39aleest.pdf The bedroom labels add up to 50, but the apartment summary labels only add up to 48. I think it's because units 22 and 32, which despite clearly showing 3 bedroom labels...

I noticed that the apartment building at 303 Harvard St/39A Lee St has been gutted. https://maps.app.goo.gl/MGE4Y2yX8EwKeWhq7 While it's staying 16 units (currently mostly 1-beds and a couple studios), it's going from 16 bedrooms to 50 bedrooms. Normally I wouldn't call an interior renovation...

My condo is about 2ft above ground level, but when I sit on the couch, my head is still lower than people walking down the sidewalk. I HATE it. Shades always mostly closed (I have the bottom-up type)

I think it's because given this location, it would make sense to have a restaurant open to the public there, not just an office building's cafe. This is an office building in the middle of a retail and tourist area.

Glad they are filling in that spot, though it's pretty glaring that there should be ground floor retail.

If these buildings didn't overhang the sidewalk, they might not end up being so imposing. The one next to this at Longwood Ave causes me so much anxiety being near it. Not that it's gonna fall over or anything, bit it just gives me "bursting at the seems" energy.

I wish it didn't have the stripe at each floor.

Since this thread was bumped, wanted to update my comment to say that apparently this was proposal was canceled because they ended up just repairing the exterior pretty much as it was.

If you were also hoping to see pictures of the INSIDE then you were not the only one.

Different owner! The section that wasn't renovated was a Boston Housing property "Eva White Apartments", the others were public/private partnership "Castle Square". Looks like in 2018 (after construction finished), the BHA selected a partner to renovate this remaining chunk...

More info from November 2023: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/11/20/garage-renovations-paused/

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/03/06/monteverdi-is-filling-dante-space-by-the-charles-and-saison-bakery-bon-me-and-abc-pizza-cook/

I believe a bluebikes station along the tracks is being installed there today.

Interesting proposal. It *looks* like they might be pulling back the first floor to align with the expanded sidewalks that Dot Block has. Would prefer this be 4 stories just to help set a precedent that taller is fine here. Would prefer not tearing down a residential building for a parking lot...

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/02/27/city-prevails-again-in-second-suit-on-bike-lanes-ruled-as-markings-not-regulations-by-a-judge/