Recent content by stefal

That's a really interesting installation method... Also, I'm coming to like this building in it's form; the facade could be a step up. Something about how shiny it is when you walk by really cheapens it. A matte finish would give a more solid and "natural" look. I also still wish it was green...

T estimate is $4.5B for facilities. Arborway 15% cost estimate for construction was $495M, subject to change at this stage, but they're on track for that $4.5B mark.

Tough to hire and train a population (Springfield area) that doesn't have a recent history/talent for manufacturing. Our state legislature mandated they're assembled here without considering the consequences (or they did, and didn't care). They were also disqualified from bidding by the MBTA...

This might be part of the reason they went with Related/DREAM. They have access to deeper pockets and could be more reliable in getting something out of the ground. Fewer submissions/proposals would prompt me as an owner to select the most stable looking one.

It's that there are less kids. The end of the boomer's generation of kids are finishing up college and high school currently. I brought this up before on here and was dismissed as there's this perception the Boston schools are too good and are immune from be a drop in the number of kids going...

Related to the Union Square branch, they have been having a hell of a time with signal problems there the past few weeks. There have been a good number of extended service delays, and they suspended service today with no shuttle service apart from the 87, and suspended service and shuttled...

Hmm, doesn't look like much progress since February...

I suspect it is top-down construction, which saves you time if you need to get out of the ground quickly. Not the best illustration, but gets the point across: You essentially mine the garage space out while they build up on top of you.

Governor Healey Announces Transformative Economic Development Project in Lowell Draper to anchor the development, bringing hundreds of jobs to Lowell region Draper is looking to build a microelectronics research center to begin the development. Other partners are discussing space in an...

Wouldn't hate it - it'd fit in with the Jenga Tower and Jeanne Gang's tower if it ever gets built, and it might justify the 90k cost to go to BU now..

There typically are protections for newer bridges - I've read this particular bridge in this particular area did not meet the criteria for a retrofit (hindsight is 20/20). To your other point: https://x.com/MattDursh/status/1772605870599238112?s=20

The website you found them on notes their client was Quaker Lane Capital, which was one of the respondents to the original RFP that went out. As noted above, Quaker Lane was not the winning proposal. Leggat McCall was, which has the shorter larger buildings by NBBJ proposed. It's likely Stoss...

Opening date set for March 27! 14k SF $14M 15 years of planning 10 years of fundraising

1001 Boylston is a much better name than Lyrik, in my opinion. I hope this marketing-led naming fad ends soon.

I'm reading that Keolis proposed this through the MBTA Innovation Program?? Interesting...