Recent content by bdurden

Construction progress — restoration of existing buildings underway and ground broken (about a floor above ground) on new building (as seen in second image).

New Haven: 19 Elm Street — 96 apt construction of a former bridal shop. Nearly topped out. https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/mod_harolds

TOD project adjacent to New Haven Union Station announced -- a part of the larger effort underway to connection the Union Station neighborhood to downtown.

BPDA approval received 12JUN25, construction to begin May 2026. Final BPDA presentation BLDUP Pardee School of Global Studies Update

IONA Architecture is the common denominator having designed all those projects.

I have a curious attraction to the Neo-brutalism base -- it's a looker! An exoskeleton tower, ala a Zaha Hadid, would have sat comfortably upon it. Obviously there is some artistic maneuvering going on in the rendering as the concrete wall snakes around a parking lot that will presumably be...

Designed by the great Cass Gilbert.

Grand Central food concourse is separated from the main concourse in the lower level or along the perimeter in areas that do not obstruct passenger flow. I intentionally avoid lingering at SS due to the claustrophobic interior. The evolution of North Station is much more pleasant and...

The South Station foodcourt screams 90s nostalgia. DC is repurposing Union Station and eliminating much of the food / retail outlets. Boston can follow suit.

I'd suggest that no other Boston development in the last decade has made more of an impact on its location than SST, skyline and otherwise. Harriet Tubman House is quite nice though. Let's get another dozen of them on those underutilized Roxbury lots.

Charleston SC - The Cooper Hotel u/c and the Charleston Waterfront Park extension:

The Charleston Stern-designed buildings are gorgeous. Proof that when cities demand excellence it is delivered. Take note Boston.

In Norwalk (not South) the long stalled Wall Street Place apartments finally buzzing. And the perspective from Mill Hill across the Norwalk River:

I was in New Haven today and noticed a construction project well underway on State Street at Chapel that includes the restoration of several existing structures and a new building rising on what was a former parking lot. After some sleuthing I was able to find that Beacon of Boston is...

Aventura FL has a 400 footer and a population of about 38k.