Recent content by Bill Blass

So this thread has been ongoing since the 90s?

Anyone remember how old the prior platform thread was?

Would that make a difference? Places that seem like they would want to build taller are in places where the restrictions make sense (like seaport). In other places, people aren’t biting at the existing height limit, so even if it were removed it doesn’t seem like anyone would go for it anyway.

I’ve been saying lie-ruh. Like the star type.

I’m all for parking structures to be hidden, but I’m probably the only person in here who actually wants a place to park my car downtown, because it’s just way more convenient.

Oh please. We’d all love to live there.

From seaport

People said the same thing about my generation, and the one before me. So I think we’ll be okay.

I’m pretty sure the building this replaced was itself cheap and mediocre quality, right? Not everything old is high quality, they had budgets back then too.

Probably true.

I’m usually anti NIMBY, but I get the concern of smelly diapers piling up in a dumpster behind a daycare near me.

With Mariel right there, there’s plenty of activity. The Vermillion Club is getting popular, and Chemist was packed. The new bar at the intercontinental was doing alright too.

I get the sentiment though. There’s more than just a disinterest in nice places, there’s an active hostility to them.

I think it looks good and fits in nicely with the other styles of buildings. I don’t buy into the idea that Boston has to be dinky just because.

I like the building. I think it looks good and subtly gothic-deco. It’s not going to turn the world upside down, but it’s a net positive I think.