Recent content by cburns

I want to caution on this one. There's been major construction on this stretch for a while (started further south) and the lanes were pulled up a while back with signage pointing cyclists to the sidewalk with a bike lane rejoin north of Allstate. Wu had a non-answer on WGBH this week about Mass...

With the boom now slipping below the roofline, they illuminated the aircraft warning lights overnight. Not as noticeable up close, of course, but from Savin Hill, they draw your eye eastward, demonstrating the heft this will bring to the night sky with the upcoming crown. Looking forward to...

Prepping to pop out another piece of the tower crane…

Moving along…

Absolutely agree! One unfortunate reality though is that while this will probably always do the yeoman's work in transforming this area, Parcel 13 is even worse now and really robs this would-be bustling new focal point in the Back Bay.

Even SST flipped from steel to CIP concrete once reaching the residential portion of the project.

Crane is starting the process of self-disassembly this afternoon; hard to believe we won't be seeing a crane on this sight in the near future.

Even more shocking is that (according to the article), we're 11 years in and $42M spent on just plans and they are STILL unworkable...

Yes, but the apex of that roofline is almost (within a couple of feet) level with the roof of 162 Columbus, which is a five story building. We could also look directly across the street at 108 Arlington which also sits at 5 stories. I would think (hope) that the proverbially floor on minimal...

I like 251 would prefer they keep that and incorporate it somehow and putting the tower above rather than "Disneyfying" this block by trying to replicate/ continuing the architectural language of the Hub on Causeway. They advocate that a tertiary benefit would be an expansive sidewalk on this...

Is steel a surprising choice for luxury residential? I can't remember if these will be rentals or not, but I though the preferred fabrication for noise purposes was CIP concrete?

North core cleared of equipment as of this afternoon; looks to be working on the southern, more substantial core now.

I'm going to pose this question packaged with an apology if already discussed (this also might need to be moved to a "design a better Boston," but it feels relevant here despite being an offshoot/ rabbit hole). In the world of "allowing for 'better' while striving for 'best,'" why has the T not...

could this be more hostile?

Yeah, wondering about that too. Not sure how to make sense of that clear glass and this rendering: That reads to me as opaque, similar to Atlantic Wharf. However when Atlantic Wharf went up, the glass was frosted upon installation, so I'm puzzled. Atlantic Wharf, January 2010 (courtesy of...