Recent content by DBM

I was just about to comment, this is one of those precious, fleeting moments where Archboston and UHub have effortlessly synchronized ... to utterly roast this guy for the delusional charlatan he is.

Obviously there's a consensus here (which I wholeheartedly support) to enhance Copley Square's urbanism by pedestrianizing this segment of Dartmouth Street. Let's say key personnel at the City--BTD, Planning Dept., Mayor's Office of Urban Mechanics, whoever--get behind this... where would their...

Can't blame Boston on this one! We're talking about state law here, imposed since 1990, revised [to accommodate Winthrop Center] in 2017: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2017/Chapter57

Based on my (admittedly, fairly cursory and totally non-expert) research, a 500' residential tower on this assemblage of parcels could squeeze WAY MORE than 760 comfortably sized, non-micro units into its floors: 1.) They'll have almost exactly 25,000 sq.-ft. amongst the contiguous parcels...

I've seen 'em at LaGrassa's! They were bombarding the hapless counterman with all kinds of obnoxious questions; does the pastrami taste like "the wine-dark sea"; is the chicken parm of a "suitably Homeric disposition," is there anything on the menu "of an ancient Greek flavor." It was kind of...

For what it's worth, here's the current map of landmarked buildings in the Ladder District... "eventual parcel consolidation" makes it sound like it's a foregone conclusion, when of course it's not. Check-out the history of new construction--stuff involving actual demolition, as opposed to the...

The restaurant was great; the building was always a dump--so I think it's more than a bit misleading (in fact manipulative) to say "there goes the Marliave" when in fact the restaurant has been closed since the pandemic. Nostalgia is a helluva drug but it should not hinder clear-eyed assessment...

Moderators: please consider whether this thread should be relabeled to "11-45 Bromfield Street." Yes, they are discrete projects separated by Province Street--but in fact, the ONLY thing that separates them is Province Street, according to the LOI...

Worrell and Culpepper contend that the city and MBTA can do better than bus service for Boston’s predominantly Black communities of Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester — where their proposed Orange Line extension would run through — which “have been promised world-class transit” for “nearly 40...

My mind immediately turns to some hypothetical Stephen King story ending at that exact vacant lot, in 1982, during the witching hours...

This probably deserves its own thread: https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-bill-allowing-bars-to-stay-open-until-3-am-for-world-cup-summer-events Just a pilot for now to exploit *World Cup Fever*, but if it works, it would mean the implementation of Bourbon Street (as in New...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/07/opinion/copley-square-park-redesign/ "Someone needs to do something to activate this place properly [mind you, we have no idea who that someone might be]"

https://www.golocalprov.com/news/exclusive-superman-building-clears-critical-usdot-review-moves-closer-to-financing Not to be ghoulish, but perhaps the death of the prior principal overseeing the property was exactly what was needed in terms of catalyzing.... anything.... at this point?

Quite possibly! Unless a sizeable portion of this apartment complex is given over to subsidized/workforce housing--i.e., people whose service/hospitality jobs within The Conways obligate them to live here--I'm skeptical of how it can be competitive on the open market given the aforementioned...

Did you remember to pay proper homage to The Turk's Head? <for those unawares, arguably the 4th most iconic profile in Downtown PVD, behind the Big Blue Bug, 111 Westminister aka Superman Bldg, and the Graduate aka The Biltmore hotel>