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I like the quality and firm seems to have a good track record. Does feel like there could have been much more housing. Also feels like a missed opportunity to activate the riverside and make it something nicer. Medford Sq is almost pretty and in parts it is, but that stretch of river across...

Really like the massing with the consistency and step down and the one large substantive park instead of random useless small green spaces. But does seem very light on housing.

I think there is a shift in the general consciousness about this statewide and also in Cambridge even just in the last few months. Last couple zoning hearings I went to in my town there were more YIMBY voices asking for more density than NIMBY's. Maybe the statewide ADU and MBTA law shifted...

Agree its very awkward massing, but we do need the housing. I was walking around the Tufts campus a few months ago. The historic parts in the center are very attractive. And some of the 60's and 70's buildings they made red brick and semi-contextual as well. It gets more generic as it fans...

I like that its housing. I don't mind the bland block, I dont mind the Everett Mono block - its traditional (ish) urbanism with recurring forms and a street wall. I like that its housing. Does seem like there could be a tower (or two!) with additional density as part of this block. Theres...

Awesome building, great density and massing. I like that its somewhat contextual and echos the mandarin oriental nearby. Nice street wall too.

Good looking building. Nice to see real materials and contextual massing. Older design was better but this is still good.

Yes. Its soooo bad. This is why people hate new development. There should be less regulation on massing and more regulation of aesthetics.

I like Boston and the grittyness and history and charm. And I think a lot of people do and thats part of why they film movies here. (Also the film credit.) And people come here and fall in love with the city. If you want a cleaner look with all mid-rise modern buildings there are many cities...

Looking at the renders I dont really understand why they have to demolish that whole history. The big residential tower is going to mostly be on a parking lot in back anyway (and a section of what looks like the back room of the Burren? I guess its OK if they demo that. ) And theres a street...

Since its going to be a mid rise base with one narrow high rise section anyway, why cant they leave the two existing historic structures on both ends and just demolish the middle one and make that the tower, maybe with a bit of cantilever. Doesnt even have to be a full facadectomy.

Love that they are building housing. Like that they made an effort to contextualize the design, at least using brick colored panels, some inset windows, and looks like some some real brick. The massing feels awkward, but I suppose its a constrained site and they did the best they could.

Wow, so ugly, also why no housing tower on top of podium? Seems like that would be a location there would be little community opposition. Its a huge site. Could probably fit two dorm towers with 1600 beds.

Restoring my faith in humanity a little bit.

Yeah missed opportunity, like that other big project on the Mystic in Charlstown they are raising the street level. And I think at the Columbia point redo also. Seems like it might not be too expensive if they just made the ground level or two a parking podium which they need anyway. Even if...