Recent content by Justbuildit

I intend to be one of those people as well. The most recent Globe article referenced one of the historic preservation people who thinks shadows on old buildings is bad somehow, but to be clear it is the $1000/sf+ tower living downtown residents who are standing in the way of this very reasonable...

And yet, there’s lots of opposition from downtown residents. For anyone who cares to upzone the one part of Boston that should have infinite density, I look forward to seeing you at the public meeting to mount a response to the tower dwellers who are worried about their views.

Love this. With all of the overt NIMBYism elsewhere in SF, SoMa and Mission Bay should be seamless transitions from the dense high rises along Market through to Embarcadero, stepping down towards Dogpatch. SF is a great city! It really needs more highrises.

Had no idea this was in the works, and I try to follow this issue pretty closely. Looks like it was tucked in to the overall budget and flew right through. My lord I really hope this ends up passing and doesn't get yanked at the 11th hour like the last time it was almost law. Looks like some...

So badly needed. The current exit through the Google building doesn't have capacity for rush hours...

Hate to say it but it's the dog people doing the most damage here at many of the urban parks. I've been tempted to start a photocollage of selfish dog people standing next to NO PET signs while their dogs do their business on protected lawns. It's wild how selfish some of these people are, often...

That looks great! Looks super busy too. If I lived in NH and wasn't a COMPLETE beer snob, the option of this Salem development vs Tewksbury Treehouse (or Canton Trillium or something closer to Boston) would seem like a pretty easy choice. Intermediate developments like this with housing included...

It was buried in a filing about a year ago but very little fanfare. If you’re into planespotting this stretch is great for inbounds from the south. Good views of the drydock too. Post in thread 'Seaport Neighborhood - Infill and Discussion'...

Without full copy/paste, is the gist here that they move housing up and delay the commercial/lab component? Just speculation or clear decision by the developers?

Yes it’s taken too long so everyone wants to judge but really think we need to wait and see the green space. The plaza should be great for the farmers market and other events where you’re not dodging planters, benches, etc. sure it’ll be just fine

Because it used to be a dank forgotten space like a post war train station before the renovation. Looks amazing!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/07/metro/patrick-roath-stephen-lynch-democrat-incumbent-challenge-trump/ Don't know him, but after Lynch's BS letter on the Southie apartment project it's worth taking a look who else is out there.

We are also quite concerned with building tall downtown, there's a whole plan and initiative out there for it that seems eminently reasonable and a good first step. Unfortunately the tower-living NIMBYs off Washington are just as bad as those in Milton, so both end up getting slowed down or...

Apparently it's their 100th anniversary, which is pretty cool. But I find it hard to believe the pier, which has been vacant for years, is going to host people or events. Any idea what's going on with it?

That second shot from Channel Center-ish is fantastic, well done!