Recent content by LeTaureau

will this plan make any effort to preserve the mature trees in this space? Would be a pity to lose them

I see this as a great opportunity for Boston and it's region to reinvest in its future. Boston should be planning for more growth, in line with long-term demographic trends in America, and also to its own economic success. Winning a major relocation like HQ2 would help to propel forward, and...

Re: Dock Square Parking Garage, 20 Clinton Street Boston Biz Journal is calling this a residential tower to be built on top of the Hard Rock Café. I'm not a subscriber so can't read the whole article...

I listened to a webinar yesterday (can't say precisely who it was, but it was one of the major ratings agencies) on where Amazon will likely locate HQ2, using their analytics software and systems inputs. They brought up some interesting points, summarised here: -Rankings were determined across...

Re: 111 Federal St. | Formerly Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 After having a long hiatus from the board, I'm quite impressed with the flurry of activity and building in Boston. I have a question about these proposals for the board. I notice that a number of the designs include...

Re: 45 Province St Aren't bricks pre-fabricated? It's not so much the materials that are used that bothers me too much. It's the quality of workmanship that goes into the facade itself. Terracotta is a nice material to work with, it's the manner in which the panels are attached to the...

I don't agree with this. Yuppie only means young, economically mobile professionals with a lot of disposable income. I don't think that ethnicity matters.

The name "Lofts Avana" sounds so pretentious.

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower Reading some of the comments on Boston.com, I'm really impressed with the community's reaction to this project. Makes me think this has a good chance of being built without any height reductions.

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop Itchy, I think many on this site are in favor for preservation, I am one of those that are strongly against tearing this building down. Could I nominate you as the "leader" for archboston's fight against this project? I will avail...

Re: New BU Tower Wasn't this due to a collapse of one of the spires, or insufficient funds?

It's just a matter of time before this gets built. NIMBYs may squawk now, but eventually they won't be able to fight the growing need for clean renewable energy. Nantucket Sound is one of the best areas in the region for offshore windmills. The demand for clean power will be too strong in the...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop ^To your point, I should also add a few other comments by Ed Gordon. Regarding Dainty Dot, he launched into a diatribe and railed against the height of the proposal, siting how inappropriate it was and how it was insensitive to the...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop I just don't understand this situation. I went on an architectural walking tour of the Back Bay last weekend through the Boston Center for Adult Education. Edward Gordon was the lecturer. He was very good and thoroughly...

^I'm not certain that this will be a building. It would be great if that is true. For the longest time, this site was just a giant hole in the ground.