Recent content by NorthshoreCity

Not sure if this should now have its own thread but 25 Supertest Street is back on the table in a new submission. Stats: 19 floors 235' 130 hotel rooms 108 apartments

They were working into Sunday morning raising the crane:

12 floors, 140' tall https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=169328

Monday:

I'm all for more housing but this architectural teratoma looks like they stole a struggling freshman's studio 1 project

March 25:

Are these officially under construction? I've been maintaining the skyscraper page database for the Greater Boston Area and wasn't aware. It's wild to me that only 13 highrise buildings (115'+) are under construction in Boston at this time. https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/maps/?cityID=145

Looks like the updated rendering for this project: https://archboston.com/community/threads/aloft-element-phase-2-391-d-street-sbw.7220/

View from my flight out of Logan. Looks like sitework is underway at the Portico site:

Crane came down on Thursday 2/5: And progress is being made on the cladding as of today 2/11:

Incredibly depressing when you realize: (Google street view, 2022) (1948)

Sadly not officially under construction. Site as of today is still being used as a parking lot:

There is a thread for this one: https://archboston.com/community/threads/pike-residence-hall-550-huntington-ave-mission-hill.7305/

Utilizing the 40x rule that's common in NYC to be approved for a rental unit, that means the bare minimum income for a unit here would be $131,000. I know Boston is a high income city, but are there really that many people easily clearing six figures in the city to justify these prices?

Unfortunate - phase 1 was supposed to be 12 stories with 217 units...