Recent content by shmessy

. Please, immediately, just give Steve Samuels the Keys to the City (whatever the hell that would be). He is a Godsend for great urban life planning. As a developer, he is a Unicorn - - I wish more were like him and had his love of cities. His Lyrik project is such a benefit. BTW - -notice...

Come back when the T puts up safety barriers between the tracks and platforms at all underground stations.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/08/business/north-station-skyscraper-boston/ A new tower on the West End’s edge? The RMR Group’s first foray into Boston development is the first tower proposed downtown since the pandemic By Catherine Carlock Globe Staff,Updated January 8, 2025, 1 hour ago...

Ummm…….. the balconies are nice.

This part leaves me less sad to lose this retailer: "The store never because a member of the Harvard Square Business Association, said Denise Jillson, HSBA executive director. There is a corporate policy that discourages or does not allow individual locations to become members of the chambers...

Dogs don’t piss on snow in other cities? I learn something new every day here! .

LOVE that vid - thank you! Yokohama looks like the South Boston Seaport on steroids.

+1. And I really like the renders of this - - let’s see if it comes to fruition when built. This is not some blob with few or no windows (i.e. new MIT Music building or new Boston Holocaust Museum). There are varied materials (in particular, on the West Newton St side, the nod to the Mass...

Again, you keep on making statements without giving reasons. How about making a positive contribution to the discussion for once? Tell us WHY you think it is "considerably worse" and "yick".

The MBTA is on it - seems like a priority: https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/09/07/mbta-chief-of-stations-safety-jfk-umass https://www.boston.gov/departments/transportation/jfkumass-station-area-action-plan

Amazing the contrast between the two side by side new developments coming to that space - - -first, the white spaceship/completely out of context Holocaust Museum building, and then the spectacular and RESPECTFUL to its surroundings Vespar Hotel. What also strikes me comparatively is the almost...

You bring up a couple of key issues. There are still alot of financial questions for both sides (especially after Stlin's post afterward with the news of the lease); 1) $45 million of the $100 million from the team is guaranteed - - I'm not sure what the $25 million construction cost escrow...

Thank God it's about to rise as contrast - - there's just way too much straight glass walls in the left half of that picture. .

Not sure why you are only referencing non-American leagues and contracts if you're arguing the business of Soccer in America - - Wouldn't it be more relevant to reference MLS and NWSL? As it happens both are growing quite nicely...

No!!!!!!!!! Loved this place https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/17/lifestyle/saus-closing-serves-final-fry-sunday/?event=event12