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Re: 111 Federal St. | Formerly Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 Copied from the City of Boston website.... "Mayor Walsh also made his mark as a labor leader. Beginning in Laborers Local 223 in Boston, he rose to head the Building and Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan...

Re: South Station Tower 1 Lincoln Street was built on spec. before State Street signed their lease.

Looks like some tree clearing activity started this week south of the Highland Ave. Exit

Formwork is Carpenters Work.

I'd guess that they are weld plates to support the future canopy structure.

I agree it is not the only factor as it also has the benefit of opening up the floor plate which was noted previously. However in the early stages of a project it seems like reducing the tonnage of steel is high on the list and is a focus of the Structural Engineers. Reducing the diagonal...

It has to be a cost savings. The concrete core saves steel on the structure and also provides the fire ratings for the elevator and stairwell shafts.

bweiss, In wood building construction of this size there are a couple items that are typical. 1) If the cavity space between floors is not sprinklered then it it is required to be filled solid with insulation. 2) There will be gypcrete poured through-out each floor. 3) There is typically...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) That is correct. Construction had started well before State Street signed there lease. They originally only signed up for around 2/3 of the building, but with the booming economy, low vacancy rates, and talk of commercial leases going over...

Re: Landmark Center Expansion I'm a little confused with this thread. Didn't the article state that they were going to build on top of the exisitng parking garage? The garage is behind the building and wouldn't change anything near Park Drive or Brookline Ave.

Re: Columbus Center I think the vents for the BB Station are near the intersection of Clarendon and Columbus. They are free standing brick structures at the exit of the bus turnaround. (you can see them on the google arial map)

Re: Columbus Center That's not the mechanical equipment for Shaw's?

I agree Hamersley?s outside sitting is the better of the two, but a little landscaping to help define Beehive?s area is all that is needed. Beehive is only using the outdoor seating for drinks and maybe the bar menu. I think they are trying for the Parisian cafe style. And I can't blame...

Re: Columbus Center RP the issue with Ned's UFP argument is that it is completely unreasonable to require a development to implement a scrubbing technology that does not yet exist at this scale.

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower LOL Don't you know that Ned doesn't have the time to spend on anything else. It's a full time job to force developers to clean the air of pollutants that are currently not regulated by any government agency.