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check out this PR video: http://www.goldmanproperties.com/ i don't know goldman props, but it sounds like the type of firm we want doing work in our city. he praises walkability, preservation and community. how often do you hear that from a national developer?

Re: Jimmy's Harborside Development actually, there will be four restaurants, not just legal's. i think the project is pretty sexy myself. SBW needs more small-scale stuff to add diversity among the big footprint loomers. http://fpna.blogspot.com/2008/02/bra-approves-plan-for-jimmys-site.html

Re: Jimmy's Harborside Development here is a rendering:

there was some chatter a while back about the inclusion of bike lanes in this project. can anyone confirm whether they are part of the plan? as someone who rides comm ave almost daily, i am salivating at the prospect.

Does anyone have the 411 on this project? Didn't see it prior posts. Also, note there will be 152 parking spaces (according to BRA) for the 139 units in this project, which is across the street from Broadway Sta. And they're widening A Street. They call this TOD!!!??? Ground broken for $61...

Greenway Center gets BRA nod Boston Business Journal - Monday, May 19, 2008 A mixed-use development that includes a supermarket in the North Station area has moved a step forward with approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and now must go before the city Zoning Commission. The...

Re: Construction at Wellington - Station Landing Funding secured for mixed-use project in Medford Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Boston Business Journal National Development has secured debt and equity financing from ASB Real Estate Investments through its ASB Allegiance Fund for the mixed-use...

Re: Russia Wharf Glad to have an ally in this line of thinking, Bos77! Though I might hedge; either incarnation of Russia Wharf, old or new, is a charming work of architecture. Agreed? If so, it's just a matter of whether to blend or contrast.

Re: Russia Wharf remember when steve bailey described russia wharf as an "alien on the park"? the man had a point. so many proposed towers are planned to use historic structures as foundations (e.g. dainty dot, south station tower). i am pro-growth for sure. but i worry about lack of...

it's a shame they couldn't get an easement to share the staples driveway. as a result, there will be two lanes of driveway breaking the streetwall where there could be an additional storefront in it's place...equally troubling considering the site is steps from the Green Line and the 66, a major...

awesome photos. thanks, kz

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos Jaime Lerner's plan for Curitiba is the best example of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bus_Stops_2_curitiba_brasil.jpg

the vantage point of these photos is from ruggles st NORTH of tremont st. if anyone can afford the trip, i recommend viewing the building from ruggles st SOUTH of tremont st. you experience a dramatic terminating vista. also, the "vertical thrust", to borrow the term, is accentuated this way...

Friday, January 11, 2008 BRA approves Charlestown condo project Boston Business Journal The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved 99 new condominium units to be built in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood. The project, called 75 West St., will be located on the current site of the Charlestown...

Exclamation point on the Dot Transit, housing, and retail development amplify the revival of Dorchester's Peabody Square By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent | August 19, 2007 Another old part of Boston is trying to be new again--but in a style true to its genuine Dorchester character...

vanshnook, thanks for bring up the New York Streets. There is a great 1954 City Planning map available on the Boston Atlas http://www.mapjunction.com (sorry I don't have the capability to embed). It shows the street pattern prior to the urban renewal project. Also, you should read Mel King's...

not sure how many fellow soccer fans are out there. but this is a very exciting time for american soccer fans considering the arrival of becks, the boom in soccer-specific stadiums, and the rising status of american soccer in the international circuit!

You're right, Nico. I came off way too confrontational. Sorry, Bobby. What I was trying to get at is that we should all be conscientious when opining about groups/neighborhoods/people that are apart from us. For example, I live in Allston. If some guy from say Montana made a judgment about my...

Bobby, I find you post incredibly ignorant and myopic. What grounds do you have to decide whether Chinatown is worth saving? And who are you to assume that everyone who posts here is white?

Re: not gonna happen sidewalks, you raise an interesting point. When you say unsophisticated 'community' groups, are you referring in whole or in part to Community Development Corporations?