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Don't forget hotels: https://bankerandtradesman.com/another-option-for-vacant-office-buildings/

Does anyone have any insight into why enforcement of those pseudo-lanes is so terrible? And whose job is it, anyway? BTD or BPD?

From a materials/finish point of view, I'm curious to see how this turns out (assuming it won't get VE'd into trash). It's an interesting idea, but my worry is that the walls covered by each material are otherwise so featureless and flat, it'll wind up feeling hostile and monolithic, like a...

That's quite possible. Just speculating, but I also wonder if financing was a challenge, too. Quincy wasn't yet a "proven" luxury market when it was proposed, and it's possible they couldn't find enough bank money that believed in their vision.

When I was passing by over the weekend, it looked like Greystar had the pile drivers out and starting to work on the foundations for the second building.

I'm sure there are jokes to be made about the Red Line's average speed, here.

https://bankerandtradesman.com/red-line-car-makes-pit-stop-at-south-boston-development-site/ Some new bling for the events space on the On the Dot lot that the developer is running while they wait for capital markets to loosen. "The interior of the car won’t be accessible to the public...

The cities of Chelsea and Everett are currently working on trying to block off the main source of infiltration, actually -- Island End Creek: https://www.islandendriver.com/home Got some preliminary funding (presumably design work?) in a March 2022 federal spending bill...

It feels noteworthy that the Vero development just over the Chelsea line hasn't managed to secure any retail tenants to date, and that the Pioneer's retail tenant is an expansion of a coffee shop across the street (mimicking the paired Dunkins just up the Parkway).

I really wish they'd run the development name through a spell-checker first, though. (unless V10's marketing department has turned into Shrewsbury history stans, in which case I approve)

While we're at it, can I have a pony, too?? (not a dig at @bakgwailo, just trying to echo the point about how unspeakably tough this would be to pull off in the current environment. In 30 years, however...)

I dream that when North Washington comes around for a rebuild (that pavement sure looks rough), the city will give it the Columbus Ave. treatment.

Its business model relies on really intensive, high-priced mixed-use real estate development around its stations, though. You aren't going to be able to get that at most MBTA CR stations.

OTOH once financing eases maybe we'll get some housing there. Although that will probably depend on the state and/or city being willing to assist with demo costs.

I have to imagine the $4k seats are on the ballpark side, but that's not much of a deal when you consider that first-base and third-base outfield boxes are not even 25% of that per season.

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/05/23/dave-greaneys-synergy-office-buildings-downtown.html 🤔🤔🤔

https://bankerandtradesman.com/assembly-row-developer-delays-big-lab-project/ Block 7A labs confirmed on hold due to “oversaturation” in the lab market, FRIT asking for an extension to its permits.

Knocking out the parking would sure save a lot of money on construction costs. With interest rates + bank lending requirements the way they are, developers are having to pony up more of their own capital/their investors' capital instead of borrowing. By reducing the project's overall costs, you...

I wonder if this layout means we can have at least a shred of hope that the ceiling of the Haymarket GL fare gate area + connector to the platforms will get re-waterproofed when HYM is able to get around to building its lab building?

When Newton was debating its zoning, the Healey administration and Newton's congressman weren't too subtle about threatening to deep-six the commuter rail station rebuilds if something didn't get passed and if it didn't include more density around Auburndale.