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DZH -- you are missing an important point Back Bay already had the "weather beacon" Hancock tower at just under 500 feet [1947 Cram & Fergusson 495-foot (151 m)] when the plans for the Pru were just being announced [construction began in 1960] Kendall's and surroundings tallest buildings...

Equilibria In addition to the "full visuals" there is another link to a "Narrative Document" -- 45 pages of text and pictures which addresses some of the issues which have been in discussion for a while PB370 Application Narrative...

BigPicture -- some very pertinent points -- this is a rapidly evolving discipline -- with the COVID-19 now beginning to be part of the story One aspect of the HVAC design that is evolving very rapidly recently [taking advantage of the lessons learned from semi fabs and bio labs where air...

I don't see a 500 foot tower in that discussion document but I don't necessarily think that 382 feet aka 400 feet is necessarily the final word either When all is said and done -- I'm guessing that MIT will trade something for a some more height I'm reasonably confident of there being...

BOS77 -- as is usual in these kinds of circumstances -- we need images to be able to discuss things either new renders or updated pix of the progress the last images we have were from a video posted about 3 weeks ago Jan 23, 2021 #115 by Squidman -- which in turn could be even older than that...

Bren -- I presume you took those with your back to the folding doors of the South Station Head House? or were you on the landing above the steps from Atlantic Ave? In any event keep on taking -- this is going to be one very interesting project for about the next 4 years

Come some time late summer early autumn when the Google is fully glazed -- there is going to be a "Abu Simbel" like [narrow window of time each year] opportunity to catch the setting sun doing the multi-mirror [kaleidoscope] thing between the "Google" and the "whatever nickname sticks" [aka...

That is the proverbial game changer Just as TSMC [Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co] made the fabless semiconductor company possible [such as Apple] and indeed now globally dominant -- the conversion of a very high quality bio mfg plant [albeit a few years old] into a contract manufacturer...

Henry -- for a lot of folks -- Blue Bikes or even a electric bike -- with rider out in the open is a "fair weather solution" I think there needs to be something more personal than a bus between KSq and CamX -- this is an opportunity for someone to enterprise perhaps an enclosed Segway scale...

Last doc I looked at -- 3 restaurants were mentioned

2nd gen immigrants whose boomer-aged parents didn't grow up in the US Well there are plenty of entrepreneurs who came to the US during the boomer period [often as college students] and became quite wealthy from their enterprises. Indeed on an average basis the immigrant entrepreneurs became...

Problem is that for almost 2 weeks now there hasn't been a new construction picture to talk about and the discussion about the plans and renders is well in the past -- so what is there to say about this project which has not already been said a couple of times over the past 275 pages and 5530 posts

Charlie -- as the Verizon gets more and more finished -- I like it more and more It has that Fractal-type façade -- a grid within a grid there is enough variation provided by the cantilevered balcony boxes that the whole thing doesn't look too box-like Finally there is the Red Checkmark -- only...

Not quite -- but there will soon be one of the greatest wealth transferences in American history -- many T$ will soon begin to propagate into the future [barring anything financially strange] The oldest Boomers are 75 --- their ab initio life expectancy has already been exceeded -- however by...

So is that an 8 story wood building? concrete core and concrete floors with wood framing and walls?

Equilibria -- I've looked as well -- I can find several presentations in slides and video -- but there is no publicly available heavy duty pdf replete with a lot of words Anyway from 2020 -- pre-submission to Cambridge conference slide show...

you might be right -- but I wanted AB folks to see the article link both because the issue of need for new office space is a hot topic here and especially since Sales Force comes up frequently in our discussions

Stefal -0- I agree it seems unusual I'm guessing the motivation is that the Gypsum Board is a lot cheaper than Zip System sheathing which in turn is cheaper than Plywood I guess it is also possible that the Fire-rating is better for a wood frame construction with Gypsum Board on the outside and...

The challenge from the side of the employer is how to insure that you have the right mix of people working on site when they are needed without being so restrictive that you repel your most productive and hard to hire people About 2000 I was involved with a Network Technology start-up in...

Unfortunately -- the rest of the U Club footprint is missing so it is hard to gouge how much is covered by the Tower I think that I might have found the missing footprint in a filing with the BPDA COOPERATION AGREEMENT 40 TRINITY PLACE PROJECT BACK BAY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS This COOPERATION...