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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/22/business/cruise-ship-business-massport-electrify-south-boston-port/ "........That’s why Massport leaders on Friday are unveiling a long-awaited fix: They’ll invest $60 million to install two power units at the terminal that will allow cruise ships to...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/22/business/mass-general-hospital-ragon-building/ ".........The building will rely primarily on renewable electricity and has a net-zero carbon plan for construction and operation, MGH has said. It will potentially house a new T stop on the proposed Red-Blue...

That Seaport is architecture by someone who gives a shit about urban fabric. Druker's building is simply someone grabbing as much dinner as possible. It's also a space hog. The sidewalks around this massive building block should be far wider for a heavily walked area. ..but, hey, it's not...

This isn't technically a residential "conversion" - - in the sense that it isn't office or lab - to - residences. It's "converting 140 lodging rooms into 86 units of apartments. The post-pandemic urban conversion" movement" is really intent of changing the office/lab aspect into residential...

I know - -same reason why factories would rather dump sewage directly into the rivers. Doesn't mean it should happen. The municipal govt needs to step in. I should have written "Why is a wood-framed balcony ALLLOWED on a multi-story building".

Give Wu credit - - that it wasn't Matt Gaetz!

Great pics! I'm finding the development of the foregrounds to be more illuminating than the backgrounds.

Great point - - but why make a balcony on a multi-story building wood-framed?

RIP. :( https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/13/business/struggling-ginkgo-bioworks-says-it-will-step-away-soon-to-open-seaport-building/

I love development and the 800 new units of housing coming online, but let's drop their highlighted 'public transpo centric' pr on it. This is heavily automobile-centric and is nowhere near the Newton Highlands T stop. From the link from the previous post (bolded mine): ----------------------...

This building has many, many apparent issues. Aside from the seeming bait and switched ground floor, take a look at the clearly crooked flooring on that upper balcony - - did a kindergarten child paste this one together? There is zero chance anyone would feel safe walking out on that...

Looks like they will also be demolishing the house next door (see below, on the right) as the render shows just one house between the development and the Mary Flynn Murphy Dance Studio vs the two that are there now...

Both look great for their respective locations. Three reasons why I'm particularly excited about 1314 Washington Street: 1) that bank building being restored as a restaurant with outdoor seating is an aesthetic (BackBay styling and mansard roof!) grandslam. 2) 50+ units behind it (a little...

Given it is November 5, 2024, technically could be 3 yrs and 2 months. This is a great and forward thinking change - -I hope it's for hundreds and hundreds of units. From the link: ".....The process is still early, with no set timeline for construction, although Flynn said active construction...

+1 - absolutely - and you're preaching to the choir here. I LOVE what Everett is doing. I was just responding to an earlier poster who said "Everett and Somerville are far more accepting of new developments, and in the case of Somerville, transit extensions (re: GLX) than are the snootier towns...

Bait: .....and switch!

Those renders are clearly showing the buildings at their very narrowest angles - - and even those are exposing fatties. I swear, Boston/Cambridge needs to start property taxing buildings based on WIDTH like Amsterdam did. That would definitely affect a change in the visual style. There needs...

+1 Bingo. My immediate reaction was the very same as yours. Quit beating heads against the wall re: the 1950's office mentality! The demand from the exploding demographic of retiring baby boomers is to live car free in cities - - Boston in particular due to the plethora of museums, theatres...

The timing sure seems odd - - - just as 750 people or so were about to move above and around it - sure seems like their takeout/delivery/eat-in business was about to naturally increase. Were I busy urban professional living on top of Thornton's I would've ordered from there at least twice per...

This is another real upgrade for sparking the urbanization...