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    Josiah Quincy Upper School | 900 Washington Street | Chinatown

    +1. But those final two sentences should resonate with those fantastically smart and talented people that their all their brilliant work isn't really translating into reality. They may as well be gamers. Steve Samuels has left many times more of a legacy than any of those world class experts...
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    Mayor Wu Appoints Second Chief of Planning

    Thank you Mods. (.......not that I'm celebrating Mr. "No Iconic Buildings, Please" )
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    3430-3440 Washington St | Jamaica Plain

    Last paragraph in that link: "......Last fall, a developer proposed replacing the entire station with condos, but nothing official was ever filed with the BPDA. The proposal to add new pumps was reviewed by an ISD inspector on March 1 of this year, according to a stamp on the plans." In...
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    Josiah Quincy Upper School | 900 Washington Street | Chinatown

    +1. You and Stick bring up a great idea that truly could have transformed. It's a shame that I keep learning all these great options here on ArchBoston, yet within a couple of miles of all this there are several THOUSAND supposedly well-connected top-flight academics who do great research and...
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    North Station Gateway | 251 Causeway St | Bulfinch Triangle

    Fair enough. I still think this will get dramatically cut in height for the reasons above, and believe it SHOULD for those reasons, but I appreciate your points too. I still feel the blocks on the other side of North Station should see MULTIPLE resi towers.
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    North Station Gateway | 251 Causeway St | Bulfinch Triangle

    I agree with Equilibria - - this really does hulk over the North End. BP, I get when you say "This really is one block from north station" - - the problem is that it is one block in the wrong direction. I love tall buildings as much as almost anyone, but this should be built in Rappaport...
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    Tufts Development Projects

    For those of us of a certain age: "Air Fernsten"!
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    Holocaust Museum Boston | 125 Tremont Street | Downtown

    Talk about a Friday afternoon judge passing the buck. So he/she/they are not going to issue an injunction - - the museum folks may possibly build something that blocks access, the thing might actually go to trial (and gum up civic life even more, but hey, at least the lawyers get to bill!)...
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    +1, van. And it's because of the HUMANOID element. Too many developers care only about the economics - - too many posters here care only about the height. But what truly makes a great urban development is how it ENLIVENS a city with activity. Great cities are beehives - - not just big boxes...
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    Bulfinch Crossing | Congress Street Garage | West End

    Yup. Still not a fan of that 5 over 1 red brick landscraper next to the Greenway. Personally would've liked less of a long continuum and more detailed/variety in storefronts, etc in that particular place. Seems not as urban as it could've been. I get it - - low slung landscrapers are easier...
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    Quincy Market Update/Renovation | Faneuil Hall Marketplace | Downtown

    Yup, proudly guilty of sneering about that historic building being a Chipotle now. You'll get zero arguments from me. I am not going to wave pom poms about it. Sorry. I fully understand the economics and that Chipotle "pays the bills" for what the owner wants. Doesn't mean I have to...
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    Mayor Wu Appoints Second Chief of Planning

    Mods: perhaps its time to update the thread title to something like "Mayor Wu Appoints 2nd Chief of Planning"? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/24/business/wu-city-planner-kairos-shen-chief-of-planning/
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    8-10 Waldo Street | Coolidge Corner | Brookline

    I think many of the potential answers lie in the excellent July 30, 2024 article link from Smuttynose in Post #90 https://brookline.news/demolition-begins-at-waldo-durgin-site-paving-way-for-major-coolidge-corner-development/ (Perhaps the ground soil needs treatment? I'm no expert in this...
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    1274 Massachusetts Avenue | Dorchester

    Good reporting - albeit right after a recent clear out - so much potential for making that into a dynamic major boulevard if the city clean up the area ( and if the Long Island treatment facility/bridge can be rebuilt). The bones/structure for it are all there for a spectacular and efficient...
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    Copley Square Revamp | Back Bay

    I’m not “arguing against block parties”. I’m also not arguing against Mothers Day cards and puppies. Block parties are great and there should be more of them. People should be allowed to have them without taxpayer subsidies. The city government need not devote taxpayer money to them while...
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    Bulfinch Crossing | Congress Street Garage | West End

    Sadly those two links (from almost 2.5 years ago - Spring 2022) are the last I can find about this crucial transportation project that would so enhance Boston. The below pic from the second link is, in hindsight, so sad - a post-it note from a participant of that event:
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    Prudential of the Day

    Great/different angle!!!!!
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    East Boston Infill and Small Developments

    The 50 basis point cut yesterday by the Fed was a surprise to many of us in the financial industry (the vast majority - around 75%-25% ratio had pegged 25). This should have a wonderful laxative effect on rates and housing investment. LFG!!!!!
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    Quincy Market Update/Renovation | Faneuil Hall Marketplace | Downtown

    The should start by kicking Chipotle out of the Old Corner Bookstore building. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3573516,-71.0583915,3a,75y,344.62h,100.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srqrE-QhqA6x_LC_j8wF2RA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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