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That and I suspect that they are hitting constraints in terms of providing what they feel the market will require for parking and construction cost. The higher you go the most costly construction becomes. Without proven rents and parking utilization in this sub-market they are probably being...

Nor should you, it's garbage. This is 100 percent gentrification for the reasons you note. Those new higher paying jobs at this location will start to fundamentally change the land economics of the area, and are symptomatic of broader economic changes which have already happened. As it becomes...

I like it, wish the site was a little less tight so the street programming could be more robust but otherwise looks pretty good.

I say yes/it already is as Boston and the Bay Area are so much more expensive then other areas for the same reason, both cities are in roughly the same urban form and economic attributes. Although the order of magnitudes are and probably will always be different. Specifically, they both cities...

I guess it could be depending on how it is resolved at the top and bottom. Right now this is too abstract to be a clear deco reference.

A few quick photos of this from this morning. I have to say its been a while since I have been down here and I had low expectations of this based on the render but I was pleasantly surprised by the facade texture. Now lets hope the street level is as well resolved.

Firstly, that isn't Dutch so disagree in English or just don't. Secondly it is a fallacy to say strong planning traditions and government intervention result in higher unemployment and stagnant economies. The Dutch unemployment rate is lower than the United State's and similar to Massachusetts...

I always thought this site would be a good candidate for smaller scale development too. Check out Homeruskwartier in Almere-Poort, Netherlands. The problem is, in the Netherlands the government owns most of the ground and therefor can plan land use more closely. Even where they do not own the...

Way to early to call success or failure on this, though agreed renders are always silly. My biggest concern at this point is street engagement and programming which they appear to be thinking about. This is not Harvard Square (or frankly even the Seaport) nor will it ever be but perhaps it could...

I mean this is an improvement but god that original cladding and glazing is awful. One of the worst buildings left in town.

I generally agree with this thought though I do think it is worth fleshing out the complexities a bit, and I think you imply this, but really your two points are a high level net assessments. That is, [1] 'is it an improvement over what is there' and [2] 'does it create a public good' should...

A few diagrams I think are pretty useful. Program (p. 130 in the PDF of the PNF) and a site plan with the future Blueway (p. 140).

I don't see why the building couldn't be left and programmed to activate the park you describe, which would be my first choice. Even if the building had to be moved, I think its too iconic and representative of what Boston lost not integrate into whatever might happen here. I have often thought...

Google image search suggests "tower block" as the search term for the second image which I think is accurate. This is going to get ripped apart in permitting. A few thoughts, [1] I like the step backs and lighting, god knows we need more buildings with some sort of texture and architectural...

I agree, I don't see how this would have legal weight, pure optics. I also don't understand how the city would get metrics about what percent of the building is students either. And it is fucked up that they can get away with this, while students are not a protected class everyone knows this...

I mean, those are interesting facts, but the most interesting fact is as KMP said, pulling a building permit indicates this project is very much a go. It strongly implies that the project: has funding, has a contractor signed up, has construction drawings complete, and has all required...

I doubt it is fully on spec we just dont know who they are speaking with. Wasn't Salesforce floating around a while back?

^ I agree, that doesn't mean I like it though. I actually think what makes redevelopment most challenging isn't the engineering of the tower per se, its the fact that the site wouldn't be able to have sufficient parking. That and the value of the asset in place would make the land basis a very...

I think this might be the worst building downtown at the moment, certainly one of the ugliest in one of the most prime locations. I would almost be sad to see it re-clad, I rather it be razed and to see something new go higher.

I want to see the retail plan here, having the channel side activated is going to be key, west/south exposure on the water is not something we see everyday.