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So for those of you who aren't Red Sox fans, the big narrative around the team these days is ownership's sudden unwillingless to spend as much on the team as they have in years past. Some in the media have started to speculate whether this project is forcing the team to tighten its belt. I don't...

I mean, hooray for something getting built here, but for the love of god, can we please forget about all the useless greenspace and just build a streetwall?

I have a theory that urban fabric of Roxbury being destroyed and hollowed out (and we all know why it was Roxbury that got this treatment) is a major contributor to the misperception among many that Boston isn't a massive, global city. Thanks to the urban planning disasters of the past, crossing...

What a massively important development. This needs its own thread.

it is a massive success, and when that plot gets developed, there won't be anywhere in the city that could host this as well (maaaayybeee on the Common). I'm worried about what this development and the elimination of this space is going to do to the street life of the Seaport. I know we don't...

You are an asshole for doing this, fyi!

Why would a row house be as tall as a parking garage. . .

I hate this idea. I really do. Franklin Park should be every bit as spectacular as Prospect Park - they’re about the same size, designed around the same time by the same man. But Prospect Park is one of the best urban parks in the world, while Franklin Park is sub-mediocre, and the primary...

Yes, it's expensive. But there are also way more people with disposable income inside of Boston than in any single city or town outside of it. Honestly, I'm really confused about what type of people @kingofsheeba thinks live in the city of Boston. The answer is: all kinds.

What you're asking for isn't really economically possible in the types of buildings that are going up in the Seaport. The buildings and retail spaces are too big and were too expensive to develop for anything other than high-end places and national chains. Breaking up lots into smaller...

There are also over 1,000 units in the pipeline already between Riverside and Northland, right? Not to mention a couple other big projects on Washington Street. If an average of 1.5 people are expected to live in these units (note: I have absolutely no idea whether that number is accurate), then...

Google “surrounding community agreement.”

I really don't understand what point you think you're even making. The Kraft family hasn't been invited to anything -- they own the team. Michelle Wu is properly representing her citizens by ensuring they get a voice in something that is built in their city (and yes, the stadium would be in...

Not really. For one thing, state law would have be changed in order for it to be permissible to build the stadium here, right? Then you add in the unique infrastructure demands and disruptive nature of a stadium, and it's absolutely something the public should have a conversation about.

Yes, it could be “fine.” What it couldn’t be, is better than something that allows more people to live and work immediately adjacent to downtown Boston.

Nope, not interested. The only major sports facilities that should be located in the CBD of a major city are indoor arenas, because they have a relatively small footprint and are used over 200 days a year, and baseball stadiums, because they're used at least 81-120 times a year and don't require...

Literally the best player in the world plays in MLS.

Agreed . . . which is why this is a golden opportunity to leverage the stadium to get (1) a pedestrian bridge connecting Assembly to the casino/stadium (which would be a significantly shorter walk than from Sullivan), and (2) electrification of the Newbury/Rockport line and an infill station...

I don't think we should trade one black hole in the urban fabric for another.

Allston does, but does East Fenway? Damn near every building in the neighborhood is owned by NU or landlords who rent poorly maintained apartments to NU students.