I wonder how these stores will do. When there is already so much of a Google presence in everyone’s lives already, will people like this idea? To me, this is another example of the Amazon Bookstore — wipe out bookstores everywhere with your online presence and then suddenly open one. Guilty...
Better defined cornice on the lower levels but please tell me they plan to address those awnings and replace them. Better yet, remove them all together and add in appropriate building-enhancing awnings where needed around entrances. Ironically, the only section of the building left uncovered...
Is it truly economics or more to do with a historic pre-war style unique to NYC, particularly UWS/UES?
Where in Boston would these types of buildings naturally fit outside the Back Bay, which has no parcels for development? Perhaps anything Boston Common adjacent.
Creepiest, dingiest pool ever — dark, depressing, shallow. Neither good for recreational purposes or exercise.
I’m sure those who use pools regularly prefer what replaced it on West Campus if for nothing else than 21st century standards of living.
The buildings that will eventually flank the tower will provide a much needed horizontal dimension, at least I hope it does.
From most angles, SST seems to awkwardly jut up out of the headhouse without a base to speak of. I think that might be why it looks off kilter from some vantage points as...
It made sense there when this side of Commonwealth was auto-centric.
The architectural aesthetic is cool, then and now. Really wish more buildings outside of LA or South Florida were saved from that movement.
The reconstructed Acela platform 5 at Baltimore's Penn Station has opened, part of a larger Penn Station renovation, redevelopment effort.
Acela Platform 5 news:
Amtrak Acela trains get a new home at Baltimore’s Penn Station
More on the larger Penn Station project here...
Silver Spring should be a popular Purple Line stop with a direct connection to Metro. This makes me a bit envious for what could be across Cambridge, Somerville etc.