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Let us not forget BU's role in the drastic remaking or destroying (depending on one's opinion) the south side of Kenmore Square with the demolition of a slew of commercial brownstone rows to erect the Hotel Commonwealth.

Went thru there on the way home tonight, the station is very bright on the green line level at least. One question, will they be bringing back the dunkins or allow some other coffee vendor? I found that convenient in the old station.

This project is demolishing 8 separate buildings, including the darker red brick buildings to the far left of the above photograph. Whatever one may think of the merits of added density etc., taking down this many buildings to replace with a single large project is not the recipe for success...

FYI - boston.com is stating 11:45 a.m. ribbon cutting, and station opens to public a bit later at 12:30. http://www.boston.com/news/2016/03/21/almost-two-years-the-day-closure-mbta-government-center-station-reopening-monday/zhSl389nj9TqQjtXdZvB0N/story.html

I'd support the project if they keep the payless building, but I'll be very surprised if that happens. Also, what you see there in your pic is classic land/parcel banking. The asking rents are astronomical on Washington St. due to very high foot traffic. There are plenty of forlorn looking...

I'm in this camp; Statler put it better than I could. I'll await renders at this point, but I'd be very surprised if this project improves the streetscape of downtown crossing.

I like this pic above because 888 Boylston, the Millennium Tower and the Hancock are all within view. Both the Millennium and Hancock have substance to them when viewed from afar. 888 bolyston's glass just seems to blend into the sky. The glass is a miss, too mirror like or something....

My comments pertain to commuter rail, it has been mentioned NYC area commuter rail is on par with MBTA comm. Rail fares. However, the difference between here and NYC is that when transportation needs money in NY they raise tunnel and bridge tolls as well as transit fares. Here, Charlie Baker...

Commuter Rail in NY/NJ and MBTA are the outliers in the US. They both are much more expensive than say Chicago for similar distance traveled. Chicago Metra is about 50% of the cost of Boston area commuter rail and suburban parking is about 50% cheaper too. I think Commuter rail in San...

My commute from zone 3 commuter rail will be $19 per day round trip ($15 fare $4 parking). This is for a trip of approximately 12 miles as my station is very near rte 128. Maybe I'm just a cheapskate, but this just seems intolerably expensive for a short train commute

So Charlie Baker's henchmen, aka the fiscal control board, decide to opt for the higher fare option. The control board disregards the legislative intent of the recently passed law that fares shall not go up by more than 5% every two years. I hope the legislature cures the ambiguous language...

Re: City Hall Plaza Polar Bar / City Bistro It's too early for April's Fool Day. Please tell me this a joke...

That building on Beacon Street with the two story addition tacked on top made Preservation Magazine's hall of shame award many years ago

It seems they more easily add supply to every category of housing, whether it be apartments, housing subdivisions, or high rises in the city. Suburban development occurs on a scale not seen here, large tracts of farmland are developed into subdivisions with hundreds, if not thousands, single...

Fair enough, maybe fabric is not the appropriate word for this site, but I do not like the incremental erosion of Boston's pre war building stock for lackluster replacements. It is the continual, albeit slow, march to architectural mediocrity that brings Boston gradually closer and closer to...

^ Agreed, I'm all for development, more density, etc., but Boston should not squander it's best long term competitive advantage - it's historic urban fabric. Another reflective glass box doesn't cut it.

The federal reserve building may be attractive viewed by some in isolation, but a slew of large warehouse buildings were cleared to assemble that massive parcel. The tower only occupies a portion of the property. I'm speculating, but I wouldn't be surprised if that tower has less square footage...

Re: General Electric HQ | TBD | Innovation District Fairfield and Connecticut probably could have done nothing to head this off, it's about being in an urban area with access to highly educated Talent and reinventing their image. My hometown of Omaha just lost a major fortune 500 agribusiness...

These "stops away" signs are now installed at park st for outbound/westbound green line trains

I ask myself the same question every time I view this project....