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Honestly, it is nuts but if I could buy a crazy property in Boston the end penthouse here might be it. (Or the top of One Dalton). But the view from Pier 4 is really something.

It actually reads more like an office building than residential. Sometimes boring and straightforward is a better idea.

They have. See Tim Logan's article on 4/2/2019.

It's not in a historic district so no review.

Re: Dock Square Parking Garage | 20 Clinton Street | Ding Ding Ding. BCDC is advisory. They almost never disprove a project (I can't think of any others) but this doesn't stop it by any means. It will still happen. A giant, glassy mess in the middle of some of our biggest tourist attractions...

It also is part of the SOHO loft/reused factory space aesthetic that is big with tech firms and designers and has been for a while. Honestly, I'd prefer to see a nice duct to a crappy dropped ceiling. And the higher ceiling height is also a plus.

The garage is MassPort, which I believe makes it automatically exempt from City of Boston regulations like the parking freeze.

Yep. Makes sense as a competitor to West Elm.

Agreed. It's really handsome and a new way of looking at the vertical addition--it's going to be really striking.

Re: Crossroads at Kenmore | 560 Commonwealth Ave | Kenmore Square I love this comparison because it continues to show how impoverished the design of the Data Sciences tower is. Sigh.

You can usually find PNFs on the BPDA website. Look under Development Projects. The list is default and it can be a trial and error to find the project (this one is under Barry's Corner, not Continuum. You can search by neighborhood, or on a map view if that is easier). Then look under project...

Re: Mass. General Hospital says it plans large addition Also, hospitals have very strict understanding of floor plan. So you might need clusters of six patient rooms for staffing and every eight clusters you need x amount of support space and so on. It's a functional model that lends itself to...

Wouldn't surprise me if that isn't part of the reason there is a Landmark District there now. It will be interesting to see what is proposed. There has been some great contemporary infill on the street and some not so great.

It really is handsome. Kind of sad that there will be a giant State Street sign at the top.

Also, Askenazy has not really been that innovative and hasn't done much to improve the property beyond some signs. To my mind, they've been a real disappointment as an operator. Given the number of people who go through that space everyday it could be amazing.

Yep. Hillstone. Always get that wrong.

The more I've thought about it, the more I realize that my dissatisfaction with the building is the disconnect between the tower and base. There seems to be a physical idea about the tower--the spiraling volumes. I don't love it as a form in the city, but I understand it as an idea. But then the...

It's interesting--I work near there and desperately miss Hillside as the place I would go for a fancy, pick me up lunch. Good, dependable food, great service were a given there. Cultivar was the logical successor but the food always struck me as not as good as the price (other than the freshly...

In general, the BU proposal seems pretty derivative of a bunch of much better buildings and doesn't have a solid idea define it. It's volume in search of a parti.

I am so looking forward to never sitting on filthy, carpet covered seats again!