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Just as important is Mayor Marty Walsh’s commitment of $46 million in the capital budget to rehabilitate and redevelop the bridge, which had connected the South Boston Waterfront to the Financial District, which was systematically neglected by the City of Boston Public Works Department for...

Fan noise can also be intentional, to mask any other activities going on in the bathroom. That only makes sense if it is adjacent to a public space. But generally, it sounds like this guy is really miffed about his perception that he paid too much.

And it's awfully complicated, what with keeping the garage (as we all keep saying). I'm really excited for this one, it's a fairly handsome design and a bit different from a lot of what we've seen recently.

Agreed. Traffic is a huge part of this. They've got a blank wall with a garage door on the Brookline Avenue elevation. Another street that is really stressed with traffic. And a blank facade on a major street is cringe worthy. The upper portion is nice enough but getting the street level to work...

Where is that mock up in the first two pictures? I'm thinking it's maybe on the top level of the garage? thanks

I'd love to see better architects too, but I think we see a lot of the same architects on the smaller project along with the larger ones (different groups of course). It wouldn't surprise me if they are charging a flat fee or some other very low cost. The work is just so bad but they seem to get...

I think that's precisely why we don't see much of it in Boston. Wasn't 89 Beacon not approved by the ZBA because it was initially proposed as modular (non-union) construction? The developer changed that, went back to the ZBA and got approved. Modular construction seems like a natural for Boston...

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Beal does some good stuff (mostly their affordable housing work IMO) anytime they go near anything old the instinct is to obliterate it. And I am really wishing for more variety in the architects we see. Even someone nearby like Bruner Cott could probably do something better with this context...

Oops. Last picture. And is is a side/rear so that should help. But the first is actually worse where the vents are on the bays. They should be on the main body of the building to make them as neutral as possible. I know this is a fact of life now, but doing everything as cheaply as possible is...

What? So let's create a fun new maintenance problem that we never had by painting a finish material. So flipping stupid.

Look at all those vents. I understand that modern mechanical codes are one of the causes of this, but it really looks awful.

+1 I think we'll be lucky if the Mayor doesn't give them another sign on the lower mass. The architect (Gensler) describes this at three buildings, podium, middle, and top. Three buildings, three tenants, three signs.

Thanks for posting. I've been wondering about this, but it doesn't seem to be too visible from the street.

It's a nice looking project (in the sense of something being built, not in the sense of a public housing project) but these days whenever I see something this low density I know I am looking at subsidized housing. In Boston all developers seem to be building to maximize the amount of building on...

It's pretty clear that they are proposing keeping the existing building. 26 Court Street is perfect for a great vertical addition. I'm a bit disappointed to see that it's another Elkus Manfredi Architects proposal--I'd love to see some different firms get projects like this.

Re: South Station Tower This honestly reads like more MBTA incompetence. This project has been in the works for so long and is providing much needed improvements to the station. Yes, construction will suck but maybe just once the state shouldn't bleed the project dry. And I'm no friend to big...

Agreed! Logos are almost always better that names. More distinctive and eyecatching.

I searched the permit data base at Boston.gov. It looks like they are building a new Cumberland Farms: Cumberland Farms Convenience Store -; Facility upgrade;; Work to include :; Demolition of existing structure on site and replace with a new 1-story Commercial building reoriented on the Lot...

I always enjoy the comments--and when there is a form letter they are even more fun. And the form letter is great because much of it is not about the office tower at all, but the whole project. I agree that the whole project is good but the revised office tower shouldn't get a pass because of...