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It appears that the stone work is actually precast concrete...which never wears well. Limestone would have been great.

Re: Update Planned for Faneuil Hall Totally agree...that crush of humanity is exactly what gives the place vibrancy. It's an experience we don't get anywhere in the modern American city...aside from a subway station. All the company really had to do was revitalize the vendors. The current line...

I agree that these curbs don't degrade the aesthetics of charles circle much but I don't like them for the rest of the Hill. At the end of the day, this is all kind of absurd. It's like debating what color uniforms we should send to the Ukrainian army...IE: these new ramps aren't going to make a...

All of these wood frame projects will be using poured gypsum concrete flooring to provide sound attenuation between floors. That's the way Maxwell Green was done in Somerville and it's fairly standard in construction of this type. If the developers are responsible/smart they will use vinyl...

what are the projected sales Per square foot?

A question for the brokers out there...with this, the Kensington, Avalon Exeter, the Victor, 315 A street, Watermark 2 in Kendall, the assorted monoliths on the seaport all opening in the next 12 months, what kind of concessions and rental rates do you expect? Kensington is offering 1.5 months...

I walked by yesterday...it is pretty garish. I peaked inside as the door was open and it looked like a bar...even had edison lights. What is the concept?

I may have said it before already...but $1000 PSF here is beyond aggressive. It's the definition of a fringe area.

I think sidewalks and street trees are a wholly under appreciated component of urban aesthetics. Unfortunately, lots of people simply don't like them or want them. The city now takes a decidedly less activist role in this area. They won't unilaterally plant trees because (apparently) some...

Re: Waterside Place | 505 Congress Street | Seaport ouch...that's depressing. I guess I forgot how much better the planned development was supposed to be. It's disgusting that the city allowed this to happen.

please tell me this is a thought experiment rather than the final plan...it sucks. It's a horse by committee.

^ Don't hold your breath...assemblages like that are incredibly difficult and the owners of those parcels have outsized financial dreams.

Re: Dudley Sq's Ferdinand Building to be Restored/ Renovated I'd be a bit dubious about gentrification there...the 30% increase is only relative to where prices were over the past couple of years. IE: property values imploded in 2006 and haven't even returned to where they were.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) You're correct...that said, Phoenix is a subsidiary of Lincoln.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) Northeastern didn't pay more to upgrade the aesthetic because it isn't owned by Northeastern. This is a private firm affiliated with Lincoln Property.

This building's best side might well be seen from ground level on Boylston. It has used many of the same materials/colors as the Lord and Taylor building. The long white brick, cool green glass and metal panel trim are very very similar. While L&T is not exceptional in any respect it serves as a...

Best spot for eataly may well be ground floor of new filenes tower...plenty of SF, and doesn't get more centrally located

I've been hoping for this for years...it would have been PERFECT in the old Borders space but that ship has sailed. The new owners of quincy market should jump at the opportunity...a repurposed quincy market focused around quality food culture would be enormously successful. As is, quincy market...

^well, that settles that. I retract my statements. It's amazing and anyone who isn't transfixed by retread exhibits from 40 years ago is a moron.

It's probably been said before, but it has always struck me that a "museum of science" is kind of an oxymoron. Museums are generally about the past and static...whereas science is completely dynamic and the pace of change renders exhibits irrelevant within months or a few years. And museums...