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Agreed. Its not a random alcubond monstrocity. The facade isnt BAD. But the massing is very agressive for that location. People move to Boston and fall in love. But not with this.

This looks awesome. Never thought of it, but giant physical wall is actually pretty smart urbanist solution to highway, and way cheaper than decking.

Is it that small hospitals arent viable? I think the issue is that big hospitals are buying the small hospitals in order to reduce competition and raise prices. Partners seems like its doing just fine.

I think hospitals somewhat create their own demand. Dr's always advising people they need more scans more tests. Then the tests discover tiny growths and there needs to be surgeries. Hospitals keep growing and sucking out more and more of our economy, and yet our life expectancy is the same...

Yeah. I didnt think I would be wow about this but drove by couple days ago and it looks awesome.

Wow. That looks awesome!

I love the honesty and boldness of their plan. Way ahead of any other town I have seen in terms of allowing, even encouraging contextual and in many places largescale developments.

Urbanism and design is an A+. And I like that there is no reduction in affordable units. I do question why they couldent have put a few high rises on some of the interior lots? I wonder if its a local politics thing or a cost of construction thing?

Woohoo!

LOVE the architecture. Meh on the massing. Hate the plan (why is no one building housing? I guess that's a different bigger issue.). Wish they had maybe made a nicer seaside park that people would actually use instead of that pointless block park that will be shaded half the day and the...

Yeah - this project looks great. Rooting for anything marginally contextual. We need urban fabric - not cheap plastic and random gimmicks.

This is maybe the most exciting area in the region right now. I think I read that whole area of Everett is now zoned as of right for large developments like this.

Its not exactly wishing it into being. I think the idea is it will be the space for the gold dust orphans theatre group which already exist. But yes, overall another sad moment for shrinking gay life in Boston. But the additional housing is great and will be pretty dense.

I like Bernie but I hate his housing policy. At least Liz talks somewhat about zoning reform.

Disagree. Worked at Wentworth back in the day. The demographic crunch is worse in New England than nationwide. So it is the local schools that are getting crushed. Wentworth so far avoided that by creating a short cut to middle class life for poor or academically weak local students. Lowish...

Wow. This is pretty awesome Actual urbanism/street walls/classical proportions. Materials will be key but looks pretty great to me. I mean, in my mind I was imagining a prudential center on 128 kind of complex for that site, but, ill take this.

If its not an asymmetrical mishmash of random alcubond facades than its a win in my book.

Re: Seaport Parcels M1-M2 | Seaport Sq. | Seaport disagree. Contextualism is becoming hot. Granted, around the edges. I follow newyorkyimby, which is kinda like archboston for NY. In NY you see contextualism is creeping back in. Boston is behind obvs.

Don't wanna be a downer . . . but I feel like phase two is never going to happen and this whole project was maybe a pretext to get approval for phase 1. Which maybe is OK. Phase 1 looks dense, urban and well massed. I dont understand how they could build a supermarket over the mass pike in...

I guess its started . . . https://boston.curbed.com/boston-development/2017/10/18/16491248/hood-park-charlestown-apartments