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    BU Development Thread

    The concrete looks great to me.
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    City Hall Plaza

    My predictions: - Grass - Hardscaping - <5% Shaded + tiny number of token saplings - A few glorified kiosks.
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    Ink Block (Boston Herald) | 300 Harrison Avenue | South End

    There seams to be a problem with that facade.
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    City Hall Discussion - Redevelopment - Preservation - Relocation

    I'm not sure why an architect thought transforming City Hall into Copley Place circa 1988 would be a good idea.
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    Lovejoy Wharf | 131 Beverly Street | West End

    I can't remember if this one is going to be residential, but if it is, then I would be happy to see this one as a concrete building. Honestly, all multifamily residential construction should be concrete. I know that's not feasible, but...
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    City Hall Plaza

    I feel like any replacement building would be welcomed with open arms - for a few years at most just because it would be something new. I fear we'd end up with something as cold and uninviting as the Municipal Court Building or the Moakley Courthouse. The real problem is the ground floor of...
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    MCCA Hotels: Aloft & Element | 371-401 D Street | South Boston

    I really, really like this, but the boxy protrusions on the front side of the facade seem like a useless distraction. They take away from the clean lines and break up the facade in a very unnecessary way. The rear of the building cheapens out so suddenly and so poorly that it reminds me of a...
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    BRA's Kairos Shen's under pressure to resign

    Shen was too iconic. Took attention from the Greenway. He had to go.
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    Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Van Ness) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway

    Re: Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Goodyear Tire) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway The Seaport has been making and not delivering on promises for years now. Nothing planned there gets the benefit of the doubt.
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    Former Grampy's Gas site | 290 Cambridge Street | Beacon Hill

    I really want to see what this building will look like like in five years. (I say that hopefully, and with zero sarcasm.)
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    Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Van Ness) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway

    Re: Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Goodyear Tire) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway This building really works for me. The Seaport wishes it could get something this cool.
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    Waterside Place 1A | 505 Congress Street | Seaport

    Re: Waterside Place | 505 Congress Street | Seaport LMAO "Should we send Jimmy out to D St. to reprogram that light controller so the Silver Line gets priority? " "Nah, let's sit on that for at least a decade and maybe build a tunnel someday." "Can't we just fix the light? He could go out and...
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    Watermark Seaport | 85 Seaport Blvd - Parcel K | Seaport

    Re: Watermark Seaport (parcel K Seaport Sq.)/85 Seaport Blvd @ Seaport Sq./Seaport You mean red "brick".
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    Goodwin Procter HQ @ Fan Pier | 90 - 110 Northern Ave - Parcel I | Seaport

    Re: Goodwin Procter HQ (Parcel I) @ Fan Pier | 90 - 110 Northern Ave | Seaport The ICA's biggest weakness is the lack of exhibit space. I know a number of people have been taken aback by the fact there's only one floor of actual art on display in the entire building. Addressing that would be a...
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    Gov't Center Station Rebuild

    They did briefly, but then went back to posting the shots from a QuickTake 100 they bought in 1994.
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    MCCA Hotels: Aloft & Element | 371-401 D Street | South Boston

    The gross expansion joints aside, this is a shaping up to be a winner.
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    Millennium Tower (Filene's) | 426 Washington Street | Downtown

    It's shaping up to be a beautiful building. The original proposal was achingly dated and I'm glad it was shelved.
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    Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Van Ness) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway

    Re: Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Goodyear Tire) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway I really like the red and grey wing. Something about it just works for me. Target is based in downtown Minneapolis, with a store on the ground floor and offices above. They know better than most big box chains...
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    One Canal (formerly Greenway Center) | Bullfinch Triangle | West End

    Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) I zoomed in on the cladding. Wish I hadn't.
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    Academic Building @ Suffolk U | 20 Somerset Street | Beacon Hill

    This building is a spectacular misfire. It's going to give NIMBYs a lot of leverage to push back on future (non-awful) proposals for the area.

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