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^ I am pretty sure following the years long hole in DTX the city requires developers to provide an bond for demo work such that if they fail to complete it the city, in theory, has sufficient money on hand to complete the work itself. Whether that would ever happen is a different story.

^ I feel like we are being edged.

Not to be that guy, but I wish this was what the building silhouette looked like.

I am by no means qualified to ID mountains at a distance but I took a stab at it nonetheless, anyone else have insights on what's what here?

:confused: I sort of like the base concept but think this proposal is lacking an elegance to make it work. Im thinking the Dresden Museum of Military History as a really beautiful example of using different material and form to create interest and tell a story. My issues here are (1) poor...

Ill take the under on that. I bet it comes down sooner than other properties, namely rental properties. These are condos and that sign is going to inhibit sales by obstructing views and I doubt its going to sell many units on its own.

Shame, that penthouse isn't exactly a small detail. This is the sort of VE which I think is troublesome from an entitlement standpoint, this is meaningfully different than what was presented. Otherwise, its appears to be a great building.

Great addition to campus and Columbus Ave. Are they done with the the penthouse screening? I really hope this is still progressing with swing staging or something.... Tom's Photo: The render:

^^I think its interesting they are stabilizing but not using the historic brewery buildings. It sounds like an expensive punt and 20 years from now they will just VE the soccer team or just buy them a bus.

Its my understanding that the 8-12 floor range on most sites just doesn't pencil as its full high-rise construction with concrete or steel but generally without the economies of scale or height to get premium view rents.

^^It would have been great to keep that structure in the mix somehow. I hope they have an option on the Good Shepherd Church property, that building deff doesn't need to stay.

Bingo. This is were one inserts the perennial reference to The Netherlands or Copenhagen. The Dutch cycle everywhere all the time without helmets. Amsterdam has more bikes than people and bikes are the most utilized mode of transportation in the city. This wasnt always the case and isn't...

Haha thanks Equilibria, I was being a bit facetious. ;) It's more that the rendering is bad (or silly) and the programing of the space is strange. Are those selfie stations with wall-mounted cameras? Who is going to pay for that or give their personal info to get that photo? What is with the...

Does anyone know how to interpret this render? I have so many questions.

I like both elevations, and they are both worlds better than the standard glass curtain wall, especially brick elevation. But WHY do we need both, that joint is just so weird...

^So I guess they aren't going for timeless and instead chose chaos. The form is fine but the colors and the details 😐.... anyways cheers to more housing!

Very tangential, but the landscaper cake for me is this building and noise barrier combo outside or Utrecht in the Netherlands. Apparently they like this approach so much there is another, smaller, one just up the road.

I like it . I see it less as an uneven stack of books and more of a modern take on 'wedding cake' steps backs. If this building were taller and kept this rhythm up the building I am sure it would have a very pleasing silhouette. As it is, its still a big improvement over an unarticulated slab. I...

I guess I am implying a different standard for the term daring here. I don't even mean a daring architectural design necessarily but the daring required of a developer to really transform a site, proposal a new urban form, or change an existing condition that might at all be contentious...

I have long thought the the trauma from urban renewal likely means it was the last interesting and original thing many places like Boston will do. I feel as though the ethos in places scarred by urban renewal is 'do no further harm' which means erring on the side of the existing condition even...