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I think the point is spilling out into the bus station isn't very attractive. No arguments here. Let's not forget that there are a ton of new parking spots being added to this development, and the website makes it clear that a private valet section awaits anyone coming into the residences. My...

According to Uhub, the first filings for 4 Liberty Square are now on the BPDA website. If you like these conversions the public comments are open until next month.... The proposed project will provide a unique mix of apartment sizes, including five Two bedroom homes, one (1) bedroom homes, and...

I heard from a high end residential broker that interest in these new Ritz Carlton South Station units isn't going great either. You need 2 elevators and a long walk down a corridor to get between the outside and your unit and they're pricing these like it's 2019 and money is cheap. We have...

Oh hell yes. Other than a few older Post Office Square buildings, 45 Milk St, and the Winthrop Building at Water/Washington, this one is on my bingo card for buildings that are perfect for conversion. For those who don't know the area, it's just off Post Office Square and is near a few...

If anything, Boston should have more than our proportional share of liquor licenses than any other city in the state. With influx from tourists, concert and game-goers, conference attendees, and the like, we should be swimming in licenses. Just fundamentally broken.

And the artificial scarcity scramble begins. It's underrated, I think, but one of the worst parts about this whole stupid system is that it builds animosity pointed in a bunch of directions that is wholly unnecessary...

I agree with the above, and it's not surprising that people whose primary asset is tied to the status quo are opposed to the idea of upzoning or any change that could erode the value of said asset. I just get a bit dismayed with (presumably young, liberal) people who rail against building more...

I'm strongly in favor of more home rule for Boston on all fronts (tax policy, zoning, liquor licenses) but dare I say Collins has a point (blech). As the residential tax burden increase continues to get smaller, the need for the petition goes down, especially if there are some small cuts that...

I think it's an amenity for the whole tower, both residents and commercial tenants. Call it Class A+, looks like a great amenity when the weather is nice (note the link below is specific to the commercial section of the tower). https://southstationtower.com/commercial/amenities/

Looks great, unambiguous upside all around, but should have been taller.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/26/business/south-station-expansion-postal-service-mbta-amtrak/ Many thanks to Lynch for pressing this. It would be a huge, huge deal to make this happen... The next steps involve figuring out how much the postal service’s Fort Point property is worth —...

Until there's enforcement, compliance is effectively optional. I think the Milton lawsuit(s) are still in flight, with the last hearing in October. According to the link below, the court could rule by ~Feb whether Campbell has enforcement power as AG. Depending on how the court rules it could...

Personally not at all. Congress st bridge by the tea party museum gets mobbed most weekends and the children’s museum gets really busy too. The rest of downtown isn’t super tourist heavy in my experience, but there’s a noticeable increase around Washington/School streets from people walking the...

Following up from earlier this year, Suffolk put out an updated presentation for their proposed conversion of 101 Tremont to dorms. Slide 22 says "Existing ground floor retail to remain". I guess it's not an explicit promise to keep Beantown Pub, but it seems that could be the case. The...

I had a bit of free time today and sent this off to my state rep and senator. Feel free to crib from this text if you find it helpful. Your state rep/senator can be found by entering your address at https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator This topic is so boring and esoteric that it...

I know the development isn't implementing it, just referencing it, and it was the only explicit reference I could find. Thanks for the PLAN Dot reference, it wasn't obvious to find the source on Google.

There's a reference to D St realignment on the renders, but I couldn't find anything in a standalone article. In the PNF for this project there are a few references to adjusting the grid. Not sure about timing: https://bpda.app.box.com/s/h5i14qv8v0k93ovf0cpepy4nme8wrhsu

Fewer than 100 spots and an explicit reference to the pedestrian bridge are great. 2027 is a pipe dream though, right? Site clearance and remediation have to be pretty big projects in themselves. Still, will be a great addition to the waterfront.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the last piece of heavy rail slow zone improvements, yes? I think there's some green line work slated for December, but all heavy rail should be moving at historical max speeds across the entire system the Monday after Thanksgiving...tremendous work if this holds up...

Well it's back on the table and it's moderated and fast-tracked to get in place before inauguration day. I hope Hochul (and apparently the house Ds who were pushing her) realize this makes her look incredibly weak; stalling the process when the regulatory process was complete, then ramming it...