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4/20 From Buck Hill, Blue Hills IMG_0140 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0141 by David Z, on Flickr

4/20 From Buck Hill, Blue Hills. The shorter crane in the middle of the pic is for the MXD Residential, soon to be the tallest building in the state outside Boston proper. IMG_0119 by David Z, on Flickr

This is not Boston, but I noticed you were looking for good donuts. Eighty 8 Donuts in Portland Maine, across from the new tallest building, are possibly the best I have ever had. A little bit pricey but hot and made to order, smaller sized donuts in quantities of 6. I went with a friend and...

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Apparently they are going to change the location of the Citgo sign slightly. Going back in time, they should have just done this, and turned the Whoop building site into a 30+ story anchor tower for Kenmore (angled to ensure visibility of the sign). I would still be in favor of razing the...

For the exact location, essentially the entrance building to the Back Bay high spine area, it sucks. F- For the block of old buildings it replaced, it sucks. F In a vacuum compared to everything else built nowadays, across this city, country, and beyond, it's mediocre. D+/C- depending on the...

Richmond has really good density and feels more like the last Northern city than the first Southern city. The skyline looks pretty good driving up from the South but is virtually invisible from the North until you turn a corner and are right on top of the place. The MXD residential under...

The main concern should be keeping the "market rate" affordable. There's approximately 160,000 people on the "affordable housing" waiting list. With the amount of qualified "affordable housing" being added there's basically like a 1 in 200-300 shot of someone winning the "housing lottery" in a...

I know the conversation doesn't entirely belong here, but here's a couple more articles on the housing. The first one really shows how dismal it has been under Wu. I would also put partial blame on the short-lived Kim Janey tenure which kicked off the stagnation. First article is comparing...

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Here's an interesting thread I just stumbled upon about London. It's up to 42 buildings over 150 meters which would make it the 4th biggest skyline if it was in the US. They do have height limits but have been building right up to them in Canary Wharf (just below the Hancock), and close to...

A couple looks at roofs that we wouldn't normally see. https://www.archpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unnamed-4.jpg https://pierceboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pierce-Boston-11-scaled.jpg

The article touches on Manhattan (which apparently is separated from its metro). "More precisely, in Manhattan, N.Y., after the completion of a series of projects that broke ground before the pandemic, output dropped from 13 million square feet in 2023 to about 3 million square feet in each of...

Apparently a lot, according to that chart. 2 huge ones in Kendall. 2 significant ones in Fenway (not including that Kenmore air rights one). The construction phase lasts a few years so ones that are almost done would count in the list, along with ones that are working on foundation but not...

It combines office and lab. We have built more lab space than anywhere else in the country.

3/28 From Granite Links IMG_0196 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0213 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0224 by David Z, on Flickr

Oddly enough, as of January Boston is building way more office space (including lab) than anywhere else in the country. It's actually more than the 2nd and 3rd cities combined! Considering we have a housing crisis this is way too much. I'm going to place most of the policy failure on the...

It's interesting how many panels are still missing. Kind of reminds me of the delays with 1 Dalton. IMG_0300 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0301 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0303 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0305 by David Z, on Flickr

3/28 From Blue Hills IMG_0066c by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0087 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0093 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0116 by David Z, on Flickr IMG_0140 by David Z, on Flickr