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The application linked above still describes the project as a 16-story mixed-use building of approximately 650,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area of office and/or research, retail and civic uses within the cover letter.

(I read/listened ahead...which is book club rule #1 to not break (but I unfortunately now sit in quite a bit of traffic some days..). I don't really remember much of the specific details of the introduction, because the meat of the book does contain a lot more weeds and dryness. I will say I...

It almost seems like the project has been forgotten about... Last year's CIP showed a $1.9M programmed spend for FY25-29, this year's shows $0 for FY26-30, but nothing happened last year.

And not arguing that the curves on the rectilinear form is going to be difficult to pull off, but they don't have much say at all in the siting.

Something I appreciate about this and one thing Payette is consistent with is "hiding" the fact that these are complex buildings. The Ragon Institute is a lab building that does a pretty good job hiding it's a lab building. This is similarly trying to hide the massive AHUs, ERVs, and air intakes...

I think that will happen in some cases, but what I see by MIT is a very clear divide between walkers and runners on the dirt/stone dust path and bicycles on the paved path. There are some walkers in the paved path but not as many/it doesn't feel as crowded.

The "SERIOUSLY." really helps sell it.

Hm, I was bothered by the misalignment between the interior and exterior slats (maybe it's the glass creating an illusion), and the dark joints don't look excellent/could blend in better. But I do appreciate this approach.

The stub roadway is for a future community center parking lot

What is the actual process to hand off DCR's responsibility of their roads to MassDOT or City Municipalities? Not that they're much better, but have we really seen any good reason to have DCR manage some roadways?

I'll put it in this thread for now, until more solid plans are established - the Winter Hill Community School is up for replacement, and it seems like they are likely combining efforts/schools and replacing or adding on the Brown School as well, as one new school. I've heard/read rumors that the...

(For those holding out on buying, I noticed today by chance there's an Audiobook version for free available on Spotify Premium)

We need to procure a planner for a study, which will include 3 years of community engagement, and another year to develop the report. Then we need to scope out the project and include it in the new masterplan, and then once funded, we can procure a designer, and include a 3-year community...

Definitely worth getting clarification - the "what if" render with the ADA ramp (not proposed) has a different looking fence. Maybe this is because of the pedestrian bridge, but maybe it's the intended fence: I can appreciate a 2-3 ft fence, but if this is the intent it definitely introduces...

I think the graffiti artists have done more work on this than the workers the past year or so.. (on the back/rail side)

Lesley just sold them recently to an affordable housing developer. By-right height of buildings with 100 percent affordable units is 15-stories in this location. (12 stories along roads like Mass Ave, 15 in squares).

Oh man... prepare for the NIMBYs... I personally love it. I loathe that parking lot and strip mall. Though at the same time, I think some low-rise high-density development would be really successful here.

Loses the appeal with the huge asymmetrical window panes for me. Otherwise, looks pretty good.

It really is quite a bulky set of buildings. Doesn't seem like the board was that happy to approve it either. Housing 700 more students is pretty impressive though, and combined with Davis Sq's 500 unit proposal, there could finally be some slight pricing alleviation in the area. I think the...

What are those trailer offices for in the foreground?