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The state of the housing stock is my number 2 gripe in regards to renting in Boston, behind the high cost of rent. Actually they go hand in hand. High price point for low quality and landlords and property managers have 0 incentives to renovate these apartments because they know they would have...

The absolutely absurd monthly rent in Boston. I recently got an application approved for a studio apartment in DTLA, not some random area of the city, but in a high-rise building in DTLA with concierge for $1,495/mo. The studio is 555 sq ft. Granted rent is down 10-20% in LA due to the core...

Isn't it because some of the towers in Financial District provides radar support through their antenna which gives the airport visibility of planes and thus allowed for higher height? Also IIRC, several of the flights I've taken have paths that crosses N to S behind the Pru. That would explain...

They have two under construction that is over 300m Skytower - 313m: The One - Original Proposal 309m - Amended Proposal - 338m

Appreciate it. I hope everyone else on the board stays healthy and uses me as proof that this disease is very real and that it really doesn't take much for it to spread.

Wish I left this country sooner. Got a positive result today, all because one fucking person who decided to not only not wear a mask in the train, but also not adhere to social distancing and sat 3 feet away from me. It literally took less than 5 minutes of sitting in close proximity for this to...

It literally looks like the public housing in Charlestown with a 21st century update. I think MIT is the only university in the Boston area that does worst than NU in terms of architecture.

I mean that's what I'm saying right? You draw a line, then that means you're creating a law and thus you're criminalizing free speech.

It's how to world usually works right? Many evangelical voters would say that Trump's behavior is antithetical to their beliefs but he is pushing their agenda through at an absurd pace so they are willing to sacrifice the stability of the country to save, in their POV, their country.

Honestly, debating is a waste of time. I watched the whole debate over whether Pennsylvania's electors should be thrown out and nearly every point brought up by the objectors have been disproven and not based on fact. Until everyone in the world has perfect information and is on the same moral...

I think "cancel culture" is borne out of people saying and doing something bad in the past and either 1) does not show remorse for it and/or 2) was never held accountable for it. Similar to how in hockey, when referees don't enforce the rules and issue penalties, hockey teams employ "enforcer"...

Scuffles down in DTLA thanks to Trump and QAnon Supporters. Scuffles breaking out in several US Cities. Fuck this administration and their cultists. The only positive outcome is that many who sympathized with these supporters are starting to turn against them.

Honestly, it's questionable whether it's even worth living in the US anymore. Nearly a quarter of the world's cases and twice the amount of India which is number 2 and half the nation still believing that COVID is fake and/or masks does not mitigate spread. 1/6 of the death occurred in the US...

Actually this perspective is too simplified for the current environment. First prices on necessity goods have risen due to decline in supply which is due to the impact of the pandemic on supply chain (I'm going to exclude toilet paper in this explanation because that's a whole another dynamic)...

It's really just the cost of living that's slowing growth. There's always a demand to live in cities like Boston, NYC and SF but if I have to pay $2600+/mo for a 1 bedroom, then no thanks. Sprawling cities have the benefit of a wider price range in housing that dense cities do not have. Yeah...

Bombing in Nashville this morning. An RV set up with explosive was broadcasting a recorded message telling residents to evacuate the area and that a bomb would detonate within 15 minutes. The explosion occurred right outside an AT&T transmission building. Given that whoever committed the act had...

It's because the colossal order for the Alcott is longer height wise and much thinner length wise. You have the opposite effect with the Verizon Building.

Looks like they decided to take the top of the South Station Tower and plant in on the site.

For sure, there's always an exception. One architectural style that I find similar to brutalism in regards to how it is received is Frank Gehry's deconstructivism in the sense that a few of them are pure gems while many of them are awful, filled with design flaws, and unable to interact with its...

Ironic because half of it is getting demolished. TBH, it's probably cheaper for the developers to keep the garage rather than to build a new one from scratch. Besides, garage architecture won't be much better than the existing structure. That's like the only reason the remaining half is being...