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    Assembly Square Infill and Small Developments | Somerville

    Boston02124 -- you were at the ideal place at the ideal time -- the lighting and color is superb Those are excellent pix
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    Local Somerville Politics

    Chrisbrat -- No actually we don't know -- its not factious or cynical You can certainly make a good case for most of the restrictions such as wearing a mask outdoors being totally illogical [ For example -- there is no virus in outside air which you are breathing without you being in "kissing...
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    Is parking too cheap?

    Henry -- that is a nice idea -- but I doubt that you can get very far promoting it There are too many anti-car, and especially anti-off-street parking people to allow anyone to build a parking garage from scratch which is not intrinsic to another component of a large development and of course...
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    Cambridge Crossing (NorthPoint) | East Cambridge/Charlestown | Cambridge/Boston

    Boston -- nice collection of pix Cambridge Crossing is developing into a mini-version of KSq a bit of a hike between them especially in unpleasant weather and no easy to navigate Transit options without going to Park Street
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    Evolving use of Office and other Space

    New Paradigms for working This is motivated by the following story in Business Insider Salesforce says 'the 9-to-5 workday is dead,' and will provide 3 new ways for employees to work — including the possibility of working from home forever Salesforce said it will redesign its offices to be...
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    Is parking too cheap?

    Dshoost -- I don't want to get into a "xxxx contest" about economics. I have no degree in the field although I studied it formally as an MIT undergraduate [economics was my "humanities concentration" -- taking economics subjects over 3 semesters including one with Paul Samuelson] while I was...
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    Generational Trends in the USA

    Kriterion -- Not all the ideas which you don't like are held by people "from the 50's" -- many holders of what you call "regressive ideas" arrived at these ideas during the period from the 70's through the beginning of the 21st C However -- There are of course still a lot of people who have...
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    Seaport Square (Formerly McCourt Seaport Parcels)

    Shmessy -- I don't think that the term Calvinism is relevant -- there hasn't been a Watch and Ward Society meeting since about the days of Joe McCarthy
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    Local Somerville Politics

    Mike -- the way things are going in Somerville -- they will barely enjoy the interior the Mayor of Somerville seems to be dedicated at keeping people from going to work, to entertain or to educate in Somerville -- not sure who he is trying to protect from what
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    The Hub on Causeway (née TD Garden Towers) | 80 Causeway Street | West End

    DZH22 -- you've got a great vantage point for the Verizon Building I'm beginning to really enjoy it from "back side"
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    Seaport Neighborhood - Infill and Discussion

    Keep it up -- there are at least a few more years worth of interesting things to photograph where you've been already and in the immediate surrounds
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    The Alcott (née Garden Garage Towers) | 35 Lomasney Way | West End

    Referring to: That approach to Boston from the north over the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge is beginning to have some iconic views --- when the State Street Tower is a bit taller -- Wow
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    Allston-Brighton Infill and Small Developments

    DSHoost -- unfortunately -- economics like physics sometimes has laws which humans might not like -- but you violate them at your peril if you look at the comments associated with the "Update to the Master Plan for the RFMIP" -- one of the biggest concerns is that there is not enough parking it...
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    State Street HQ | One Congress | Bulfinch Crossing | West End

    DZH -- a few months from now -- that vantage point will offer some very interesting juxtaposition views 4 or 5 distinct generations and styles of buildings [covering over 200 years] in one Only-in-Boston view
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    Raffles Boston (40 Trinity Place) | 426 Stuart Street | Back Bay

    Great find as the B&T Article has a lot of detail on the construction tech involved in the project -- a Construction Junkey's delight
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    Kenmore Square North (WHOOP) | 533-541 Commonwealth Ave | Fenway

    Photogs in the Cambridge area -- we need some good update pix on the Engine -- that is going to be a singularly important development in Cambridge in the coming years Not because of the building -- but just as Blg 20 spawned many of the labs at MIT -- so the Engine has the potential to spawn...
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    One Post Office Square Makeover and Expansion | Financial District

    Jahvon -- Yes that would be a nice "gedanken experiment" -- but how would you pay for it PO Sq is replacing parking garage with more office space -- not just recladding You can't do that with the Pru Tower -- recladding would just add cost -- no obvious way to recover that cost
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    75 Morrissey Boulevard | Dorchester

    The developer should cut a deal with the folks doing the Beat" just down the street put the lab work in the new building here and get the bio/mfg to be done at the Beat where there is twice as much space and most on one floor
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    Seaport Neighborhood - Infill and Discussion

    I'll second that -- especially the Fidelity / World Trade Center pix

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