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They completed this type of energy efficiency retrofitting in the other Castle Square buildings along Tremont Street about a decade ago. This is the only building in the sequence that did not get the treatment. I think they ran out of funding back then.

Off shore wind is more consistent than onshore wind, but there are still times when the wind dies down. And even if it does not go to zero output, it is variable. Battery banks are becoming increasingly common with the growth of wind and solar, nearly doubling every year in recent years. You...

Yes, driven by the Logan Airport airspace restrictions. https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/about-logan/logan-airspace-map It is the reason the district has something of a buzz cut at about 20 stories.

2023 Community Presentation -- there is definitely a lot less open space. But there are also more than 400 additional units! Note that the open space of the SW Corridor abutting remains unchanged.

Mystic is the single largest coastal interconnect point in the region. The capacity planned offshore is going to need that interconnection point (at some point). Routing around the Stellwagen Bank is necessary, but not impossible. (I also grant it is not going to be anyone's first choice for...

Given the strong grid interconnection, this is a great location to land future offshore wind power transmission cables. The more offshore wind we build, the more interconnect points we will need. New Bedford and Salem are great, but not enough grid interconnect capacity for all the wind power...

Real accident data shows that the average speed (and level of speeding and aggressive driving) increased dramatically during the pandemic, and has not come back down. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/20/what-the-data-says-about-dangerous-driving-and-road-rage-in-the-us/...

Bus lane, double parking (and in some case bike lane) infractions only get solved by enforcement. You cannot design your way out of some bad Boston habits. If it is 'drivable' space, Boston drivers will end up there (look at trolley reservations!)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/16/business/maya-lin-artist-kendall-square-volpe-cambridge/ $1.3 Million Maya Lin landscape sculpture with no acknowledgement or signage! Right next to the new Volpe.

I thought that, but the stairs don't seem to be very useful construction access. The grade crossing makes some sense, although access other than the stairs is not apparent.

Noted a curious feature near to the project in this photo. What is up with the new looking stairs coming down from Ipswich Street and the apparent grade crossing of the train tracks; southwest edge of the project area (upper right in image)?

OK, but electrification gaps happen all the time. On the Metro North you feel it almost every trip when the lights and AC power outlets cut out. Usually in construction zones.

The commentary about preparing in advance to deck over the yard raises the question -- why is the 8-lane Pike not also being prepared for decking over? Recover that land right up front?

Don't trains just glide through short electrification gaps -- they have huge inertia.

Isn't MTA getting a lot less money under the reduced congestion pricing plan?

There was a whole series of Urban Renewal projects in Malden run by the MRA in the late 1950's and 60's -- so somewhat like the West End or NY Streets areas. "Dilapidated" neighborhoods were wholesale bulldozed. Here is the history of just one...

I am willing to bet you cannot phase the project without a pretty strong overall vision for the final design which includes a lot of details. These areas are all tied together in the final analysis. Decision in one phase would likely cut off options or at least severely complicate them for the...

I would not assume pied-a-terres leave the unit empty a large fraction of the time. I know people with downtown pied-a-terres who occupy the units 4-5 nights per week -- moving to their coastal, suburban other homes for the weekend. Vacation/seasonal homes, yes likely empty a significant...

53% is certainly a majority. Financial institutions differentiate between above and below 50% for condo financing (but what do they know?).

BPDA says that Seaport condos are 53% owner occupied -- qualifying for the owner occupancy tax break (residential exemption) in the City of Boston. That would mean owner-occupied dominates the Seaport. (To get the tax break the unit has to be your primary residence in the given year -- pied-a...