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Also, when I say high density, what's the FAA's take on the area. If I just concede on the "equity" rant, could you put 8 or 10 300 footers within a 10 min walk from Beachmont? Could you actually create an East Boston Centre?

Personally, my distaste for the current proposal is so abject that I don't really care what banner is flown towards the idea that this thing needs to go. My other is from Eastie, and we go there from time to time. I hear her describe how "it was", and it was all about backyards (like who had...

According to the 2010 census, Allston had 30,000 residents. I am wondering if anybody has a guess as to the current population and what we might be looking at in the future. Could Allstons pop double by 2040?

I'll say! A daytime crime area at that! What would it take to put in a sausage cart? Or even better, at the location denoted "8 children and teens" a restaurant with cafe seating? Actually that whole wall could be restaurants if some sort of architectural/artistic thought was brought to the...

No, this close to Market St., a 10 minute walk to Boston Landing and all the associated bus lines. This combined with the redevelopment of the ice skating rink a little farther west are indicative of what this area along SFR will become. Hopefully looking at 1000 units between SFR and the Leo.

The renders seem to imply some highly reflective glass. To the point where it looks like a curtain wall outside the structure, especially along Beacon St.. Either I'm right and that's incredible or the renders are way over-selling this idea. Edit: "curtain wall outside" is terrible, I can't...

I was walking back in this area the other day. Target makes me nauseous, and my lady had given me a pass. This place is odd...but this project is interesting. The way that it attempts to create a new pedestrian entry way to South Bay is critical for the immediate neighborhood, and I hope...

I've been mentioning my excitement about this new neighborhood every chance I can. This is another early example (along with Washington Square) of what is to become. Once these things get built and everybody sees how fast they fill up it will be off to the races. They can't built them fast...

Parking and gas stations! Is this an actual discussion?

Ok, phase III, that is what I was referring to. Without tying up this whole thread... I thought that this parcel would combine nicely with the old Don Bosco site to aide the developer in maximizing development in order to facilitate New England Medical Center station being turned into a...

Quick or not, love the map. I always have a thing for them in regards to making sense. With 252 Huntington pretty comfy, the redev of the Symphony Hall property along Mass Ave a formality, and the idea that that weird building behind the Hort has already been ok'd for demo and a 300+ footer...

The boundary between Roxbury and Dorchester is absolutely anyone's guess. The confusion was featured in a fairly good article only a couple of months ago in a local neighborhood paper, The Bay State Banner...

I understand that this is a part of the custom house district and therefore is the way it is. This building doesn't look like it belongs, however, and so that whole thing about architectural continuity goes out the window even though the height and color match. I wish the idea of the district...

How 'bout the building on Park Drive in Kenmore? The one at the fart east of the street, bordering Ipswich st.?

After approval in October, I am assuming that they are full court press on financing.

Lately, I have been trying to stimulate conversation with my opinions on this site. This thing is boring as fuck. Can anybody here tell me why this is allowed to happen? (looking at you city hall). No no, spare me the lectures. This thing is just a, I don't have my architectural metaphors...

Yes, I agree. It wouldn't power most of the building. But for real, we need outside the landscraper type thinking here. If even the top floor of the building could boast of on-site generation, I suspect that there would be interest.

Interesting that they did not include a pool on the roof of the section closest to Mass Ave. Not that I think anything on that render of the roof will come out looking like that, but it's always good graphics. On a landscraper like this though, why shouldn't there be solar panels? Marketing a...

As someone who has criss-crossed the country multiple times by bus, I would have to rank the South Station bus terminal, in it's current form, close to the nicest large bus station in the entire United States. If not the top of the heap. Just the escalator entrance alone kills it in regards to...

The air rights for the University Club were purchased just last year by Trinity Stuart for $17.05 mil. News to me, I thought this was done years ago. The University Club is most decidedly NOT Raffles, and so if that 17 goes at some point to the facade, they will be taking their own sweet time...