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Top 3 worst buildings in Boston. Absolute dog shit for the location. Perfect place for a 12 story high-end boutique hotel. To think they just gut renowed 5 years ago.

While the exact look of Back Bay Station remains to be seen, and the potential for disaster is high, I never thought of this (Raffles) as anything other than a fancied up midrise glass box. Not a "skyline changer" by any means. The views towards the river will be guarenteed forever though, and...

That's basically my understanding. But it was the tone, if I remember correctly, that gave me hope. It was the Transportation Department saying that the building really wasn't very functional and that THEY were interested in moving as well. 2035 puts the building at 50. That atrium is NOT...

There is a very, very slow motion project to replace the transportation building. Id say 2030-35 at the earliest. It is clear to most that the building wastes A LOT of space. The surrounding Emerson buildings attest that it could easily be twice as tall, and along Stuart street, 3 times the...

If I had money but didn't want to show it, Id live here. Russian, Chinese moving cash...or to house my kid during college and make money on real estate instead of paying room and board...or if I was a professional sports star...im sure there is a market...

Or Tokyo, or Rekiavic. Or New Beford or South Boston.

Any news on 252-258 Huntington Ave? The tower portion approved as part of the Huntington Theatre renovation. Thanks.

I was too young to properly understand, but the loss of ADL was a disaster. My father would take me to Kendall and show me the building where "we had live cows in the basement". As far as I can tell, and my account is apocryphal, was that it was horrific management that killed ADL. My father...

Im a little younger than you, but my dad worked in Acorn Park at Arthur D. Little for my entire childhood. He was largely responsible for figuring out how they could exit the area when the company went bankrupt. It was an absolute nightmare because Acorn Park was/is in three towns. Cambridge...

I agree with you about the 1000's of apts. My point about Albany being sketchy is that if you lived south of it you'd be forced to navigate it regardless of time of day, whereas north of it you would never need to step foot on it if you didn't need the ER. Big change, because Albany is a hard...

I agree in general but... I live in the South End and there is pretty hard line at Albany St. regarding res/commercial industrial. Albany st is sketchy even during the day due to drug addiction, as there is the ER entrance, the morgue, Barbara Mginnis and a safe injection site a block...

For anybody who has the time, this project is currently really accessible to view from the side entrance(garage) of Back Bay Station. You end up being pretty close to eye level regarding the change from steel to concrete. Fascinating little lesson on construction technique. Its worth a little...

The major Nimbys at "One Back Bay" on Stuart St. are going to love it. Just an air-rights project away from being completely lost in the forest. I generally hate it when the renders falsely represent greenery on the top or sides of buildings for pr purposes only to have the idea obviously VE'd...

Oof my phone is bad. But this is the shot. Huntington at Mass Ave. Somebody with a decent camera, please...

Did anybody catch the number of affordable units and whether they are on or off site? I'm a big proponent of affordable housing in general and in the core in particular, but at this site, I'm think I'm willing to fudge a little and accept off site to make sure of an appropriate quality...

The Verb is an attitude. In a person place kind of way. It is "that thing" that you either have or don't.

All these pics with the core and no steel...why? Did they goof on procuring the steel? I know the core is very strong, but 200 feet straight up with no lateral supports doesn't seem like a smart play.

Thank you, I was way off obviously. I wasn't aware that the parking lot was spit into two parcels, for starters....

Thank you. 2.1 million sq ft. sounds low to me, then. In the renders there are at two 400,O00 buildings fronting Jersey street alone. I can realistically see 2 million sq feet in that parking lot, its resemblance to Landmark Centre in lot size is hard to ignore. That's 2.8, and I haven't...

The folks with the skill set required for this quality render appreciate your attention to detail. They will be pooping on your head in VR soon enough.