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This is an awful project, and I'm surprised Walsh/BRA/preservationists let it through. Boylston Place has such a great European feel to it. I still remember discovering it while I was walking down the street. It's absolutely the kind of thing you'd expect in London or Dublin. These kinds of...

Re: Longfellow Place (née Garden Garage Towers) | 35 Lomasney Way | West End 100% agree. Free or subsidized street parking is a privilege, not a right, and shouldn't be an argument against new housing. Some of these people feel that once it becomes hard to find a place to park on the street...

I agree as well.

That sounds like a good compromise. Let's get this built!

Re: 500 Boylston I like this building too. I can understand where the hate is coming from, and I am happy that Stern designed it's neighbor, but I'm a fan of how it interacts with its peers in the Back Bay skyline. The courtyard is visually appealing, but I agree that there's never any reason...

Is the above project a new building among a series of row houses, or is this one big building designed to look like multiple buildings?

I don't know what I'm missing, but from those last two photos this development doesn't look bad. I mean, it's not the greatest thing in the world, but it's actually better than quite a bit of stuff that's gone up in the last few years.

I've never even been to Brockton, but seeing these developments gives me hope for all of Massachusetts's small downtowns. TOD in these commuter towns/cities will go a long way in creating a greener and more urban world. I wish that more suburban employers would relocate to office buildings in...

I am in agreement that the grounds should be re-opened. It seems like such a waste of such a beautiful and unique space that it should sit empty most of the time. I'm sure the neighbors love it as it is now.

Re: Menino plans renovations to BPL's Johnson Wing What days and at what time is best to see this? Now I'm interested...

Re: Twenty Two Liberty @ Fan Pier | 22 Liberty Drive | Seaport So was Anthony not required to completely remove the boat from the Harbor bottom? I imagine you couldn't get away with not totally removing it today.

Mostly because I am a pessimist when it comes to things I am passionate about. I do hope that you are right :) At the risk of getting off-topic, now's the time to start really investing in the T, first to improve and strengthen the service, then to expand it.

I'm leaning towards supporting the demolition of City Hall itself, but I do see the merit in arguments for preserving it for historic reasons. I alternate between wanting to destroy it, and wanting to keep it. On the other hand, having some of the space remain a park would be nice. I'd love to...

I'm happy with the headhouse design. Personally, I wouldn't have spent all of this time/money on a dedicated headhouse, when the Gov't Center T outlet really should be in the base of a building. We should have gotten a development stretching from Cambridge Street almost to City Hall, following...

This is a really interesting idea. The problem of course is transit, how do you draw young, hard-working or tech-entrepreneur types to suburban office developments when these people are living in the city? There are certainly some cases where a reserve commute via commuter rail or bus is...

I love the Canadian building you are featuring here. The best part is how the wood ceiling can be seen through the glass, especially at night. This is what sets it apart from other minimalist glass boxes. One of my absolute favorite aspects of Modern architecture, and one often overlooked, is...

Re: Twenty Two Liberty @ Fan Pier | 22 Liberty Drive | Seaport This project is coming along nicely! And so far it looks just as handsome as the renders suggested. The view in this building is going to be mighty and everlasting. At times like these I wish I had a lot more money/was further in my...

Thank god. I didn't realize Marty was in favor of demolition. So shortsighted, just like the Greystone demolition in NJ. I thought our society learned its lessons regarding demolition in the 50s-70s. Apparently not. A mighty war robbed Europe of much of its architectural past. We didn't even...

Re: Boylston West @ Fenway Triangle (Goodyear Tire) | 1325 Boylston Street | Fenway This project is looking great so far. Can't wait to see it cross the finish line.

What a shame! Such a handsome and dignified building. I don't care if this sits empty for decades waiting for the right proposal to get through, because once this is gone, it's never coming back. If the city put more effort into finding alternative uses, and gave the community a greater say, I...