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Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) I'm loving this building so far. It's amazing how it cuts off the ends of the Avenir and Victor from view. You can barely tell that they exist from the Greenway (I like Avenir quite a bit, but not the Victor). I am so excited for the...

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport I think Barcelona's La Rambla fits that description quite well. La Rambla benefits of course from attractive architecture and a lively streetscape both inside the center median and across the street from it. I liked Campbell's article, his diagnosis...

Thanks you guys, good to know. Even if we ended up with 5-6 stories and an active retail streetwall that would be a huge improvement.

Amen. Not to get too off topic, but do we know of any plans to redevelop the motel across the street? I remember hearing that the Church owned it awhile back and wasn't sure if there were any proposals for that land. It's such a waste of space as is. I wouldn't be surprised if anything built...

I love this building, it's our own little slice of Florence here in Boston. Does anybody know more about its history?

I really like the juxtaposition between this modern glass facade and the Barking Crab's wood exterior with the colorful tarps. I would definitely like this less if the Barking Crab did not exist.

Worst New Development 2015? Not only did we knock down a decent looking prewar building, but the replacement's no taller and certainly less handsome.

I was in Toronto that weekend, wish I could have made it. Stoddards is always a good choice. Try to have the next meetup within the next year?

Re: The "MERC" at Moody & Main This development makes me so happy. I can't believe that the original buildings were demoed as late as 1979! As awful as that was, it gives me hope that just 35 years later we've learned from our mistakes and are starting from scratch with buildings that resemble...

Re: Garden Garage Towers (Basketball City) | 35 Lomasney Way | West End Not to get off topic, but I disagree. It should remain as an eternal testament to what the West End was, and what urban renewal did. There's a lot of build-able land right around here - the Nashua street lots, Bulfinch...

I'm thinking the same thing. Northeastern has the money. It's all the more disappointing considering how great MassArt's recent tower turned out.

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Is there any way to seize the lawn/pool area of Harbor Towers by eminent domain? Those areas do about as much harm to the Greenway/Harbor activation as the garage does. Yes, the garage is uglier and gives less views of the harbor, but at least it...

Re: 319 A Street Rear What a great building. The facade is terracotta, right? How does terracotta compare to precast in terms of cost? Maybe it's just me, but I feel as if terracotta is leading to better looking buildings (this, MassArt, 45 Providence) than other types of precast.

Re: 120 Kingston, 29 Story Tower in Chinatown I think the best way to describe this building is inoffensive. It's not great, maybe not even good, but it's not bad. The curved curtain wall is nice, the precast on the opposite side looks fine, but I can't help thinking that the opportunity cost...

Re: Berklee Expansion Plans I tentatively like it. On this scale and in this area the 'industrial chic' look fits well. I can't help but imagine that the facade material would look awful though on a skyscraper. For this project I like it. Is there any way we can tear down (or do an extensive...

Re: Avalon Exeter (formerly New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center) I appreciate you pointing out an example of where what I am talking about has been done before. In this case like kz1000ps it would be a welcome improvement. Of all the buildings in the city I think these towers along with...

Re: Avalon Exeter (formerly New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center) How expensive would a reclad be? I don't think (or want) them to be demolished (we need the housing) but I agree they are very ugly. How expensive could it be to just replace the exterior with all glass?

Re: Residences at Kensington

Re: NorthPoint Cambridge (The one that was train yards, the big plan.) I like the activity on this site. I can't wait until the Edward Sullivan facade is redone and Twenty20 goes up - I can't wait until there are more buildings up to distract me from how ugly those brick towers with the little...

Re: Residences at Kensington I second the call for night shots. This one turned out better than I expected. The Washington Street side street level is actually fairly nice. The Lagrange street level is ugly (I hate the square-looking section with the small windows) but with Washington street...