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No pointless cantilevers, no colorful alcubond, no mixed different facades. Ill take this over a poorly thought out attention grab any day.

I really dont like MIT or Harvard recent architecture, but at least MIT has a theme, although it seems to be evil alian invasion or something, but Harvards new stuff is just like a suburban office park menagerie of random gimmicks. MIT's feels more urban, although maybe they just had no choice...

Seems like a win. I would like to see more density, and that could include more step down and a street wall on Rutherford ave. It does seem slightly Le Corbusier. Which is fine but doesn't really fit historic Charlstown.

The cladding yes, the massing no. I think this is a win for density.

blegh . . . no housing. Just a massive commercial dump that will make the crisis much worse.

Looks great! Love the massing and materials on these renders.

For our hub and spokes transit system to work there needs to be a mass of employment in the center. This is also important for the city tax revenue and overall safety and liveliness feeling of downtown which is "face" of region. Unfortunately all of these are currently under significant threat...

Any new housing is great. Especially high density transit oriented. Its all really one pot.

Wow, not too impressed with any of these. I guess Quaker Lane and Gray Start at least appear kind of urban and focus on apartments. New England Development for me is the worst. Basically just a suburban office park at a super high value location. I feel like this site should be all high...

I like this pic and I feel like the sun belt is doing this right. People get to have their own home and a neighborhood feel while being pretty dense. I dont see whats the problem. EMT's or fireman would have to walk far in a 5-over-1 apartment building also so whats the difference? Anyway...

This is really really bad, at a really really high profile location.

I like that they are keeping the facade. Better than at Kenmore.

I actually like the changes. Looks more urban. And nicer. And seems like its not reduced overall massing?

They should transfer all this stuff to New Bedford.

I dont think locations like this or the "Everett Triangle" have a lot of "pull factor." (Not yet) Its mostly out of control "push factor" of insane prices. And also out of town buyers might feel more comfortable in a modern development even if location considered "uncool" to locals.

I gotta say I partly agree with the nimby's in this case. Boston needs more housing, more walkable neighborhoods, not another urban disaster like the seaport. Harvard should axe their whole plan and go back to the drawing board.

Looks awesome! Love the density and amount of housing.

I like the boxier massing and division into two rows of buildings with the implication of a street in between. I am concerned there's a lack of human scale on Brookline Ave - they should do a small podium with a setback at the third story at the very least. If it was me I would put the larger...

I always wondered what the history of that giant marsh/forest in the middle was. Is it super contaminated? Is it just a remnant of the larger marsh that never got filled for some reason? I suppose its pretty much impossible to fill wetlands nowadays but in my imaginary vision for that area...

Read a book on Columbia point a long time ago. I believe the original project had about three times as many units as Harbour point, which replaced it. Supposedly they didnt have to evict a lot of tenants because by the time of demolition so many units had become condemned due to lack of...