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Wow. This is pretty awesome Actual urbanism/street walls/classical proportions. Materials will be key but looks pretty great to me. I mean, in my mind I was imagining a prudential center on 128 kind of complex for that site, but, ill take this.

If its not an asymmetrical mishmash of random alcubond facades than its a win in my book.

Re: Seaport Parcels M1-M2 | Seaport Sq. | Seaport disagree. Contextualism is becoming hot. Granted, around the edges. I follow newyorkyimby, which is kinda like archboston for NY. In NY you see contextualism is creeping back in. Boston is behind obvs.

Don't wanna be a downer . . . but I feel like phase two is never going to happen and this whole project was maybe a pretext to get approval for phase 1. Which maybe is OK. Phase 1 looks dense, urban and well massed. I dont understand how they could build a supermarket over the mass pike in...

I guess its started . . . https://boston.curbed.com/boston-development/2017/10/18/16491248/hood-park-charlestown-apartments

Re: St. Francis House wants to build 19-story mixed-income tower on Lagrange Street i 129 units, 130k square feet of space on a small 8500 square feet lot, Should actually be a really skinny, fairly dense tower if approved and financed. I do question why they cant add more units but I guess a...

"So essentially we are retaining a hole in the urban fabric that will never be filled, on top of eliminating 2/3 of the originally proposed units? I still love the look of the tower, but maybe the city should go ahead and reject this proposal. Then they can try again after the election, bringing...

This looks like it's actually one of the best new developments in the area. Contextual in materials and traditionally urban in massing. On par with the stuff they are building in Malden. Idk why the peripheral developments are so good, but the high profile central Boston developments are...

Re: Landmark Center Expansion | Fenway Although I HATE the change of plan, I LOVE the architecture. Admittedly you don't have to do much to rise above the very very low bar for architecture in this hood. They didn't use any more expensive materials, but at least they ditched the...

Re: Seaport Parcels M1-M2 | Seaport Sq. | Seaport I rarely feel this way, but, this looks unequivocally awesome

Re: Office Tower | Seaport Square Parcel D | Seaport gimmick≠good

They should have gone for the more traditional design. Architecture is generally more beautiful in context. What I noticed when I was in Italy is that a consistent architectural language and repetitive massing make a beautiful city. The Italians have been building in the same style for...

"Pending Financing" Unfortunately, financing seems to be the primary challenge to Lynn developments. Quite a few have been permitted over the years. But I think one big one is all Lynn needs to turn itself around. Lynn has everything to be hot except momentum.

Same thing with pic on bldup: http://www.bldup.com/projects/45-townsend

322 unit apt proposal. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/05/05/lewis-foundation-s-real-estate-arm-proposes-322.html

I have noticed the slow down too. Banker and Tradesman reported that while apt rents are still overall up, certain categories are falling. Specifically small apartments in older buildings. This is good. It is an indication that all the new construction is working - it is pulling young...

1400 units of housing 1.7 million square feet office http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/02/16/mit-outlines-early-plan-for-once-in-a-generation.html

bakgwailo, agreed, should allow 2s and 3s. Maybe this proposal would not work on costs. It would probably have to go hand in hand with a program to identify and mass manufacture several housing models. Have been looking into containerized housing a lot lately and this can be very cheap. In...

The Urban Homestead Act This is my idea for an initiative petition to allow the smart growth we always talk about by channeling the wave of middle class angst Summary The Urban Homestead creates a gap in zoning restrictions to allow middle class families to build housing for themselves in the...

My goal is greater urban density. But replacing an SRO where very poor people live, with a hotel or luxury housing will actually reduce density. Even if the physical building is much bigger. Further I do think diversity and character has value. Id be ok with maximum unit sizes per bedroom...