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I'll sing the praises of this development when they bring back Bugaboo and the always-fascinating pet store in the mall - and no sooner!

Can DOGE also get rid of the South Boston USPS facility near Fort Point Channel, please?

This would make so much sense ... that I can't believe it'd actually happen :)

Can we do that and just go back to the historic, aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound buildings that the city was denuded of for this forgettable, faceless highway blob?

So terrible. Can we exile Ronald Druker? If the state had any self-respect, it would limit his ability to develop land to Burlington Mall Road - he'd do great stuff out there.

^^ Very true. Is there a timeline to start for either of those garage projects?

LaGuardia now is REALLY NICE. I used it almost every week for approx 10 years leading up to the pandemic (so had a LOT of exposure to the 'old' LGA) and it was an utter dump. I have probably only been to the 'new' LGA 6-7 times since it opened ... but man is it nice.

Well put. Can the city also build on the (non-historic, architecturally non-inspiring) fire station across the street, taking a page out of this playbook?

yeah, MUCH better proportions in the original. curious as to why they'd back off that design - does it save that much money?

Just too darn bad this is replacing a fairly contextual / aesthetically pleasing 19th century (?) historic structure, and not replacing Symphony Plaza Towers, which are up there with the Midtown Hotel in architectural / street awfulness.

agree - vertical AND horizontal seams!

I know what to think, and it goes something like: "Buzz. Your girlfriend. Woof!"

^^ I'd beg to differ. A rail link btw S Station and N Station creates a mass-transit connection for rail commuters for whom important parts of Downtown now require a car to get to. Anyone in Metrowest who works near S Station is currently going to drive into Boston, or get off their train at N...

Agree. On the plus side (or at least the 'mitigating side'), everything past the facade was even more cheap-looking in the prior iteration of this building. I suspect (but am not sure) that was the original design - a sort of 100-year-old industrial version of a mullet. This update could have...

^^ Not sure I follow why you're picking out this project to throw shade at. I'm sure parents will be happy to have a new playground. Ensuring the city is appealing to families is pretty important - and does in fact lead to greater dynamism in the city. Moreover, I'm fairly certain a majority...

Looks outdated and dilapidated. Can it be razed yet?

Haven't drunk the Kool-Aid Du Jour. It looks like the HBO Building at the corner of 42nd and 6th in Manhattan - an International Style-with-a-dollop-of-PoMo landscraper that doesn't look great when new and looks terrible when a little worn. It replaced a good stretch of historic buildings with...

Not to mention that discrimination is discrimination is discrimination. It begets more discrimination. Is it really a relevant point to say that if in 1980 when the US was 90%+ white, 90%+ of contractors were white? It's like saying >90% of construction workers in Kenya today are black, so it's...

^^ Wow, I imagine those have to come down by 50-67% to have a chance of selling. If any fool and his money are that easily parted, I'll hand it to the developer.

I said above that this is the kind of building we'll all be very happy to see torn down in 30-40 years. I think we may actually want to see it torn down and replaced almost as soon as it's built. Ugh.