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Sometimes the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! In 40 years this will be as banal and "please bulldoze it now"-able as Druker's father's masterpiece, Tremont on the Common, is today.

How about an eyebrow-threading/nail spa? ... or a cannabis shop.

^^ Agree it's a great project, but the connection to biking / bike trails is fairly limited (the bridge as I understand would be a fairly short pedestrian/bike connection from the commercial, hotel and - soon - residential big-box buildings on Baker Avenue, to West Concord center / Concord...

Yeah, they exude a certain bougie-ness that gets my hackles up. There's something so forced-trendy about Tatte, like they're a Dubai import or something.

Too bad. Stately older home they're obliterating. They should be building on place of the CVS across the street - that would be a clearer net-positive for the area.

Yes, Boston city pols have no actual scruples or concern about the integrity of their city. They have magpie-like interest in shiny /trendy causes, and thirsty pockets - that's about it.

All correct - but a little nitpicky to expect an Instagram post to make that distinction, no?

What's incorrect about that statement? Samuel Francis Smith DID write that song, and he was from Boston.

Spot on! Good to see someone finally acknowledge this. JetBlue's planes are TIRED, at least short- / medium-haul trips out of Boston. They're really a world apart from any other airline I've flown in recent years (AA, Delta, United, Spirit and international carriers) in terms of modernization...

Apparently Delta is opening a new A330 hub in Boston. Announced a few days ago, not yet clear what it means in terms of new routes, etc. https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/07/06/delta-opening-new-a330-pilot-base-at-boston-airport/

Agree, it's very nice. And high end without being suffocating or intimidating (IMO).

Interesting that they scrubbed out the Jordan's Furniture from the render. I assume that's not going away in reality?

^^ Ah, thank you - that's helpful. It's a disappointing (d)evolution from the initial schematics presented, IMO...

So is the approval only for Building G8 on the site, with Building G7 to follow (or not)? And did the entire site move from an originally planned 4 buildings to now just 2?

I've become convinced the most important test of a building's architecture mettle is whether it looks good in cloudy weather. And the overwhelming majority of postwar structures (unlike their predecessors) do not. Anything can shine on a sunny day (sorry for the pun) - grey days are much...

I actually prefer the new one. If executed well it looks more architecturally coherent. And I also like preserving a uniform heightwall unless there's real rationale for breaking it - e.g., a stunning building that makes sense to go higher ... which the original rendering of this building is not.

Why don't these asshats let Chiofaro build his damn building already? It's by far the best tower in waiting. This is just pure spite - the BPA scumbags discredit themselves by doing this.

Agree - they could easily have incorporated the historic buildings into a Camden Yards-like complex. Which, if they used the industrial buildings for any mix of retail, hotel, residential and/or office, would also have the effect of making this a much more mixed-use, all-season venue - and less...

Always gets my goat when Legal Seafoods steals good real estate from local businesses like CVS and Dunkin' Donuts.

This feels pretty good to me. I think 'street grid, small lots' is the best possible answer to essentially any urban planning question there is ... but unfortunately it's clear nobody in the BPA or BPDA or whatever it's calling itself under this administration has the smallest care in the world...