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I'm generally anti design review, but facades as bad as the Hampton Inn's should be illegal.

Regrettably but predictably, this thing lost considerable height since 2012 (source). That said, the version being constructed looks like it will have a nicer materials palette and cleaner lines than previous iterations. One thing not super clear in these new renders is how this version will...

This document shared by the author of the bill, Councillor Burhan Azeem, is the clearest description of the final bill and its context that I've found: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1frmIjXVm-DXKKXu7D3xMA71kicVjXeDOGrzQeXydsWQ/edit?tab=t.0

If anyone wants to support expanding rail projects in Queens: The QueensLink project is eligible to be awarded a $400k grant from US DOT to study reactivating the Rockaway Beach Branch and sending the the M train through southeast Queens. The project needs to raise $100k in matching funds to...

Huh, curious if anyone has insight into this aspect of it? Are they targeting mid-term leases for folks working in Longwood?

Strong agree. The selected design is cohesive (not pretending to be 3 different structures), has actual facade articulation, a promising looking material palette, and an inviting public space. I think it looks great and contextual. If anything, wish they had gone a little taller.

That's likely because Copper Mill does not want to sign new retail leases on a building that they hope to redevelop imminently. Relatively temporary situation. Whereas the number of retail spaces they decide to incorporate will be more or less locked in for decades to come.

As depicted on page 7 of the deck, the existing site has 10 storefronts on Elm. This seems to propose 8 storefronts on Elm + a building lobby + 1 more storefront around the corner on Grove. (It's a little confusing, but I think the A-J numbering is just counting the facades, not the the number...

If anyone wants to do a deep dive on this subject, I think Chapter 10 of The Death and Life of Great American Cities presents a solid defense for why it can valuable to keep a building like Winter Hill Liquor around. I think this one particular line summarizes it well though: Full book...

Bullet dodged. Boston deserves much better architecture at such a prominent intersection.

There's a clip from this meeting floating around Twitter where a speaker makes a very strong argument for complying with the MBTA Communities Act (quoted at the end of your article). When we fail to build diverse housing typologies, our towns become only suitable for a few specific groups of...

LIC is starting to come into its own imo. I haven't seen anything written on this yet, but the area around Court Sq is really turning into another NYC Chinatown, except this one is for moneyed Millennials/Gen Z. There are a number of interesting spots for teas/dumplings/jianbing, that you...

Just visited Chicago for the first time a few weekends ago and really enjoyed. Inadvertently ate half my meals with the same restaurant group, One Off Hospitality (as featured on The Bear almost a suspicious amount). The chicken dish at The Publican might've been my favorite meal.

Genuinely curious - anyone know what's with the fits of the guys in the crosswalk?

It's being talked about here because this is a forum that discusses architecture and new construction in Boston. The other 99% of people that happen upon it and its dubious legibility won't give it a second thought.

Preposterous statement. This section of Comm Ave is almost exclusively 4-5 story walkups. And a useless 10 foot lawn would benefit no one here.

I'm sure such a change would be unpopular with some, but if the Parking Clerk and BPDA maintained a list of parking permit ineligible developments, I feel like that could go a decently long way to invalidating a lot of NIMBY opposition to new developments.

We're going from building a 21st century, residential take on the Lipstick Building to building StuVi 7. (I'll still take, but disappointing.)

I know this proposal had an uninspiring street-level, but this would've been one of the most exciting towers built in the US in the last couple decades.

This is giving me flashbacks to Parcel 12/1001 Boylston, where the colors in the original renders quietly disappeared as time went on. I fear this is going to end up a whole lot more landscraper-y if it's a single color.