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I think it has to do with insurance. The FAA limit is not a cap in a traditional sense. Rather, the FAA is saying that any height above x represents a potential hazard to aviation. If one built it to x plus however many feet higher, than the property owner cannot obtain casualty insurance...

IIRC, the architect for the original building was from Beverly, and his portfolio was mainly large (and expensive) residences on the North Shore. As the original tenant was a commercial school, it may well have been economically constructed. Again IIRC, the Art Deco overlay was added when...

The current owners of this building own properties in Hong Kong, China, London, and Boston / NYC. They own One Winthrop Square, for example. They may be financially positioned to allow them to take the long-term view https://www.nanfung.com/en/about-us/founder-story/ Boston Life Sciences...

Taketern's photo of the southeast corner supra shows there is some reflectivity in the glass. The original SC&L building had a generous amount of glass. That building was designed to be used as a commercial school for young women at a time when interior lighting was transitioning from...

Wouldn't they need city approval to use it as a commercial parking lot? I assume it is not zoned for such.

This 1782 map suggests this site was once part of the harbor. The right-most three fathom mark near the bottom of Beacon Hill before the top sixty feet of Beacon Hill was removed to help create the Back Bay. Back in the day, Sentry Hill (where the State House is) was part of the Tri-mountain...

Ski Monster's street address is 60 Canal, which does appear to be part of the same block-long building. ^^^ This is the background building in Beeline's image, magnified.

Beelines last image shows a red brick building in the background, and which appears to be largely vacant. Google maps indicates the building is One Chardon St. Are there any plans for this building? https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZaXEtR9n3hEFtWbz6 ^^^ Google streetview is from 2020, but little...

From the site map above, the location is the Welch Corp yard. Welch is a general contractor. See streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qjiYF98fLsvdg6nSA

Perhaps ironically, 900 16th St. NW was built on the site of a demolished building. A building that was locally landmarked, and arguably, a much more important building, architecturally. that SC&L. See: https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/594 Photo credit...

Article on CNBC today stating that JetBlue is deferring delivery of 44 A-321 planes through 2029. JetBlue is also short of planes because its A-320 aircraft powered with Pratt & Whitney engines must be inspected and repaired, if necessary. Over 1,000 engines (multiple airlines) are subject to...

History of the Arena here. https://nuhuskies.com/sports/2013/4/3/GEN_0403130702 Northeastern did preserve a small part of the old, original entrance. Google streetview https://maps.app.goo.gl/PL1brNTFXNJ2AS1p7 The original. (There are photographs from the 1930s showing it still existed...

The image, magnified, suggests the cobble pyramid is on its way to becoming a guano pyramid.

Construction has started on the second of the two conversions of former school buildings. This one is the former St. James school site, and is the new construction part. Image courtesy of the Globe, and ICON architects. Note the brickwork, explained in part below. Photo below of the...

^^^ This is Jupiter's lithium battery storage facility in Harris County Texas (Houston). In the rendering, the two white, domed structures are existing and related to natural gas storage. The lithium battery storage, based on the Harris County photo, looks to be a long, open-area rectangle...

The LOI states that "a portion of the site includes tidelands that are subject to licensing under [Chapter 91]". Chapter 91 requires a minimum of 50 percent open space. Chiofaro's last design for his Harbor Garage property adhered to this Chapter 91 requirement, but it took several iterations...

From investopedia, [Emphasis in the original]

My guess is that 30 Hampshire St. will go belly-up. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/15/business/lab-space-vacancy-boston/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results

Groundbreaking today in Salem for the state's second off-shore wind turbine port facility. Scheduled to open in 2026. https://www.wcvb.com/article/groundbreaking-held-in-salem-for-states-second-major-off-shore-wind-port/61885451 https://www.salemoffshorewind.com/...

Open. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/13/business/eli-lilly-center-genetic-medicine-fort-point/?et_rid=1745615983&s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter Lab view. Image credit to the Boston Globe.