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Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop This is a general observation, and I'm in no way supporting Drucker's plan. __________________________________________________________________ Most of this board would consider them selves proponents of good development, and it some...

Re: Columbus Center Post #1278 is a gross (mis)simplication. The most glaring fallacy to your post is that you fail to recognize that their is value to owning the land as opposed to just air rights, and the benefits of that land. That is to say there are building systems that are easier to...

Re: Columbus Center *My head hurts* You're using semantics to avoid the real issue. Fine....I'll ask one last question. What do you suppose the motivation for the consultants, Beal and Related (who are building a nearby high-rise), to conclude that the major barrier to Columbus Center is the...

Re: Columbus Center ^ So the consultants are both incompetent and lying, since you are saying their suggestion to lower the cost of tunneling wouldn't create huge savings, and that the project failure is for a reason they are "fabricating". You, however, didn't allow for the fact that it...

Re: Columbus Center How informative.

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. Holy Crap....we have people on here stating this would ruin the area, and others complaining this obscure views of some rather boring office buildings to boaters/photographers. Forget NIMBY, we have some NIM-C(ity) posters. If Back Bay and South End...

Re: Columbus Center So Ned, per your notes (according to this article), you state that the consultants find the cost of capping the highway the most cost prohibitive aspect of this project. I'm wondering if this changes your opinion that it is cheaper to build on top of a highway as it is to...

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking lot. And in Boston, there is a 40 story skyscraper in between this site and the water. The garage is partially obscured by the right Harbor Tower from the classic skyline photo angle. I really don't even understand the debate about stepping back from the...

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center Ok....let me say this differently.....the majority of the existing 2-3 story buildings are infintitely superior to the new midrises on the north side (Exeter Place comes to mind). When people talk about wanting Boylston to be a canyon, I imagine...

Well lookie there....according to the 1985 master plan, 888 Boylston is shown as being over 300'. There goes NABB and PruPac's story about this site from the dawn of time never contemplated to be over 180' (?).

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center As a very nearby property owner subject to the deadly (?) affects of solar glare, I just sent a letter stating my approval of the project. As far as the streetwall goes, I like the way it steps up.....I do think the neighborhood would be...

I think the original plan was from the late 1980s....none the less, the ideas presented then still apply now. Its not like Boston has made any infrastructure improvements to Back Bay/Fenway in the last 2 decades.....

Pelhamhall....breaking up the superblocks (and allowing ingress and egress to occur off the main streets as I mentioned) is desirable. I guess my main thought was what Jass mentioned. It links the streets, but at what real benefit? Just thinking of the hundreds of times traversing this area...

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking lot. Exaggeration of the year. What kills this area is the suburban landscaping in front of Harbor Towers. Who cares about their architecture. The pedestrian hardly notices them at all when you walk this area. Also, the classic skyline view from the harbor...

I recognize that streets aren't planned for my personal use, but I'm having a hard time imagining who would use this new street. The biggest benefit it appears would allow for ingresss/egress to occur off this new street into future developments without having curb-cuts on the main commerical...

Uh huh....to do that they will have to stop building gigantic footprint buildings. Boutique shops don't = Newbury. Developers and planners keep forgetting that. Newbury was a great walkable street even before it went high end.

Which goes to prove that the most important aspect of a building's architecture is its context.

Re: New Guitar Center on Boylston St Reposting a news article that requires a paid subscription is a big no no, and potentially libelous. Actually, posting any article aside from a short blurb and attributing it is considered an ethical no no

Re: Columbus Center Are you saying you can't distinguish between a work tax credit and a wage tax credit, or that you just don't want to share? Saying the answer is in the public records is a pretty easy answer don't you think? Since I asked, and you gave me your generic answer, I tracked...

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center Either store should really help Boylston continue to revive northward. Does L&T do that well? Since it is owned by Federated, I always assumed they would rebrand it as a Bloomies, but I suppose it does cater to the large older population in...