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Re: 691 Mass Ave I was trying to think of the building that this was a rip-off of, thanks for the pic. That said, I'm not sure that I agree that this would be a lesser building. So what if it "copies", so did brownstones, and certainly so did the beaux-arts re-clads that are really lovely...

Done. Next.

Re: Russia Wharf Boston Properties just closed on their construction financing/debt in the last couple of days. It is for $220M, about 40% of the total construction cost. This was the most they could get committed, and about $100M less than they had planned. Typically, a construction loan...

Can't add much to what was said, but I'm trying to remember, is this the block with Pizza-Pie-er? How about the costume shop? Those buildings might be worth saving just for Pizza-Pie-er if it can't be relocated! :)

Re: Fan Pier Dodged a bullet here. Co-op City on the water.

Re: Filene's Except, as I tried to explain to Ned regarding Columbus Center, being fully financed isn't that hard to achieve in concept especially during boom times, as the commercial real estate market was when Filene's was proposed. You go to a potential lender and this is the dialogue...

Understated elegance....nice addition.

$1M plus? Just the upgrades at Arlington for the Green line is over $30M. A new stations on the redline would easily cost $50M, probably closer to $100M.

Re: Fenway Area Redevelopment If I had to guess, McDonalds probably has a ground lease on the site that is expiring. McDonald's probably demanded they sign a long-term renewal, and the Red Sox/Abbey Group didn't want to be tied to that. McDonald's would rather find a new location they could...

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center I believe MEPA reviews things like traffic, etc. that are generated by development. In this case, "side-effects" could be greater given the greater density. Whether it is reviewed or not, I don't see the end result derailing this project.....it's...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail Ok, agreed. That said, $1.4B to move 12,000 per day AND promote growth of suburbs. Pass. How much of the Boston-NYC line could be upgraded to achieve higher speeds for Acela? How much of the existing commuter rail tracks could be electrified? Green...

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 Seems like this will reduce the value of the city's parking garage....an irregular shaped parcel isn't worth nearly as much if it isn't combined. In fact, I don't think there were any other bidders for the lot besides Belkin due to the...

Really? In that case, is the rendering showing primarly a Kilmanrock frontage? Otherwise, that doesn't jive in regards to a party wall.

Once all of that area is built-out, I would suspect they would need to upgrade the D-Branch Fenway T-station. More controlled access, or at least something to keep people from wandering across the tracks.....actually, controlled access, even without game day, there is sometimes a huge line to...

Speaking of that area, the same developer also has this small rendering on their website which I believe is for a new building at 1325 Boylston, across the street from 1330 which they just completed.

Re: Russia Wharf I just want that ground level space along Congress to be active.......it felt really dead before. It's funny that people miss those X-Braces (I do too), but there was a general panning of them on here and by Steve Bailey when that design was first released.

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail $1.4B for 12,600 passengers? Pass.

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 This is designed to frustrate the passengers both on the train who are eager to get off and those who are standing on the platform and are anxious to get on the train. They particular like to use this technique during rushhour commutes when tensions...

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 Is the building that he is selling that horrendous blue-gray structure at the corner of CGW/Boylston/Mass Pike?

And when they are running after Leonardo DiCaprio to offer him anti-depressants in exchange for passionate sex.... I wouldn't shed a tear to see the building go.....one of its biggest shortcomings is the fact that even though it is a public building, the public can't access it. In other words...