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^^ But back to my original point - it was Landmarks that ultimately allowed the demolition, not the BRA. Landmarks could just as easily have forbidden demolition, irrespective of What the BRA/100 Acres said. And yes, now that you cite the address I know which building it is - absolutely nothing...

^^ Sicilian, you wrote: "As far as I know, no BLC guidelines can prevent a demolition -- they can slow the process of demolition down for study and consideration." Really? You try tearing a building down in a Landmark district like the Back Bay or Beacon Hill, or demolishing a landmarked...

^^ Hahaha Shepard, I got a good laugh out of that one...I am a planner, yes, but I don't work at the BRA. Nice try though! Rifleman, I bet a lot of the folks at the BRA have masters degrees, some even from *gasp* Harvard!

Re: Rose Kennedy Greenway ^^ Ah yes, but don't forget that every one of the historic examples you cite was brought to the Landmarks Commission for a final, determinant vote. In each of those cases, the building was found not to be a landmark. In others (Filenes (no jokes, please...), Exchange...

Re: Rose Kennedy Greenway ^^ itchy, methinks you doth give the BRA too much credit and power - all this talk about preservation is mis-aimed at the BRA, for they do not determine the fate of historic buildings or have the statutory power to "blanket-landmark every prewar building" (which btw...

^^ "I'm assuming, Chiofaro sued Hynes and the minority investors on the Lincoln St deal because Chiofaro already lined up State Street for the deal." That's not what the courts found, Rifleman...are you saying the judgment was wrong?

^^ If Seaport Square was "fast-tracked," you're making my point - that even if the developer is not "well-liked" at city hall, he/she can still get projects done by putting his/her nose to the grindstone and doing their homework. And there are very specific architectural plans for many of the...

^^ Just because a project is being "mentioned" on this board does not mean it is actually under review by the BRA pursuant to the Article 80 process. Seaport Square's actual BRA review started in June of 2008 and it was approved in September of 2010. Thus, about two years. Again, please know...

^^ I don't think you understood my point. Hynes is widely supposed to NOT be on the mayor's good side, but Filene's got (your words) "fast-tracked" in spite of the developer NOT being on the mayor's good side, because he did his homework under Article 80. And Seaport Square didn't take four...

Eh, there's already plenty of vacant space along the Greenway for a college to move into...like 20+/- floors of International Place...anyone else catch the Herald article this past week about Ropes & Gray moving out of 22 floors?

Ummm...isn't this thread supposed to be about the Greenway? Who cares about football? (except maybe Rifleman??)

^^ Oh yah and Kent, how exactly is the Greenway a "blackhole [sic] sucking the funding from the city" ????

^^ Atlantaden...I for one am very happy that the Greenway is NOT under the care of the city parks department, which already has too much to do with too few resources out in the neighborhoods. I think it is altogether appropriate that a private organization - even one that is partially funded by...

^^ "You can be assured now that if Hynes was to propose something new and did his homework diligently, the Mayor wouldn't be approving in such a short amount of time." You mean like Seaport Square, the 6 million SF development proposed by Hynes that got approved last month by the BRA?

^^ And One Lincoln? Was that a bad example too, one of the most successful (financially) commercial development projects the city has seen in the past 10 years? Look, I'm not jumping to Hynes' defense here, I'm just saying that even though there is alleged to be a "personality difference"...

^^ Rifleman, sorry if I missed it - so does Chiofaro have financing to build his project all of a sudden? If he doesn't, why hasn't he taken what you call "the first step in the process of development" before he tries to move ahead with permitting like Hynes did ??

ant8904 you wrote: "Please address the above statement please. This is a direct response and I wrote that with seriousness for I never seen you wrote a direct response." OK, simple. Let's start with an example. Most folks in the city would tell you that there is a perception that there isn't...

Rifleman, you wrote: "Too bad Menino and the BRA fuckup everything they touch." I'd have to disagree - the past 15 years have, in general, been pretty damn good for the city - look at the difference on the waterfront, in South Boston, LMA/Boylston Street, former Combat Zone, etc etc. Just...

Re: W Hotel ^^ PaulC, the JP lots bought by LAZ were owned by FitzInn (Kevin Fitzgerald), not Sawyer Enterprises - different owner entirely.

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) ^ I like the way you think...the third Harbor Tower was originally slated for the site of Rowes Wharf...once the first two got built the BRA realized the error of its ways and promptly took back the parcel/terminated the agreement with the original...