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Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) It's worth pointing out that the "shadow study" submitted by Chiofaro only looks at two months out of the year (March/September, during which months the sun is at a similar angle so they're basically the same). What about the other 10 months out of...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion Yeah except Trinity was fake precast and this is real stone if I am reading it right.

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Hi Rifleman, Sorry - when I said the BRA requested information about the project, they requested things like wind and shadow and traffic studies - hardly proprietary stuff that they could "steal." The point of the BRA's asking was so they could...

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Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Anyone who says Chapter 91 is a "paper tiger" has no idea....ask any developer in Boston. And just because the law dates back to 1866 doesn't mean it's antiquated. The 155' height limit dates to about 1990 (note: before Tom Menino was mayor), and...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Everyone who has posted on McGrory's column seems to forget that Don Chiafaro stated public a couple months ago that he DID NOT have the money to build this project. He can't create a single job or a dime of new tax revenue without the money, and he...

Rather not say since I'm taking fire from all sides but we're in the Fort Point district...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Hi, in general yes of course but not on the water's edge. I think Harbor Towers were an unfortunate experiment (and not just because of their architecture, which was a function of history, but also because of their proximity to the water), and I'd...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Hi, not sure who you are itchy but I'm a planner in private practice with an architecture and planning firm in Boston...is this how you welcome all newcomers to this blog?

Hi, not sure who you are itchy but I'm a planner in private practice with an architecture/planning firm in Boston...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) I'm not talking about that ridiculous shadow bill, I'm talking about the BRA's Greenway District study. Besides, the state's Chapter 91 law would limit height on the Harbor Garage site to 155 feet anyway so I don't see why everyone is p'd at the...

Um...actually, TheRifleman, you're the moron. Joe Fallon's investor is MassMutual, not Liberty Mutual - totally different companies, no relationship, none of the BS conspiracy theories you're tossing out. Again, just know your facts before posting, please. And Chiafaro did have the money to...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Hi all, I'm brand new to archboston and enjoy reading the greenway thread. There is so much misinformation going around that I signed up and wanted to set a few things straight: 1. Everyone seems to be forgetting that all of the sites along the...

Hi all, I'm brand new to archboston and enjoy reading the greenway thread. There is so much misinformation going around that I signed up and wanted to set a few things straight: 1. Everyone seems to be forgetting that all of the sites along the Greenway are (and have been for decades) already...