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Whether we're talking about civic facilities, cultural uses, adequate recreational parkspace, adequate residential density or other objectives that were seen as critical when the Seaport District was planned, the game of Kick-the-Can has been the regular excuse for BPDA routinely jettisoning...

While Seaport Square was moving through approvals from 2008-2010, a branch of Boston Public Library was presented in the package of civic and public commitments. Shown here are the Master Developer's responses to public inquiries about "Facilities of Public Accommodation," during approval of...

Discouraging to hear of such broad excitement for a 23-acre "vision" so blatantly lacking in non-commercial uses, civic facilities, cultural uses, significant recreational greenspace and year-round destinations for Bostonians and waterfront visitors who are not able to patronize commercial...

I'd venture a guess that yours is the prevailing view on ArchBoston. It's never been easy to make the case for tangible and intangible benefits of parks. A grass lawn at Q Park and a highly manicured Fan Pier green are insufficient for the types of active, recreational uses found in districts...

With the new plan, long-anticipated Seaport Hill Park was jettisoned. Seaport Hill Park should be restored. Seaport Hill Park was seen as an important active recreational greenspace for 3000+ residents yet to arrive at M Block, Via and Benjamin (~1600 units). Here's a look at Seaport Hill...

Re: 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District I was responding to alternative facts, nothing more. Your post is an example of how intelligent discussion/debate can be easily squelched. If that's your objective, congrats.

Re: 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District Duration of new shadow on Boston Common will approach 90 minutes in mid-September. Captured here, approximately one hour of shadow. Source from BPDA video: http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/115-winthrop-square

Re: 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District I don't expect you to waiver. But to be clear since you're echoing Millennium's latest numbers... 36 minutes is stated as "average" measure of shadow over the course of a year. As I understand that methodology was introduced only today in Leung's...

Re: 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District Respectfully, FOPG are among few guardians of what some consider intrinsic elements of character in Boston. They do so largely as volunteers and philanthropists. Should we count Millennium and BPDA among Boston's guardians? BPDA didn't see fit to...

Re: SBWTC /South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center/Seaport/ S Boston Can you identify sites available for "thousands" of units relatively near by" Fan Pier / Seaport Square? As mentioned, the remaining lots at Seaport Square may not see the 550 units that were widely publicized when...

Re: SBWTC /South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center/Seaport/ S Boston Yes. There are just under 6,000 residential units built, approved and under way in the Seaport today. That number includes 1,250 units existing in Fort Point. These numbers are somewhat meaningless in the context of...

Re: General Electric HQ | 244-284 A Street | Fort Point Respectfully whighlander... I provided recorded data regarding the architectural and historic significance of the Necco Court bridge. You responded with a personal opinion and conjecture regarding the bridge's insignificance. I...

Re: General Electric HQ | 244-284 A Street | Fort Point My definition of "NIMBY" is a party registering an oppositional point of view about a project, absent any understanding, background or information regarding planning context, architectural significance or history. In other words, an...

Re: Whiskey Priest/Atlantic Beer Garden Redevelopment | 150 Seaport Blvd | Seaport I'll leave room for correction, but… A Municipal Harbor Plan amendment (your link) defines the general parameters for development (massing, open space, etc.) as well as offsets and substitutions that would...

Re: Whiskey Priest/Atlantic Beer Garden Redevelopment | 150 Seaport Blvd | Seaport The front elevation in my earlier post was from page 27 of the Planned Development Area (PDA) of 2016-04-19. I'm pretty sure that the 2016-04-19 PDA is the official draft that was before the BRA board last...

Re: Whiskey Priest/Atlantic Beer Garden Redevelopment | 150 Seaport Blvd | Seaport Curious if the 150 Seaport ground floor frontage on Seaport Boulevard was ever discussed in this thread. No need to weigh in pro or con, it's already been approved at BRA board.

I don't disagree with your point, but generally think of Fort Point as part of the Seaport District. Either way, the Landmark Commission bounds are tightly defined around the historic buildings (with some abutting developable parcels included as "Protection Zones"). These bounds represent only...

No. It's actually a travesty. Consider: 1. Upwards of $8 billion in public investment improving prospects for waterfront landowners including Harbor cleanup, MBTA, CA/Tunnel ramps, MBTA Silver Line tunnel, BCEC, etc. 2. Moratorium on development for 2 years (1997-1999) for BRA's hired urban...

For what it's worth... http://www.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/2012/12/goldman_sachs_buys_southie_swath_for_23m

Maybe my math is arguable, but it can't be terribly wrong considering it was Jane Jacobs' standard. What's discouraging is that I and others have been repeating the same mantra, calling attention to Seaport housing numbers, architecture, street layout, civic space, cultural planning for over 15...