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I can’t believe it’s come to this - - perhaps Malcolm Gay’s article yesterday vacant awaken the Powers That Be? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/22/arts/boston-public-library-mckim-building-decay-renovation/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results

Not kidding.

Damn right - this is a huge gamechanger for that area...

Great pics, Arenacale! And your final comment hits the spot - - sometimes a new building isn't 'just a new building'. Put in the right place, it can be far more - a vibe changing catalyst to an area becoming more dynamic, lively and prosperous. There may not be a lot of 40 story skyscrapers...

If true, then the the City and Commonwealth policy (although altruistic) shoots itself in the foot - - - if they allowed 100/100 - the very same nominal amount of affordable units would be made available in a better quality building for those very tenants with more dynamic life and services...

Why not keep the ORIGINAL building but 100 affordable and 100 market rate?????? Build the larger, better looking building for an urban area, get the financing and have more people living in the district?????

The development lot next door (old vacant Post Office building) just got financing: https://www.bldup.com/posts/54m-in-construction-financing-secured-for-allston-development

I guess what the residents would properly be called, given this new name, they technically can't be carnivores. ;) (It really is a cool building - I'd love to be a Vegan).

".....Yes, even the door handles are Charleston Chews......" Sounds hygenic. .

Notice the common denominator to all three examples? Individual window frames - - - not uniform glass shields. Detail over uniformity. The individual window frame treatment HUMANIZES a building. It gives the viewer context instead of being a visual barrier. Like a psychological Table of...

I agree. Too much glass is 'anonymizing' (if there is such a word). Cities used to build buildings with interesting detail. Now, so much is just uniform glass shielding. That being said, this particular building's reno is an upgrade over what it was before.

??????? .....you're overlooking the massive lobby enlargement for the neighboring Huntington Theatre - - - I would venture to say that IS quite a big deal. ........... And unique. What an amazing donation to the arts. The irony is that I can't name any other new development in...

. Great things are developing in Lynn. To paraphrase Wayne Gretzky, 'It's time the Blue Line extends to where the puck is GOING TO BE'. And........Just coincidentally ".......“The waterfront was always so blocked off that people didn’t even know what was down there,” said Tom McGee, a former...

.....and thinner. So this is "Fat 1970's Elvis" not the "Slim 1950's Elvis"

I'm sorry. It was not meant to offend. In looking at it again, I can definitely understand why it would have. It was thoughtless and insensitive. Again, my deepest apologies.

I love this project and what it does, but looking at the render of the building, I wonder whether the render artist or the architect has advanced Parkinsons. I'd be interested to hear from them the reasoning for the disjointed shakiness of the wall lines. Just look at the penthouse level...

This could bring some fundamental progress finally: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/business/housing-environmental-review-healey/ "......The Healey administration on Tuesday unveiled a series of reforms to the environmental regulations for housing projects, with the goal of getting...

Now THAT, right there, is a GREAT marketing video! (y) Well done to whatever firm put that together - - a little shorter on actual data/pics than a forumer would like - but I would venture to bet it the music gets the ear and the vid gets the eye of potential clients - - it's that last...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/business/hasbro-seaport-headquarters-boston/ -for all of us who were wondering: ".... Incentives were also at play in Hasbro’s relocation deal, with offers from both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Governor Maura Healey’s office confirmed a $14 million...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/08/metro/habro-ri-toys-move-headquarters-boston/