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From some consultants for Peebles and the MBTA, I understand Peebles is still hemorrhaging cash on due diligence/DD at Parcel 13. As for Parcel 15, some city contacts I've spoken with recently—off the record—suspect the Commonwealth is holding off on putting Parcel 15 up for redevelopment until...

Really disappointed at this news. I was really looking forward to a replacement for B&N.

Thanks for the update. I intended to join, but got tied up with a work emergency, alas.

Hearing from both Abe & Louie’s and Atlantic Fish staff that Tavistock has engaged demo and remediation contractors for the former C&B space. Not clear if this is for a short-term potential commercial lease or part of due diligence for the full site redevelopment/additional height. Will try to...

IIRC, Fenway Group (back in 2007) objected to developments here due to proponents having a view of home plate/Red Sox rivals stealing signs for the benefit of out-of-town teams. I think both Scape at CGW and the Boston Conservatory property leads for the Masco lot were kinda like, “Seriously...

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IIRC, the racks disappeared for a time earlier this year due to an overnight waterline upgrade the city was doing on Boylston from the firehouse out east toward Fairfield.

This came up in a Fenway Corners (mitigation?) meeting a few months ago. I seem to recall that BPL committed to supporting a new branch in the Fenway—irrespective if it was in FSG project, Scape’s Charlesgate project, or Samuels’ project here. I think BPL made the verbal commit, but now have to...

Interesting, given tonight’s article in one of the trades re: AMC. https://deadline.com/2023/08/amc-entertainment-movie-theaters-adam-aron-1235457759/

Old rail spur abandoned at the time of the turnpike extension? F-line would know.

Nacht. When was the last time we had “winter”? 2014?

My recollection from the many public meetings/IAGs is ground level (or, ground level+, aka HOB) retail engagement; upper floors TBD with an evaluation of market demand at such time when they redevelop Landsdowne.

The irony is, I fully agree—as I have so often do agree with you, even when we’re Devil advocating positions. What grips my ass is that I lived by Hynes/ICA 25 years ago for a few years, and accessibility was clearly an issue then. I’m no doubt biased (loved ones who can’t use Hynes due to...

Over the last 15 years, the MBTA has, by my best reckoning, outsourced nearly the entirety of the Hynes head-house renovations and ADA conformance/compliance over to Parcel’s 12 and 13—under the auspices of Article 80 project mitigation, cause, “we’re poor.” In short: Samuels does the west...

I gather Mitsubishi is quietly testing a new, even more efficient system in Boston that is being hard-sold in new construction in Japan: they want to expand this to North America, especially in light of states and cities mandating things like BERDO and stretch code. A friend told me last June...

Anyone have details on when the Harvard Bookstore Pru location is opening? They originally suggested “spring 2023,” but evolved it to “coming in 2023.”

Yes, quite, I see now the error of my ways. You’re right. I’ll tell them how wrong they were the next time I’m in their office.

That’s a pretty cloudy take, especially since it wasn’t your money. BP wanted to invest in a core, very public, highly visible property: why do you call it a “colossal waste”? You want they should just let it crumble apart, instead of investing their own money into a signature tower in Boston...

Just looked at this thread for the first time in ages, and it makes me grumpy. I had some $25 pre-Covid on a first-gen card that expired during pandemic. I walked out to Packard’s Corner in May of 2022 for an early meeting. After, it was sunny and hot, so I tried to get on the B Line but the...

Given the disastrous public meeting about constructing an amphitheater/ramp proposal last year, especially on removing trees (shade!) by Blue Bottle, I wondered if this was BP’s path through. IIRC, the garden/lawn required public comment (it was mitigation/community benefits under the amended...