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  1. KentXie

    AI Redraws Boston

    Not saying that AI will ever approach anywhere near perfect but y'all need to be patient. Gen AI as a mass product is only in its infancy. The fact some of y'all think it should be coming out as near perfect need to really get a grip with reality. Every product that exists today comes with a...
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    Vega (MXD Residential ) | 121 Broadway | Kendall Square

    This is the correct answer. Good eye
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    Northeastern University Multipurpose Athletic Facility | 262 St. Botolph Street | Fenway

    It's actually not. There are so many of you that think it's "so affordable" to just spend money to maintain something that is old and decaying. It's not. Every decision has context and it's not solely money. Northeastern wants to build amore modern facility for their athletic department. If they...
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    Northeastern University Multipurpose Athletic Facility | 262 St. Botolph Street | Fenway

    Would you be able to pay for it to keep it standing? I'm pretty sure a generous few million dollar a year donation would have been suffice to keep it standing. If not, then there is in fact a "too expensive"
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    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    Here's the wiki for the latest development in LA. Sort it by year to see all the high rises built from 2010 to now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Los_Angeles Again, that complex had nothing to do with rent control. All the above high rises from 2010s and onward...
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    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    Sorry what is the connection that rent control killed that development? I don't see it In case anyone wants to briefly read up the history of Oceanwide Plaza (see ref links in wiki and article on how they exited their projects elsewhere to focus on the project in LA)...
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    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    Bro, I live here and I follow the LA development. The reason was because China Oceanwide Holdings Limited hoped to eventually get enough funding to finish this project by selling their other dev rights in other cities (NYC and SF) to finish it off, which was unsuccessful. By then, it has been 4...
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    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    Not to derail the thread any further. It's not going to be easy. In LA, despite perception that it is not dense (it actually is very consistently mid dense across the entire city), the city fabric is covered in 5-over-1s. Obviously this would be a hard sell for Somerville (and in the Northeast...
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    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    Yeah no those towers have nothing to do with rent control and everything about the Chinese construction bubble that sapped available funding from the developer China Oceanwide Holdings Limited. We are talking about rent control and I'm giving you proof that it does not in fact prevent a boom. I...
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    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    That's fear mongering. Rent control exists in Los Angeles for years and they are still building residential high rises today and had a significant boom in the 2010s
  11. KentXie

    Motor Mart Tower | 201 Stuart Str. | Park Sq | Boston

    Half the country is waiting, specifically the blue half thanks to the current administration choking out investments into major cities. We best hope the midterm reverses some of the damage they have done.
  12. KentXie

    Photo of the Day, Boston Style: Part XIX (2025)

    I don't know how I feel about how BLS looks exactly the same as the day I left. Sort of expecting that they would have added one or two new shiny toy
  13. KentXie

    Sean Duffy, Fox Stalwart, Gets Trump’s Nod for Transportation Secretary

    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/09/22/trump-administration-cancels-20m-grant-for-roxbury-street-project/?p1=hp_featurestack This administration suck but that's common knowledge already
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    Not surprising given the tariffs
  15. KentXie

    How Tall Are Boston's Buildings and Should They Be Taller?

    The goal shouldn't be to build tiny studios for $1000/mo. The goal should be to build normal size studios at $1000/mo. They are doing shrinkflation and some of y'all are actually cheering this as some sort of, non-dystopian solution.
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    New England Revolution Stadium | 173 Alford Street | Boston-Everett

    Why not build a commuter rail station near Encore and run a commuter rail shuttle on game day from North Station?
  17. KentXie

    NYC City Council Shifts Broker Fees From Renters to Landlords

    Or maybe, just get rid of brokers for rentals. There are freaking websites like zillow that everyone uses and I can guarantee whatever the subscription cost is to host the listing, it is significantly cheaper than paying for a broker. It's crazy how entire major cities on the west coast can do...

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