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    Evolving use of Office and other Space

    Looks like Synergy is absolutely feasting on this downturn, with two big deals in just a couple days. Look at these discounts. This is in addition to a few other deals made over the past couple months, including their purchase of the beautiful 1 Liberty Square. 101 Arch St; last sold at $122M...
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    99 A Street | South Boston

    Respectfully, I wasn’t responding to your comment. It was in response to Gunner immediately above me. His question was whether Alexandria could take advantage of the residential conversion program, and my point was nothing was built there yet. I also don’t really care whether Alexandria...
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    Landmarking Brutalism

    Neutral on the building, but you got some nice intergenerational reflections of (160 Federal?) in the windows.
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    General Boston Discussion

    Thomson Place in Fort Point would be perfect for this but the Trader Joe's shoppers would lose their minds. For me permanent pedestrianization of Hanover St in the North End is the obvious answer, but you're inviting a Fatwa if you ever mess with parking over there. Maybe part of the mini grid...
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    MA Liquor Laws

    Completely agree. It's the state's fault for creating a regime that is zero sum and the only deciding factor is the almighty dollar. Even the neighborhood-restricted new licenses won't make a dent. Blow the system up, make liquor licenses like food licenses. It's a choice to live this way and no...
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    Vertex Headquarters @ Fan Pier | 11 Fan Pier Blvd, 50 Northern Ave | Seaport

    Let’s see where this ends up. They have an option to extend their lease, but with macro conditions becoming ever more tenant friendly this is probably a first step in a renegotiation. I know they have space near the design building, but Fan Pier is SUCH a better location than anything way out...
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    If You Were God/Goddess | Transit & Infrastructure Sandbox

    If I were a god I’d design a streetscape that didn’t result in kids being killed by drivers, as you all might have seen on Congress and Sleeper St in Fort Point about that 4 year old girl the other day. Barring that, I’d eliminate parking on congress that previously destroyed sight lines and led...
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    99 A Street | South Boston

    They never built the lab building so there’s nothing to convert. It was pure speculation without a shovel in the ground, and Alexandria has made billions by building similar lab spaces. They just got out over their skis and are taking an absolute bath right now. Take a look at their stock...
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    Logan Airport Flights and Airlines Discussion

    The JetBlue venture out west was doomed from the beginning. With their reliability issues and deep concentration in BOS and NYC it was going to be hard to win out there in any case. Stay home in the Northeast, battle it out with Delta in BOS, and find a way to replace the Embraer fleet with...
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    Love it! May there be a million George Howells across Boston. Small note, I think it's Lyrik with a "K" (of course). Not to be confused with the Lyra down Mass Ave...
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    Dana-Farber Cancer Center | 1 Joslin Place | Longwood

    Payette is pretty good at bringing high quality designs. Really hoping they and Morris Adjmi get some more commissions in Boston and dislodge Elkus Manfredi's death grip on so much of the region (even if they've stepped it up a bit recently).
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    General Boston Discussion

    If only these giant universities in the Boston/Cambridge area owned the land on and around their academic buildings that they could redevelop into housing for their students. Surely they wouldn't go and just build lab buildings on those sites, that would be crazy.
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    Commonwealth Pier Revitalization (née Seaport WTC)| 200 Seaport Boulevard | Seaport

    Small but notable change in the plans for this one. There was a Notice of Project Change filed with the state office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, eliminating ballroom space and repurposing it for more public realm and office amenity space. While it looks like more than half will go to...
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    Lab Building (née Hotel Hampshire) | 34-40 Hampshire St. | Cambridge

    With vacancy rates as they are and a ton of new capacity (primary and secondary) hitting the market, my guess is "no science" for at least a little while.
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    Addressing the housing crisis

    What a horrible story. Appropriated grant funding to bring new units online stuck in the lurch, dubious screening methods leaving single moms homeless, vacant units being converted to non housing or just sitting vacant. Hope this gets picked up more broadly and the Healey administration feels...
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    North Washington St Bridge

    4 posts, all critical, joined 2 weeks ago. Trolltrolltroll.
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    The New Retail Thread

    That slab sided closed UDG next to the never-busy catholic shrine, across from a grimy 7/11 and a closed CVS makes that corner just dismal. Above the CVS is becoming a lab building (lol) but the Chauncy/Arch intersection at Summer could be so much better with even two functional businesses...
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    Copley Square Revamp | Back Bay

    (Sad trombone) Looking like December 2024 https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/improvements-copley-square-park
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    South Boston Infill and Small Developments

    I would simply grind the children into fertilizer to nourish the 1 acre of lawn out front of each house (minimum lot size, of course). Imagine thinking development is bad because it will mean a broader tax base to fund your excellent suburban schools.
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    Logan Airport Flights and Airlines Discussion

    Or a connecting flight from someone traveling to India or Sub-Saharan Africa via the NYC airports. I generally agree, but the trains aren't nearly good enough and Logan isn't quite robust enough to cover everything. Maybe direct shuttles could be in the cross-hairs, but a lot of those short...

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