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I feel like this should be bigger news. Is this the first direct connection from Boston to Eastern Europe?

Oh it definitely is. I believe there are not one but two ~million sq ft campuses proposed in Woburn, alone, for instance. And to jklo's point - a large portion has to be from office-> to lab conversion. (I can't imagine sitting on a vacant suburban office park in this WFH era while some of the...

I'm not disputing the veracity of the 52 million sq feet as much as wondering what projects are included, and whether anyone had a supporting breakout, etc. 52 million sq ft really is astounding - for context Collier's Q421 report says Boston has 66 million sq ft of office space total, today...

52 million square feet is an astounding number for proposed square feet. Is there any breakout of that number / anyway to support it? I’d imagine that has to include large master plans (think Suffolk downs, etc.)…

For all the height discussion in the other thread that continued ad-nauseum, this is a case where arbitrarily small limits can really kneecap the city and its growth.

Thinking in a broader context... This is the second marquee project in as many months where HYM has sought to replace residential(/hotel) space with Lab. You may remember that in Suffolk Downs, in lieu of I believe 2 residential buildings, they are going with lab space. Thoughts: 1) While I...

So better question: what are the transit projects that we could reasonably expect under B.B.B.?

The irish pub in one rendering turns into a chase branch in the next, making it by far the most accurate rendering we've had on AB -

So close! The facade from this angle is excellent. What a classic look. I wish they had the confidence to carry this throughout the whole building rather than the schitzo-treatment with the glass-only portion on the other side.

These days hardly anyone works only 40 hours / week. I think if folks could clock out on a set schedule and leave work at work... they'd love it. But since that won't happen, then firms will push a flex schedule. Employees will embrace, as that'll at least allow for errands / appointments to...

Not a height fetishist/foot counter... but if we can get some buildings that consider proportion as, you know, an architectural merit, then I'm all for it... regardless if they're 750 or 1250 or whatever magic number they wind up being

General question - but how hard would it be to future-proof the corridor and cut-cover a subway tunnel the length of Melnea Cass from Tremont to Mass Ave? It could serve as a critical link in the urban ring, and future construction could go further in either direction. This area was cleared...

The disagreements on the urbanity of this development really boil down to the location and regional context. One the one hand, as a brownfield-type development, it's fine and we would probably all crack a smile if this were in Everett On the other, it's impossible to ignore where this is and...

Is this really "contextual" though? Sure the outside might be of a similar coloring - but the massing of a single building sprawling across this whole block is the opposite of what the blackstone block and north end is about. (realizing that nearby fanueil hall might be considered a similar...

Re: North-South Rail Link I stand corrected- the diagram for the central artery looks like 3 but realizing now that’s for the 4 track option, not 2. Thanks-

Re: North-South Rail Link Even the lowest cost NSRL option includes central station. Would love to see how much it would cost without this, and without lumping in new car procurements, etc.

To your first point - I don't think the finishes will help much, since the massing is both top heavy and girthy at the same time. Sometimes that overshadows everything else. 10 Farnsworth is excellent but part of what makes it so good is its congruent mass and harmony with its surroundings. If...

I don't understand the diagonals on the roof line, and the extended roof on the top in general. It makes the massing top heavy for no good reason

This is an early april fools joke, right? Right???

Re: Longfellow Place (née Garden Garage Towers) | 35 Lomasney Way | West End I'd love to see 3 or 4 new "tenements" lined up to the left of the last one/museum. Each of the new buildings would have the same height, # stories, floor lines, and proportion of the original. But each would be in a...