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I believe it was Chiofaro's Harbor garage, the version of 16 years ago. https://www.universalhub.com/node/28629#comment-106558 IIRC, the FAA complained that Chiofaro's proposed tower(s) would interfere with FAA terminal radar coverage of helicopters flying down the Charles River toward Logan.

The FAA restrictions are for one-engine out on takeoff and climb. A developer is free to build above those limits, but good luck getting liability insurance. The FAA could declare that the proposed structural height represented a hazard to aviation. No insurance, no financing.. The FAA does...

The trees directly across the street look fine. However, these are planted outside of the sidewalk itself. https://maps.app.goo.gl/EPEEHLCqRCzhB6ZX6 The tree boxes for the trees at Blossom and Cambridge are larger, and feature a metal grate, allowing much more rainwater / snowmelt to reach...

August 2024 Google streetview shows all the trees to be dead or in poor condition. Tree boxes are small, sidewalk is rather narrow. Maybe permeable pavement would allow trees to survive. https://maps.app.goo.gl/wyTeryBjzcxVxhVn6

Hasbro announced on April 11 it is delaying a decision on whether to move to Boston. Concerns about Trump's tariffs are the reason.. About 40 percent of Hasbro's tous are made in China.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/49H1NiR7iBu5FyrVA 14-16 Aberdeen, I'll guess as late 19th Century. Looks to be a converted firehouse, or similar use. Unlike the others, no basement, no gable, different lot size on the Aberdeen frontage, and, from the aerials, much different building in the rear...

Thank you for referencing the example of Constellation Wharf. ^^^ Image is of the concrete pilings and concrete deck that supports the condos on Constellation Wharf. The image was included in a LOI submitted in 2022 that sought approval for an extensive repair of spalling of the concrete...

^^^Motif #1, on Bearskin Neck, Rockport. There are/were numerous granite quarries on Cape Ann, and granite blocks were used to create a solid footing for piers and docks.. ^^^ Bearskin Neck. The building on the right is mixed use; residential on upper floors. Built on granite blocks...

Bearskin Neck is a land feature, extending into the harbor. Both proposals for this dilapidated Navy Yard pier rely on pilings, and there is no filling of the harbor. Before any filling of the harbor could take place, one would need to obtain a Section 404 permit from the Corps of Engineers...

This was like the DOGE claim that about 150-year-olds still receiving Social Security checks, repeated by POTUS. From the WSJ:

Nothing will happen. The list includes the Volpe Center in Cambridge. Federal courthouses, regional IRS service centers.

Designs for Federal buildings along the National Mall are guided by a Federal agency, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The chair of the Commission at the time that the designs for the paired buildings, FOB 10A and 10B (the Wilbur Wright building) were approved was David Finley. From Wiki's...

This is the Washington DC counterpart: the Wilbur Wright building. Constructed in 1963-64, clad in white marble, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024. See architectural particulars on the link below. This was originally Federal Office Building 10B, but subsequently...

Very nice reflective glass.

It also has the indoor track as a "future sports complex".

Today, JetBlue announced it was discontinuing services between Boston and New York-LaGuardia, effective April 30. Higher airport fees are making it impossible to offer low fares on the route. JetBlue stated its fees at LGA are now about $50 a passenger.

In the District of Columbia, where this particular station is located, the EMS and their ambulances are part of the fore department. The street in front of the station in the image is a one-way street, with two parking lanes and three traffic lanes. Frequently, the fire engines and the...

This the West End fire station in Washington DC. Original four-bay station was two floors. Redeveloped with a new station on the ground floor, a squash club on the second floor, and 55 units of mostly affordable housing above. The station faces a busy one-way street. Residents are not...

From the Globe article, this is more likely to constrain height than any NIMBY. As I read this, RMR has little in the way of equity assets to help secure financing. IMO, Office Properties Income Trust, the owner of the property seems headed toward a liquidating bankruptcy. See the graph...

Image from the Globe, from the city of Boston.