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Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion And to my point, Metlife is relocating 2,600 jobs from Lowell, Boston, Warwick, and other sites in NJ, PA, and CA to Charlotte and Cary, NC. This was announced yesterday following $90+MM in incentives. Right or wrong, this is the current...

Re: 120 Kingston, 29 Story Tower in Chinatown Used to park in that garage....shadiest operation I ever encountered. It's definitely from the 60's or earlier and not in good shape at all. There is/was a Chinese grocery on the ground floor.

Re: Residences at Kensington Just a couple random points from a part-time poster. 1) Architecturally stunning buildings cost more to build and therefore cost more to rent/purchase 2) There are a limited number of people who can afford to dis-regard value in their housing choices 3) Suburbs...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion Revoke it retroactively? Holy crap people. HenryAlan was along the lines of the right analogy. Shirley's letter was filled with conjecture and examples of other projects that have no bearing on the finances of this property. There is a big...

Re: Dudley Sq's Ferdinand Building to be Restored/ Renovated Supreme Court feels otherwise. The New Haven (I think it was New Haven, but definitely in Conn.) case resulted in a very loose interpretation of "public good" in terms of imminent domain. Economic Development was considered public...

Re: Residences at Kensington Would it be smart to build below ground parking deck adjacent to the T? Obviously the Filene's site has the same issue, but I believe the Orange line was buried after they basement was already dug, so that engineering challenge probably fell to the T.

Re: 691 Mass Ave To be fair, in the sunwashed rendering, the facade is close to the same color as the brick victorian townhouse to the north. In reality (per Suffolk's pics), they appear to be the same color as well.

^ A change that would require a new owner to resubmit would be very difficult, as most owners transfer the property to a related entity or joint-verture partnership once entitlement is in place. This is because of liability issues, demands of lenders to keep bankrupcy remote, and in most cases...

Isn't it good that he is selling to unaffiliated developers? Isn't this a way to encourage uniqueness in design and divergence in vision, which ultimately leads to a more organicly designed community. Said another way, isn't this similar to how the Back Bay was developed? Substituting...

Re: South Station Tower The auto became massed produced.

Re: 120 Kingston, 29 Story Tower in Chinatown By Arch St, do you mean 101 Arch? If so, I would consider that a highly succesful property and one of the best facadectomies in the city. The tower itself is par for the 80's course, but looks better than its fraternal twins on Summer and State...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion Looks limestone to me. See the subtle striations. I checked, and according the CBT in the PNF, the opaque material is 100% limestone, with a 40% fenstrations (window) ratio. Page 275 of the below document...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion I like it, because I am imagining it clad in limestone....my enthusiasm diminishes if it turns out to be pre-cast. Just as a point of debate, the original flatiron building in Atlanta is also almost as wide as it is tall. I'm reserving...

So, I see Boston gets another Urban Outfitters. What? That's the new Louis Boston? Ohh. :(

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Is your question did he take out a mortgage on IP to buy the Harbor Garage? The answer to that is probably somewhere between yes and no. A developers net worth in general is almost always tied up in their share of equity in the buildings they...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Chiofaro = General Partner Prudential = Limited Partner Together they make up the partnership. Chiofaro calls the shots on a day today basis, and asks Prudential's permission for the big ticket items. Prudential collects their 12% ROI and...

Not a rezoning...the ZBA exists in that name (Zoning Board of Adjustments) to accomodate smaller issues, such as encroachments into sideyards, signage issues, etc.... http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Planning/Zoning+Administration/ZBA+Cases/home.htm Sorry for the digression.....Boston has...

ablarc...if you still live in Charlotte, you too have a Zoning Board of Appeal....it would be in charge of making ruling on minor variances (its a citizen advisory group that acts at the discretion of the zoning department, much like the Historic Districts Commission)....you COULD appeal to the...

No...it is just far less driveable.

Bah.....I lived in Back Bay without a car for 2 years and it was cake....a big load of groceries from the Pru required a cab, but $7-$9 including tip cab including someone helping you load and unload, is a lot better than $10 for a spot in that horrible deck at the Pru. Smaller trips could be...