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Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop Her name is Kim Stockwell.

Re: Columbus Center If you've ever stood on the Back Bay platform waiting for a commuter train you know the problem first hand. The air pollution at that station is criminal. There doesn't seem to have been any thought put into mitigating the deisel fuel pollution when the station was built...

Re: The Merano Why does this rendering differ completely from the image published on July 19th? This one is much better, but could be much better still.

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower

Ownership in the city (or anyplace, really) goes beyond the property line. Be a neighbor, know your block, engage. My thoughts exactly. Jimbo, after re-reading the thread I can see where you thought there was a troll, I'm not it.

I have nothing to do with real estate. I own property in Dorchester after having lived in the South End for 4 years. In that short time I watched Bohemian Boston get totally destroyed. Everybody who was fun, different, unconventional, interesting, and yes, sometimes poor or old, were displaced...

Not talking about this project I'm talking about the neighborhood. When did it become "pathetic" to make money on an investment?

I took a tour of phase 1 of this project way back in 2007. They are the units south of the renovated/new building, next to Ryan Playground. The developers converted an old factory, or whatever it was, into lofts, they did a great job. They were especially concerned with sound mitigation and the...

Re: Bayside Expo Center Redevelopment You have to realize that Columbia Point is SATURATED with affordable housing already. This location offers spectacular views, access to the harbor trail and bike trails, easy access to route 93, easy access to JFK/UMASS T stop and its adjacent to Carson...

There was cocaine too? I knew about the mushrooms, the purple lion (LSD), the crystal (speed) and the dollar joints. The street scene was unlike any other in Boston, slightly dangerous but also exciting. The suits forced to coexist with the homeless and the addicts. I don't ever recall the place...

It may not have been cool where it was but it should have been allowed to develop elsewhere. For being the seventh largest metro in the nation the adult entertainment options are pathetic. Thank God for Rhode Island.

Re: New Building Proposed for Newbury Street The State Rep is Marty Walz. She has extreme building height anxiety as well as shadow dystrophy. She needs to be retired. Will someone who lives in her district please run for her seat?

Re: Columbus Center From Wikipedia: The English noun commonwealth dates from the fifteenth century. The original phrase "common wealth" or "the common weal" comes from the old meaning of "wealth" which is "well-being". The term literally meant "common well-being". Thus commonwealth originally...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop I also received a copy of the 156 page document in PDF format. It is 9 MB large but I'll try to attach it. Sorry but I find attaching anything to this forum a challenge. The document contained many letters from businesses...

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 In a letter he plans to submit to the Landmarks Commission, Mr. Rohan points out that in 1986 Mr. Rudolph was hired by a former owner of 133 Federal Street to produce a plan for developing that site. Mr. Rudolph, who died in 1997, proposed...

I would argue that the three-decker (the historic term) is quintessentially Boston. It was invented here and does not exist outside of New England. I don't think many people in this country have any idea what a three-decker is or why it came about, they don't see them when they visit Boston, but...

I've lived in several large states and the states themselves have very distinct regions within them that correlate well to our situation except that they are contained within one state. They seem to realize that it is in their best interest to cooperate and they do. We don't do that here and we...

New England is truly the Balkans of the United States. The six state region is slightly smaller in area than the state of Washington yet we can't get it together. Every other state in the region with the possible exception of Rhode Island HATES Massachusetts and Massachusetts returns the favor...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop You are exactly right. In many ways the city does not work well. Street cleaning stops before all the leaves have fallen. Streets are not correctly plowed in winter. Sidewalks are NEVER cleared in residential neighborhoods or even in...

The "skin" of this building is truly cheap and ugly. Apparently there wasn't much attention paid to quality control when the slabs were being manufactured as the colors don't come close to matching. Unbelievably the "brick" color and the "sandstone" color are not consistent and some slabs are...