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Re: Congress St Garage is being sold. Wow, how old is this getting? Projects get proposed- NIMBY Bostonians shoot them down... I'm surprised development firms can even survive in this town. This plan is perfect- too bad it won't happen, or will but in a substandard bastardized form...

ABSOLUTELY- that is just freaking gorgeous and so much better than the ugly yellow ones. Do you really think it costs that much? I think about the towers in the Financial District or even the Empire State Building being lit up all the time- it can't be all that much more. And yes, my ADD kicked...

My thoughts exactly.... Perhaps ornamental lights stay on?? :confused: They should just make the switch to LEDs for most of this stuff. Saves energy, keeps everything illuminated. Winners all around. It's like the Pru- they should permanently switch it back to those awesome blue LEDs they had...

Agreed- they are a little overpriced- but much preferred to the alternative of faceless corporatization or more bland upscale/ gentrified business development (how many martini bars and lounges must this city have??) My fiancee and I remember fearing that James Hook would be gone forever with...

Re: Columbus Center As a newer member of this board- but a long time reader, and further: as a "carpet-bagger" who has been educated and done work throughout my so-far short career in such places as the Rust Belt, Mid-Atlantic and South, I am consistently puzzled by the development process in...

Re: Filene's When I do renderings, I make sure to cover 3 important bases: how it fits in with the pre-existing surroundings/ ie a wideout view, the good ol' elevational drawing, and finally (sometimes most importantly) how the project meets the street, pedestrians and all. Make of that what...

Perhaps, I placed this in the wrong forum? Please tell me if it should be moved...

I'm not exactly sure what thoughts on this topic are/ would be. My wife and I got priced out of the neighborhood after about 4 years. Landlord raised rent by $300 a month! On top of that- condo prices are now through the roof. Talk of neighborhood fixtures like the Quiet Man Pub, etc. being...

If you reeeeally want to ruffle some feathers- just say "This is what Broadway in South Boston should look like." Haha Seriously though- that would work really well on Boyleston or in Downtown Crossing...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 Then maybe the T will improve bus service to Davis from surrounding areas... Lord knows- there sure aren't enough buses going up and down Boston Ave. or Broadway. ESPECIALLY nights and weekends.

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower It does provide great coverage of development in the City, the problem is- the coverage is horribly biased against new projects/development. Hence the patrician NIMBY letter.

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower Last time I checked- isn't the Boston Courant normally very slanted against development anyway? What we need is a solid letter to the Globe lauding this project as well as letters to the Mayor and City Council AND the BRA. But at the end of the...

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower Agreed- but what is the best way to ensure that the developer's feet are held to the fire that a affordable complex somewhere else in the city goes online at the same time or near it as the tower? Young professionals don't want to rent forever and...

Re: The Merano Decent point- but I think you need to note that many of these neighborhoods where these landscrapers are going up already have a specific character or are attempting to develop it. The question rises- is this the bar you want to set? I'm no fan of gas stations and fast food...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 I think you make several good points in your reply. Davis has been a very interesting creature, indeed- the T stop was considered the catalyst of change, of course. I would say that a key component in addition to this is the close proximity to Tufts...

Re: The Merano I will add this addendum though- pluses are: non-luxury and ground floor retail- esp. al fresco dining. But still- it's like a condo version of a McMansion....

Re: The Merano LANDSCRAPER= BLECH... 1. Next to the Garden 2. Fenway 3. Fenway AGAIN Make it go away- so nasty. It's like the developers aren't even trying... Though, NIMBYs prolly should get some of the blame since their whining has caused developers to churn out this crap.

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 All I know is I disagree with my neighborhood's (Medford Hillside) complete opposition to a stop near Winthrop Street and Boston Ave. What a perfect stop for Medford Hillside this would be. I guess my only fear would echo some others. Then everyone...

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower First off- thank goodness, this city's skyline seems to me- to be on life support. We need new towers for every reason you can think of. As for affordable units- first let me say that it discomforts me that nearly ALL new development in this city is...

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 How depressing... I was so excited for this. Lets face it, Boston isn't exactly a beautiful "skyscraper city", heck I'd say Pittsburgh, Philly, Seattle, San Fran- are just a few that have it beat... The best we can hope for now is a mediocre...