121 Seaport Boulevard | Parcel L2 | Seaport Square

bigpicture7 said:
Yeah, because developers now know they are on-the-hook for accuracy of facade design and the shape of structures (e.g., Hotel Commonwealth mandated re-do 10+ yrs ago), but they are essentially unaccountable for how the green stuff ultimately ends up looking. So they pepper their renders with beautiful, lush, aesthetically pleasing green stuff as an easy way out to sell the design. I am NOT saying landscape design isn't important - it absolutely is. But when a developer makes a half-assed effort to plant some trees or gardens, then then they die a year later, there's nothing much the city can do. Whereas there's no hiding behind the shape of your building.

I agree with you that a monolithically-lined street with nice trees in the middle does not count as activating the street for humans. That said, I generally really like 121 seaport but wish they did more with that corridor.
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I've often wondered why the "green stuff" on renders rarely translates to reality. Sorry if this is off-topic, but why aren't developers on the hook for the landscape?
 
For the record, the "elliptic green stuff" is already built and wasn't half-assed, and the plan for the corridor isn't just blank streetwall, it's almost entirely retail on both sides.
 
I didn't mean that the landscape was half-assed at 121 seaport; I meant that when a developer half-asses it, it's difficult for the city to enforce. Greenery needs a good sustainment plan, and there's not much the city can do if such a plan isn't in place. I think we are referring to other proposals where, in the render, there are lush, mature trees and other vegetation that simply never end up looking like that. It's naturally left some of us skeptical about what we've seen in renders regarding landscape appearance.
 
Forget the landscaping in the pedestrian mall, I'm far more concerned about that soul-sucking corner condition of a lobby in regards to the urban realm.
 
Tower crane finally up:
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You guys are lucky I took this photo. Theres so much going on its crazy. I didnt even know what to point my phone at because there was just steel flying in all directions and they added 2 floors before I even got done taking this picture.

 
Appreciate the enthusiasm and photos, but a reminder to please be careful and attentive. Try to take photos when you're stopped or pull over.

We have enough distracted drivers on the road; a forum post isn't worth getting into a crash, especially with the confusing and sudden lane shifts of the bike lane here.
 
As of last night/this morning it appears the core has reached its peak.
 
DigitalSciGuy said:
Appreciate the enthusiasm and photos, but a reminder to please be careful and attentive. Try to take photos when you're stopped or pull over.

We have enough distracted drivers on the road; a forum post isn't worth getting into a crash, especially with the confusing and sudden lane shifts of the bike lane here.
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Have you driven in Boston lately?,thats all you do is stop ,go 1 foot stop again ect.,so, hard not to take a pic,I myself have pretty much stopped taking photo's while in motion so I get what ur saying, thanks for the reminder :)
 
Folks, very little has changed here in a month. There's clearly SOME activity at this site, but not nearly as much as there had been. What is the delay in going vertical with this thing? The core was finished a few weeks ago, the ground level is ready to go, but nothing besides that in weeks?
 
My office overlooks this. Most of the action seems to be inside the core and in the basement. The crane is always moving stuff in and out.
 
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