A. D. White Building

[DowntownDave]

This building, now rescued from the Levin family slum lords, has been all cleaned up:

All the old broken windows have been replaced in the upper storeys:

This is really one of my favorite buildings in the city; I can't wait to see what it looks like when all the work is completed.

Work is also going on in the French building next door, which is another obscure but great gem.

I certainly hope someone takes on the Modern soon.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

God there are so many beautiful buildings on Washington St. Why didn't they add that area to the Historic Register?

 

[DowntownDave]

I am pleased as punch to see work continuing to progress. They seem to be working from the top down.

 

[ablarc]

Is this finished?

 

[Lurker]

This is now part of the dormitories at 10 West Street for Suffolk University. It is done except for the ground level retail finishing up their fit-outs.

 

[ablarc]

So they have a tenant for the ground floor?

 

[Lurker]

Coffee shop

 

[nm88]

The least interesting building in those pictures is the newest. Looming skyward. Bland and temporary. A D White and French by comparison look permanent and substantial.

 

[czsz]

It makes a nice, unobtrusive backdrop to the foreground buildings, though. An inhabited sky.

 

[PaulC]

I believe that Suffolk intentionally chose a small local coffee chain for this site instead of a larger chain. It might be Flat Black Coffee.
http://flatblackcoffeecompany.com/

 

[Jane Jetson]

It's Boston Common Coffee.

http://www.bostoncommoncoffee.com/

 

[Ron Newman]

Also known as Boston Beanstock. Their original location is on Salem Street just before Parmenter. Very nice place.

 

[Beton Brut]

I'll have to check them out -- the African and East Asian coffees look like my thing. And I've been bitching for years that we need a Peet's in DTX...

 

[czsz]

There's a Peet's on Federal Street...