Boynton Gateway | 495 Columbia Street | Somerville

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

This building is wild. Very transformative of the neighborhood and skyline .

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Definitely becoming a gateway vibe - its huge.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Just wow. It almost feels more transformative than USQ buildings, because this building has neighbors packed in around all sides.

 

[Steve H]

This thing is a beast! Also can’t quite but smile at the ‘Creative Ironworks’ juxtaposition. I think I heard they were trying to combine their two lots…

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It always made me chuckle that "Creative Ironworks" has a relatively un-creative sign… made of wood.

 

[stick n move]

Just wow. It almost feels more transformative than USQ buildings, because this building has neighbors packed in around all sides.

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Wow this area has changed so much. That red brick and white trim flat iron building is a nice touch too.

This isn't even what we're getting. The proposal was shortened (pic above is the first height-cut, but it happened TWICE!!!), somehow made even fatter, and otherwise dumbed down like most other projects around here.

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At this point it feels like a minor miracle when a proposal comes along that's taller than it is wide, and most of those don't survive to the final iteration.

Does it have any ground floor retail?

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[SeamusMcFly]

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2023/05/11/boynton-gateway-lab-building-union-square-tops-off.html?ana=maz

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

The building looks huge (and very horizontal) from its convex side (like in the post above), whereas from the side view it’s at least more broken up and variated looking. Strange looking in fact from the adjacent neighborhood. Might also be the last two metal fab shops left in the area…

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Yeah pretty much this, and more.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Impressive.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Ok, I get the Gateway-ness now.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[Life Coach Mike]

Great progress....and a chance to fix all the streets in this district (?).

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

A little facade texture goes a long ways.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

From the Medford slash Tufts line.

 

[RandomWalk]

 

[RandomWalk]

One of the cranes is on its way down today.