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Oh dear god, that region is a trainwreck. Only the park seems to have been done well. Calling urban planners! Someone please take the reins of North Point, Kendall Square, and the South Boston Waterfront, and turn them into a real city ASAP. K thx.
 
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Some more pics from yesterday afternoon (4/22/08):

The Big Dig park really is very nice. There must be a million daffodils. :!: Most people were families with small children as the park has lots of fun things for kids to climb on and a cul-de-sac to park in.

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Like the park on the other side of the river, this one comes to an abrupt end at the train tracks. It will be quite an undertaking to build a bridge here.

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I'm still undecided on the two NorthPoint apartment buildings. They sure are going to have a nice big park to themselves for awhile until the rest of the development fills in, but that's pretty much all that's going on there. The back side of the building (facing the park) is nicer than the front. It looks like they've tried to do a modern take on the rowhouse.

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The Big Dig park is very nice, especially if they can connect it to Paul revere Park in Charlestown and Memorial Dr. as originally planned. You'd be able to do a park loop around the Charles all the way from Waltham. But just the fact that the big dig park is there shows that there is no need for the Northpoint park, (except for a bike bath connection to the Minuteman Trail which currently ends in Somerville).
 
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Joe_Schmoe said:
The Big Dig park is very nice, especially if they can connect it to Paul revere Park in Charlestown and Memorial Dr. as originally planned. You'd be able to do a park loop around the Charles all the way from Waltham. But just the fact that the big dig park is there shows that there is no need for the Northpoint park, (except for a bike bath connection to the Minuteman Trail which currently ends in Somerville).
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Why is there no need for the northpoint park? I see no reason to complain about privately built parks.
 
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I like those units a lot and with prices starting at about $300k they're also relatively affordable and in a pretty good location as well. I'm really fond of this project and think that once tenants (office, retail and residential) start to arrive, it'll be a pretty lively place.
 
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After seeing the latest pics, I have to say that the building's first floor interaction with the sidewalk and street is not as bad as initially thought.
 
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LrFox, I've never seen prices listed that low; I think mid-$450's was what I was quoted. Do you have data?
 
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^That's where I saw it as well. Mid $300's not $300 even. My mistake.
 
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yesterday

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images of the Big Dig park coming soon
 
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It certainly looks like a wonderful park, but nobody lives there. I applaud the design and the materials, but who is really going to use that space? And how long before that space is completely derelict? I hate to be negative, but this space would have been better served by a mixture of residential development that abuts and is responsible for that parkland.
 
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Many promises (in order to sell the project) were made during the planning of the Big Dig to include acres and acres of new parkland. This was a prime spot for both parkland and some residential highrise development (totally agree with Sidewalks on this point) but promises needed to be kept. It's a beautiful spot and I'm sure, during warmer weather, residents from the nearby condos, the Archstone apartments and the Northpoint development will make good use of it. I do think that more park benches along the promenades should have been included. People love to sit and look at water and cityscapes and those few benches will fast become prime spots. Is this park fairly accessable to families visiting the Museum of Science? Would also be a great spot for families and school groups to visit after a day at the Science Museum.
 
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Yeah man, there'd be nothing like the vista of the Nashua St. Jail when sitting and reading the latest Ian McEwan.

Seriously, I'd rather the other promises (E to Arborway?) have been kept first. These parks are well-planted but utterly superfluous.
 
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The Nashua St. Jail is gonna make a beautiful hotel someday!
 
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cz - Just turn a few degrees to the right and you're staring at CRP - you can't get more iconic Boston than that!
 
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That view will change quite a bit whenever Delaware North gets around to building their towers around North Station.
 
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Wishful thinking? Has there even been any movement on any of those three buildings (including Nashua St Res?)
 
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