Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

HarvardP · May 19, 2019

Interviewer: "So, what inspired this design?"
Architect: "Well, I was begging for change in front of a Holiday Inn Express and this woman walking by was wearing turquoise jewelry so, ya know..."

curcuas · May 22, 2019

Miami coloration is a nice touch in New England. More of it please.

rjacobs · May 22, 2019

curcuas said:
Miami coloration is a nice touch in New England. More of it please.

Though I respectfully disagree, I would be amenable to an 'exchange program' in which Boston sends some of its clunky 'Boston Boxes' to Miami. Hell, I'd be ok with a neon-pink high-rise in the shape of a flamingo if it meant getting better proportioned buildings downtown.

Hubman · May 22, 2019

Only if it's tastefully designed in streamlined art deco

RandomWalk · May 23, 2019

The building is the architectural equivalent of a mullet: Interesting at street level. Tacky up top.

I would love to have seen more deco or streamline moderne buildings in Boston, but today we would just get tacky retro approximations.

BeeLine · Jun 9, 2019

50 Rogers Street

https://flic.kr/p/2gbcq3e

249 Third

https://flic.kr/p/2gbcBzu

https://flic.kr/p/2gbcqpG

BeeLine · Jun 22, 2019

Community Complex/Cambridge Street

https://flic.kr/p/2gioity

https://flic.kr/p/2gioiyJ

https://flic.kr/p/2gioR81

https://flic.kr/p/2gioRfq

https://flic.kr/p/2gioRmc

https://flic.kr/p/2gioj3p

BeeLine · Jun 23, 2019

King Open School/Cambridge Street

https://flic.kr/p/2gisrDt

https://flic.kr/p/2gisE3i

https://flic.kr/p/2gisZjU

https://flic.kr/p/2gisZa5

https://flic.kr/p/2gissbk

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https://flic.kr/p/2gisEFs

vanshnookenraggen · Jun 23, 2019

I really dig that but I doubt it will age well.

RandomWalk · Jun 24, 2019

The Tobin School will be the next one to get the full rebuild treatment, starting next summer.

etik · Jun 26, 2019

10 Essex

300 Putnam

Brad Plaid · Jun 26, 2019

etik said:
10 Essex

A swing and a miss. These windows are like prison windows.

Brad Plaid · Jun 26, 2019

BeeLine said:
https://flic.kr/p/2gisrDt

This is similar to the color of a grapefruit.

BeeLine · Jul 6, 2019

249 Third

https://flic.kr/p/2gsAwgA

https://flic.kr/p/2gsAfL6

https://flic.kr/p/2gsAg2w

Equilibria · Jul 11, 2019

Some big changes are potentially coming for Roosevelt Towers (four buildings on Evereteze Way and the big one at the end with the two cupolas.

https://www.cambridgema.gov/CityCal...ents/900cambridgestbza0171482019documents.pdf

As far as I can tell, the CHA is transferring ownership of all but the big one with the towers to a private company for rehabilitation, with the big one to be dealt with "later".