Exchange South End ( Boston Flower Exchange) | Albany Street | South End

[bostonbred]

This is LESS pukey.

 

[cden4]

Some changes to the design:

https://thebostonsun.com/2018/02/23...d-over-traffic-impacts-of-exchange-south-end/

 

[odurandina]

"We live in a City and we're concerned about traffic?"

You can't be serious.

 

[DZH22]

Some changes to the design:

https://thebostonsun.com/2018/02/23...d-over-traffic-impacts-of-exchange-south-end/

Already posted. It just so happened to be the final post of the last page, so easily missed.

http://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/5ae2b798-240c-49c0-8940-6054ed81f4c0

Some design changes were made to the development proposal. Saw this on the South End facebook group page.

Some very neat changes shown in this PDF.

The most obvious change is gaining height (to 321 feet) on the building further away from Albany in exchange for lower height on the closer buildings.

Before:

After:

 

[odurandina]

The changes are Boston's scale of an iconic upgrade.

 

[DZH22]

The changes are Boston's scale of an iconic upgrade.

It looks like they might actually be pushing the FAA limit with the revision.

 

[reverend_paco]

It looks like they might actually be pushing the FAA limit with the revision.

400' - 420' is the line.

 

[Equilibria]

BCDC Presentation with more detail/renderings on the design changes:

www.bostonplans.org/documents/plann...change-south-end-bcdc-presentation-2018-07-10

Also, the name of this project is: "Exchange South End | 540 Albany St | South End"

 

[Czervik.Construction]

I am no expert, but isn't that "billowing sail" design on the tallest building a bit dated?

 

[617]

Renderings aren’t very realistic...I don’t see any bums or discarded needles...

 

[tobyjug]

The Infectious Disease Lab next door sticks out like a tumor.

 

[reverend_paco]

The Infectious Disease Lab next door sticks out like a tumor.

... like a NEIDL !

 

[tobyjug]

Woofwoofwoofwoofwoof!!!!

 

[FitchburgLine]

Disappointing that the project has A: massive amounts of parking and B: zero housing

 

[odurandina]

^^tons of housing going up along the corridor several blocks down.

Of course we wish it was all closer, but

this is a good office matchup overall in the South End.

 

[itchy]

The Infectious Disease Lab next door sticks out like a tumor.

A tumor surrounded by gorgeous landscaping. Green space! It's gotta be a NIMBY's dream come true, no?

 

[tobyjug]

True! Daisies growing in the shadow of death.

 

[bakgwailo]

Ugh, the tallest building got... fatter. Great.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Wait, there is an area of the South End called Back Streets?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM

 

[datadyne007]

BCDC Presentation with more detail/renderings on the design changes:

www.bostonplans.org/documents/plann...change-south-end-bcdc-presentation-2018-07-10

Also, the name of this project is: "Exchange South End | 540 Albany St | South End"