MIT Museum/Book Store | née Boeing | 314 Main St. | Kendall Square

FitchburgLine said:
That parking lot between the Kendall Hotel and MIT's E17 loading docks is looking more and more out of place...
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Well there's a new building planned for there...

(though we've seen zero movement thus far toward that).

Side note: I hope the era of universities' positioning their facilities trucks' parking lots smack in the center of a main drag is over.
 
stick n move said:
What building is planned for the lot?
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It's going to be primarily "retail" according to Kendall Square Initiative documents but I just searched online for 15 minutes and couldn't find any plans. The only thing I found is this part of a figure from a PDF I stored on my computer from a 2016 planning doc:

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That looks good, dont want it boxed in between 2 buildings.
 
Looks really promising already. I think this is gonna look great materials wise. Massing is meh but typical
 
Full row of glass is up now - looks pretty good in person. Mirror sharp.

The edges of those small fins extending of the window are sort of a rust/orange color in the renderings, but look a little more mauve/purple in person. Maybe it's the light?

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The Gradient effect already looks really cool. This is going to be another great addition to Kendall.
 
Really liking this building! Maybe if the building across the way, Building 4 had lighter glass, it would have offset the much darker skin. I know, I know, the gradient, it's lightening up, but it's still a very dark building. This building, the Boeing building, Bldg 5, is such a welcome contrast.
 
Looking good!!! This building is gonna be a great addition to the neighborhood!
 
It's nice enough but its nearly cubic volume does nothing for me.
 
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