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Maybe, although that project is both semi-public (and therefore more responsive to NIMBYs) and more integral in the neighborhood. This site is barely in Charlestown.Some part of me thinks that this proposal will end up like its neighbor down the road https://archboston.com/community/threads/leggat-mccall-bha-bunker-hill-charlestown.5719/
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A 29-story apartment tower could rise above Sullivan Square - The Boston Globe
The developer says the building would also feature a « European-style market hall » on its ground floor.www.bostonglobe.com
Tim Logan used that quote when tweeting out the article - what an odd thing to call out. It would be the tallest by, like, 10 feet. Ecore is 319', and while I can't find the height for Assembly Block 8 or 30 Prospect Street back in the threads I'm pretty sure they're both in the 325' range. Also, why just north? 334' would be the tallest anywhere outside of Downtown/Back Bay (again, by a dozen feet) until something taller happens at the MXD or Volpe sites.It would be the tallest building north of downtown Boston.
Some part of me thinks that this proposal will end up like its neighbor down the road https://archboston.com/community/threads/leggat-mccall-bha-bunker-hill-charlestown.5719/
Yeah, the Leggat McCall project is a redevelopment of BHA public housing one block from Monument Sq in the heart of Charlestown. This project is just about as far away on the fringes of the neighborhood as you can get. It's much closer to the Casino, Exelon station, and new stuff in Assembly than it is to the Monument or Navy Yard.Maybe, although that project is both semi-public (and therefore more responsive to NIMBYs) and more integral in the neighborhood. This site is barely in Charlestown.
This would be about the same height as the Pierce building at Boylston and Brookline in the Fenway too. That building feels tall, sure, but not overwhelmingly so.Tim Logan used that quote when tweeting out the article - what an odd thing to call out. It would be the tallest by, like, 10 feet. Ecore is 319', and while I can't find the height for Assembly Block 8 or 30 Prospect Street back in the threads I'm pretty sure they're both in the 325' range. Also, why just north? 334' would be the tallest anywhere outside of Downtown/Back Bay (again, by a dozen feet) until something taller happens at the MXD or Volpe sites.
Developers don't know any more about what happens after COVID than anyone else does.A developer wants to build a 29 story building in Sullivan Square. Wasn't it a few weeks ago that think-tankers were saying COVID 19 was the death knell of cities?
They have money at stake.Developers don't know any more about what happens after COVID than anyone else does.
Isn't Encore 372', and the tallest Assembly Square building finishing up 275'?Tim Logan used that quote when tweeting out the article - what an odd thing to call out. It would be the tallest by, like, 10 feet. Encore is 319', and while I can't find the height for Assembly Block 8 or 30 Prospect Street back in the threads I'm pretty sure they're both in the 325' range. Also, why just north? 334' would be the tallest anywhere outside of Downtown/Back Bay (again, by a dozen feet) until something taller happens at the MXD or Volpe sites.
Not according to Wikipedia, but that could be occupied height.Isn't Encore 372', and the tallest Assembly Square building finishing up 275'?
I get that, but I also think they don't know as much as they think they do. Nobody knows what's coming, even those making big bets - this is an unprecedented event. There's no wizard standing behind curtain here smiling to themselves, it's just people trying to make money and acting on FOMO.They have money at stake.
The people with skin in the game are far more reliable than a NYT guest columnist from the Hoover Institute.
Mark Felt told Woodward the truth about life almost 50 years ago and people still look elsewhere.
To be fair, on the first two they're working directly from what was in the LOI. You can argue they should have gone beyond, but they're parroting the case the developers are making for themselves.The freaking Globe trying to rile everybody up.
1.They don't mention that only 240 parking sports are proposed for the 695 units.
2. They don't include a map showing that this site is far away from just about anyone who would care about height and views, but drop in the hint about the monument.
3. They don't show a picture of how blighted the site is. It's gross. And the existing pedestrian experience there is just dangerous. I'm interested in how they propose to improve it.
I get that, but I also think they don't know as much as they think they do. Nobody knows what's coming, even those making big bets - this is an unprecedented event. There's no wizard standing behind curtain here smiling to themselves, it's just people trying to make money and acting on FOMO.
Things that did not exist in 1918: car culture. suburbs. the internet. teleworking.This pandemic is not an unprecedented event. And The Roaring 20's and the rise of urban Art Deco after Influenza are a testament to this.
What IS unprecedented are the 21st century demographics of people over age 65 and how much longer and more active their retirements are going to be. These are the people whose kids are out on their own, they don't need big homes, they want to be near medical centers/restaurants/theatres, they have alot of disposable money (yes, I understand not all do, but tens of millions of people DO) and they don't want to have the onus of owning a vehicle and doing yard work.
This isn't subjective. This is objective and it is obvious. The demand for cities like Boston will only grow for many many decades ahead.
The pandemic is a short term situation. I agree it will most certainly CHANGE life going forward (more residential and labs, and fewer white collar offices) and the health policy changes that will occur will make life safer for future pandemics.
Things that did not exist in 1918: car culture. suburbs. the internet. teleworking.
Things that will be critically (even prohibitively) important to how our economy and culture respond to COVID: car culture. suburbs. the internet. teleworking.
I haven't been participating in the COVID economy threads and I'll leave it there. But you do not have a crystal ball.
And how many people do you really think are going to look to spend an active retirement next to the Charlestown bus yard, hemmed in my railroad tracks and parking lots? This is a commuter building.