Seaport Square (Formerly McCourt Seaport Parcels)

CSTH said:
I can't believe we're arguing about this but ... the pure-play shoe store is a bit of a fossil these days, if you hadn't noticed. Unless you're at Michaelson's (full disclosure - I was shod there throughout my childhood) or payless, you're buying your shoes in a store that also sells clothes.
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CSTH & FortPointGuy-- Hate to break-up the consensus on the decline and fall of shoe stores -- But My wife and all of her friends semi-live in DSW -- I've never been inside but I understand that its all shoes and boots, perhaps some handbags for ladies
 
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I wonder how long we'll have to wait before serious proposals for Parcels D and G come forward, now that Northern Avenue is bumped out and the new church is almost done.
 
I drove by here a couple days ago. Its insane how much this area changed in the last couple of years. Seaport blvd used to be a highway. Its still overly wide but these developments helped a lot to kind of box it in so it doesnt feel nearly as expansive.

On a different note all of the renders iv seen of the building going in on the church parcel seems to show the same type of heavy retail podium as 1 seaport sq. This will be great to expand upon whats being built at the moment. Its really going to become a destination especially with how its just over the bridge from downtown. Im excited to see how all of this pulls together.
 
somewhat related, i think moakley bridge could be improved by keeping the black lamps and removing the "decorative" glass brick and blue steel pillars.

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Ha overly wide is a stretch. Try driving down here at rush hour with 18 wheelers rolling through. Its barely wide enough for 2 cars right now with the construction, especially coming into the Seaport.
 
falcon42 said:
Ha overly wide is a stretch. Try driving down here at rush hour with 18 wheelers rolling through. Its barely wide enough for 2 cars right now with the construction, especially coming into the Seaport.
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It really is too wide. All of the 18-wheelers need to be banned from Seaport Blvd. and made to go around. They need to tighten it up with a grass/tree median in the middle and narrower lanes to slow traffic.

People drive way too fast down it most of the day (except rush hour of course).
 
^I'm sure a lot of the 18 wheelers are from the seafood industry down by the pier/past it. Those companies all supply seafood to the entire region and good jobs to locals, seeing how they were there first the trucks should be allowed to go straight down seaport blvd
 
^ Exactly - the haul road is there for a reason....
 
thanks Golden R, Beeline and DWash for posting all the awesome photos.
 
cjbski said:
It really is too wide. All of the 18-wheelers need to be banned from Seaport Blvd. and made to go around. They need to tighten it up with a grass/tree median in the middle and narrower lanes to slow traffic.

People drive way too fast down it most of the day (except rush hour of course).
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Most people are going to drive into this area vs taking the Silver Line Bus.

Definitely agree with the 18-Wheeler comment. Is that even possible since deliveries do need to be made in the area?
 
I live in the area and yes, a lot of them are the seafood trucks. However, its there most efficient and direct route from 93 or the pike to go down the boulevard. The area is so congested now I couldn't imagine making the road any smaller. The traffic nightmare will be several times worse once 800+ housing units come online.
 
falcon42 said:
I live in the area and yes, a lot of them are the seafood trucks. However, its there most efficient and direct route from 93 or the pike to go down the boulevard. The area is so congested now I couldn't imagine making the road any smaller. The traffic nightmare will be several times worse once 800+ housing units come online.
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Well, there isn't any rule stating that trucks need the most efficient route... They are a nuisance and dangerous. Obviously this doesn't detract from their necessity but there's no reason I can see to make an alternate route a truck route and ban them from the boulevard.
 
FK4 said:
Well, there isn't any rule stating that trucks need the most efficient route... They are a nuisance and dangerous. Obviously this doesn't detract from their necessity but there's no reason I can see to make an alternate route a truck route and ban them from the boulevard.
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No, seriously...the Haul Road continues past D street all the way to the Harpoon
brewery ...i.e. the alternate route already is a truck route...
 
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I didnt mean the roads are too wide. I meant the way it was planned with extremely wide sidewalks and a huge median made it feel like a cavern. Lol idk what it is but whenever I post people take it the wrong way every time and then it becomes 2 pages of back and forth. I think its time to go back to what i used to do almost the whole time Ive posted here which is only break new developments and finding/posting renders that have not been seen yet and staying out of the rest of the discussion.
 
falcon42 said:
I live in the area and yes, a lot of them are the seafood trucks. However, its there most efficient and direct route from 93 or the pike to go down the boulevard. The area is so congested now I couldn't imagine making the road any smaller. The traffic nightmare will be several times worse once 800+ housing units come online.
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Only a fucking moron couldn't see this coming. This is what the SEAPORT FAILURE WILL BE in 10-20 Years: traffic nightmare

Thank Menino and the BRA for their Short-minded thinking.
Instead of investing into future infrastructure to make the area accessible and let development progress naturally.
They just continue to flush these Developments with Tax Incentives taking away Natural progression. BUILD, BUILD, BUILD.
Then all the projects became a Commercial Flip.
Instead of building for Quality of the area it was build em and flip em.

We need flying cars.
 
stick n move said:
I didnt mean the roads are too wide. I meant the way it was planned with extremely wide sidewalks and a huge median made it feel like a cavern. Lol idk what it is but whenever I post people take it the wrong way every time and then it becomes 2 pages of back and forth. I think its time to go back to what i used to do almost the whole time Ive posted here which is only break new developments and finding/posting renders that have not been seen yet and staying out of the rest of the discussion.
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Stick, I enjoy your commentary so keep it coming. And your views about the seaport streets are shared by a more critical eye than me:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2014/11/15/innovation/qhy7BbQiICARapsRJGsjaL/story.html

We all just need to be clear about what elements we we're referring to when we post. I am obviously brand new at this and am fumbling my way through it.
 
stick n move said:
I didnt mean the roads are too wide. I meant the way it was planned with extremely wide sidewalks and a huge median made it feel like a cavern. Lol idk what it is but whenever I post people take it the wrong way every time and then it becomes 2 pages of back and forth. I think its time to go back to what i used to do almost the whole time Ive posted here which is only break new developments and finding/posting renders that have not been seen yet and staying out of the rest of the discussion.
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On this topic, highly recommend this post:

http://amateurplanner.blogspot.com/2016/02/there-has-been-lot-of-discussion-in.html

it compares street-wall to street-wall widths for several streets / roads in Boston....including seaport blvd.
 
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