SeamusMcFly
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I believe the renderings show this surrounded by trees.... so perhaps you won't be able to see the green rectangle for the trees.
The cranes at Fan Pier for 2 buildings, Waterside Place, 319A Rear, and Channel Center might disagree.
Do some of that walking along Congress, Summer, and Melcher, and you will see quite a bit going on at street level as a number of existing structures are undergoing some significant reno's.
Just a suggestion.
Nothing is going on in this area but a whole alot of walking.
I like this new, aggressive Sicilian.
Counterintuitive as it seems, Boston would be booming if there had been more criticism of the current system than incessant cheerleading over each crane on the horizon.
My formula (open to future revision):
1. ALL ground floors must be 30% retail, 30% public/civic, 30% below-market cultural non-profit.
2. ALL architecture must go through a qualified review at Boston Civic Design Commission, no interference from City Hall.
3. As for height / density --- given the above rules, DO WHATEVER IS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. GO FOR IT.
4. No monetary concessions. Pay your property tax.
THEN MY BRA GETS OUT OF YOUR WAY.
But Sicilian, you realize there will be economic cycles during which your plan results in no residential being built.