Suffolk Downs Redevelopment | East Boston/Revere

393b40 said:
I dont really mind that style in basically a huge greenfield development. At least the windows aren't offset.
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I think it looks pretty good, actually. They do a decent enough job at creating the illusion of multiple buildings, and what I really like is the height. This is Parisian style density, and Boston needs more of it.
 
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Great render, this is what I think many of us wanted to see at Cambridge Crossing. The Boston style street layout (curving away from the plaza to disappear) is a big plus. And the buildings are clustered much more tightly together. We can quibble about the cladding and massing, but the overall vision is solid in my opinion.
 
It's like a hybrid between CX and some of the recent Fenway developments.
 
NorthshoreCity said:
Snapped a few aerials on my way into Logan yesterday:

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Awesome shots! I honestly didn't realize they had started to eat into the actual track. I thought the current work was just in the former stable area. FYI...you also got a couple of good shots of the construction site of the new Sora Revere apartments at 93 Bennington Street. I actually used to live right next to the Sora site. It's going to be crazy to see this same shot in 10 years!
 
In related news, the former operator of Suffolk Downs was trying to open a thoroughbred horse race track elsewhere in Massachusetts. The latest attempt was in Hardwick Mass and has been in the works all last year and came to a recent referendum vote in the town to set them back. The link is to a number a stories to tell the tale - Worcester Telegram stories. It strange that the operator wants to continue with this business plan. If it couldn't be competitive in a populated area in East Boston (without slot machines) how can it be successful in western Massachusetts? Plainridge Park Casino has summertime racing and slots area to supplement (through the winter I assume?) There really must be a lot of money to be made in sports/ horse betting.
Also read about another investment team attempting to least land from the Town of Plymouth for a thoroughbred track as well,. A lot of the usual comments about folks not wanting traffic and gamblers in their towns but also the animal cruelty issue.
 
dhawkins said:
In related news, the former operator of Suffolk Downs was trying to open a thoroughbred horse race track elsewhere in Massachusetts. The latest attempt was in Hardwick Mass and has been in the works all last year and came to a recent referendum vote in the town to set them back. The link is to a number a stories to tell the tale - Worcester Telegram stories. It strange that the operator wants to continue with this business plan. If it couldn't be competitive in a populated area in East Boston (without slot machines) how can it be successful in western Massachusetts? Plainridge Park Casino has summertime racing and slots area to supplement (through the winter I assume?) There really must be a lot of money to be made in sports/ horse betting.
Also read about another investment team attempting to least land from the Town of Plymouth for a thoroughbred track as well,. A lot of the usual comments about folks not wanting traffic and gamblers in their towns but also the animal cruelty issue.
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I don't think a horse track is as dependent on a populated area as a baseball/football/hockey/basketball facility. A day at the races is an all-day event in many cases and people tend to be willing to travel for that. I've met Boston area day-trippers in Saratoga. The grounds around the track are often a major part of the fun (festival type atmosphere with shaded picnicking, shops, exhibits, food stalls and carts, bars, etc.), and Suffolk Downs was really limited in that capacity. The stable situation in Boston was pretty brutal too. A rural track would allow for more modern facilities and room to breathe which is important to people who own thoroughbreds that cost hundreds of thousands (or even millions) of dollars. I'm sure racers and teams won't mind not having to truck their horses into Boston either.

I'm not convinced a rural track is going to be successful, but I don't think it's the same thing as moving the Red Sox to Sturbridge.
 
Lrfox said:
I'm not convinced a rural track is going to be successful, but I don't think it's the same thing as moving the Red Sox to Sturbridge.
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I think this is largely correct. The accessibility of Suffolk Downs to blue collar horse racing fans was very appealing to me, but I don't think that's where the money is, and your points about facilities advantaging the overall racing infrastructure are quite valid.
 
Javier said:
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Went by this last night before dinner on Revere beach - even the first building of this development is going to immediately change the dynamics of this neighborhood adding hundreds right on the T. Already it was great to see how busy and full of life on a Sunday night the restaurants and boardwalk were, all before Memorial day.
 
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