The Beverly (née Merano) (Parcels 1B & 1C) | Bulfinch Triangle | West End

Re: The Merano

Meadowhawk said:
Not the greatest, but at least this building will have balconies, which IMO is always a plus.
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They are definitely a plus for the resident. Is there an impact one way or the other for the overall environment? I don't know that I benefit in any direct way from a building having balconies if I don't live in it.
 
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Just an opinion - to me balconies provide texture and variety on what could otherwise be a flat alucobond/glass surface (by 'variety' I mean the varied objects of interest, from plants to grills to actual people and activity).

After this winter I think all new residential buildings will have balconies.
 
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This could end up being one of those looks better in RL than as a draft proposals...
 
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The huge tree in the rendering is taller than the building...guess that shows the priorities of the project
 
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Think of it as vertical greenspace maximization.

(Next on the NIMBY agenda: height limits as "bluespace preservation").
 
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It looks like a BU dormitory from around 1960, only with Alucobond to "compliment" the cheap brick.
 
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The balconies of Tremont on the Common are one of the building's worst features. Maybe this one will come out better.
 
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Yesterday a crew was on site digging around with a small earth mover and staking out the place. I don't think they were doing soil samples, more like looking for tunnel support structures. Some fencing was piled on the Beverly Street side of the site.

Morano Site Boston 6/28
 
Re: The Merano

BeeLine said:
Yesterday a crew was on site digging around with a small earth mover and staking out the place. I don't think they were doing soil samples, more like looking for tunnel support structures. Some fencing was piled on the Beverly Street side of the site.

Morano Site Boston 6/28
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I can't wait for this to be built. It will certainly fill a void. Now if they can only put something in the damn TD Garden parking lot!
 
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Wow, I was there on Tuesday and there was literally nothing on that parcel. Exciting. :)
 
Re: The Merano

BeeLine said:
Yesterday a crew was on site digging around with a small earth mover and staking out the place. I don't think they were doing soil samples, more like looking for tunnel support structures. Some fencing was piled on the Beverly Street side of the site.
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Too bad they could go to some dusty old archive and pull out some ye olde engineering diagrams that were drawn up all the way back in 1995 or so.
 
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I'm getting impatient...when are they gonna start this?
 
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Drove by this site this afternoon. There are two pieces of earth moving equipment on this site. No construction fencing or construction signage.

I wasn't able to take a picture.

Still, perhaps we're about to see some action with this project.
 
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anything to cover up the facade of the VICTOR!!
 
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Anything on the Merano property is probably just staging for the Victor. Walking past it, you don't get the impression that they're about to get started.
 
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