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I've been hoping for this for years...it would have been PERFECT in the old Borders space but that ship has sailed. The new owners of quincy market should jump at the opportunity...a repurposed quincy market focused around quality food culture would be enormously successful. As is, quincy market is a food court in an historic setting...along with pushcart vendors selling kitsch. I don't think it would kill the public market at all...I think it would create a food district unlike anywhere else in the country.
 
Wouldn't that be redundant? How would they kick out all those food court vendors? Some could relocate to the corner mall.
 
617 said:
Wouldn't that be redundant? How would they kick out all those food court vendors? Some could relocate to the corner mall.
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The Current collection of food vendors in Quincy Market seem to be a good fit to the demand of the people who are using the facility -- sometimes one fails -- but a whole lot of them seem quite busy.

The advantage of the somewhat random collection as opposed to some single entity is that there is variety at all levels -- perhaps all you want is satisfied by the bagel shop or the fruit smoothies -- you don't need to do more or less if you don't want to -- the alternative which failed was Marche Moven Pik at the Pru -- too much organization
 
stellarfun said:
Mario Batali looking for at least 30,000 sq ft for an Eataly. Would be smaller than the NYC or Chicago versions. No site, interested in Faneuil Hall / Quincy Market area, but also Back Bay.

At least several years away.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...real-estate/2aElmEu809JvVEE9dYfl8H/story.html
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This should totally go to the Best Buy site at Newbury & Mass Ave (Hynes T Station). They could occupy the 3 floors there (something like 25,000 square feet I think) and build out a plaza deck over the pike between building and Boylston Street for the outdoor space they want. If their NY store cost $20 million to build and pulled in $150 million in first two years, this sounds like a concept lucrative enough to justify paying for the deck over the pike (FINALLY).
 
I'd like to see it replace the Corner Mall in Downtown Crossing. I'm sure they would prefer a site with better car access. SOWA would be another good location.
 
I think it could be incorporated into Lovejoy Wharf redevelopment. Eataly takes the bottom floor(s) and has outdoor dining access on the water. Multiple restaurants and a marketplace are the perfect thing for the number of residential units coming online there (and the TD Garden towers are many years off). Plus, it is somewhat connected with the North End without being directly competitive to the small purveyors in and around Hanover Street.
 
choo said:
I'm thinking it would be great in the new office building slated in the plaza in front of the pru. Tourist, conventioneers and residents with good T access and a new big space. I don't think it would overpower trader joes or shaws, which both fill different market segments, and it would fit right in to the mix in the pru and boylston.
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Good call:

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portlandbarge.jpg

Picture is of the mystery Google barge being built in Portland ME.

There is a similar barge, but different appearance, in San Francisco Bay.

Speculation is that the barges will be floating showrooms for Google products. I doubt that the Portland barge would be kept in Portland. Is it coming to Boston?

Supposedly, there is a wharf lease in San Francisco held by the Buy N' Large Corporation, a Pixar Company. :)
 
dshoost88 said:
This should totally go to the Best Buy site at Newbury & Mass Ave (Hynes T Station). They could occupy the 3 floors there (something like 25,000 square feet I think) and build out a plaza deck over the pike between building and Boylston Street for the outdoor space they want. If their NY store cost $20 million to build and pulled in $150 million in first two years, this sounds like a concept lucrative enough to justify paying for the deck over the pike (FINALLY).
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+1
 
dshoost88 said:
This should totally go to the Best Buy site at Newbury & Mass Ave (Hynes T Station). They could occupy the 3 floors there (something like 25,000 square feet I think) and build out a plaza deck over the pike between building and Boylston Street for the outdoor space they want. If their NY store cost $20 million to build and pulled in $150 million in first two years, this sounds like a concept lucrative enough to justify paying for the deck over the pike (FINALLY).
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I like this idea a lot better than Quincy Market. That area has and is getting many more "markets" in the near future. BB is #2 tourist area and completely devoid of "destination" food shopping.

888 Boylston is a good idea for similar reasons, but that isn't rising anytime soon...
 
stellarfun said:
portlandbarge.jpg

Picture is of the mystery Google barge being built in Portland ME.

There is a similar barge, but different appearance, in San Francisco Bay.

Speculation is that the barges will be floating showrooms for Google products. I doubt that the Portland barge would be kept in Portland. Is it coming to Boston?

Supposedly, there is a wharf lease in San Francisco held by the Buy N' Large Corporation, a Pixar Company. :)
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There is some speculation that its a concept for a seawater cooled small-scale data center
If you expand the concept to Rivers and Lakes -- then in most major metro areas you would have an ideal design -- Just add power and data and you are good to Google
 
whighlander said:
There is some speculation that its a concept for a seawater cooled small-scale data center
If you expand the concept to Rivers and Lakes -- then in most major metro areas you would have an ideal design -- Just add power and data and you are good to Google
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According to recent reports these barges are intended for high-end marketing:

Google’s Secret Revealed: Barge To Offer High-End Showrooms, Party Deck

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Google’s mysterious floating barge on San Francisco Bay will feature luxury showrooms and a party deck for the tech giant to market Google Glass and other gadgets to invitation-only clients, multiple sources told KPIX 5.

The project, which has been in the planning stages for more than a year, was created at Google[x], the secret facility that Google reportedly runs near its corporate headquarters in Mountain View. It is personally directed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and is Google’s attempt to upstage rival Apple and its chain of popular retail stores, sources said.

A source who has been onboard the vessel, which is moored off San Francisco’s Treasure Island under tight security, told KPIX 5 the first three floors are designed to serve as “dazzling showrooms” that can be outfitted with chrome features and floor lighting. There is an upper “party deck” meant to feature bars, lanais and other comforts so Google can fete its upscale customers.


A mock-up of what the Google barge could look like. A source said the vessel, made out of shipping containers, would consist of three floors of showrooms and a party deck on top. (CBS)

The building is constructed of interchangeable 40-foot shipping containers that can be assembled and disassembled at will, allowing it to be placed on barges, trucks or rail cars and taken anywhere in the world, the source said. Google could send it to a ski resort one day and then have it shipped to the beach a few days later.

The project has been delayed in part because the U.S. Coast Guard labeled the building a “floating vessel” that requires federally approved safety features.

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“Coast Guard personnel have been onboard to conduct routine inspections and ensure compliance with…regulations,” Coast Guard Lt. Anna Dixon said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.

The Coast Guard has refused to answer any questions about the vessel’s intended use.

“Regardless of the company or entity involved, the Coast Guard has an obligation to protect sensitive proprietary information, as a company’s competitive posture and business interests depend on it,” Dixon said.

Google has had no comment.

But a source said Google senior executives were worried that media covering the September opening of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge would notice the unusual barge at nearby Treasure Island and start asking questions. At least one Bay Area reporter covering the bridge opening made inquiries but never produced a story, the source said.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is also in the dark. “They’ve kept a secret from me as well,” he told KPIX 5 on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Jane Kim, the San Francisco supervisor who represents Treasure Island, said she would have “no comment” for now.

(Copyright 2013 by CBS San Francisco. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Best spot for eataly may well be ground floor of new filenes tower...plenty of SF, and doesn't get more centrally located
 
sidewalks said:
Best spot for eataly may well be ground floor of new filenes tower...plenty of SF, and doesn't get more centrally located
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Perhaps actually a few floors of the tower even. There is a planned roof deck on top of the podium that could be for a retail tenant.
 
http://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2013/11/sabor-do-brasil-plans-to-open-in-allston.html

A Licensing Board PDF page on the City of Boston website indicates that a restaurant that is tentatively called Sabor do Brasil has applied for a common victualler license to operate on Brighton Avenue, with the address indicating that it would take over the spot where Teriyaki Joe's had been until closing this summer, and before that, Uchef and Burritos on Fire. No other information has been given for this restaurant, so keep checking back for updates as we get them.
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Sounds promising.
 
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