The St Regis Residences (former Whiskey Priest site) | 150 Seaport Blvd | Seaport

[DZH22]

12/28 From Eastie

IMG_0290 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

Finally a good shot of the entire water facing side after completion. The white borders around the windows look fine to me. They dont stick out that much because of the white balconies.

 

[Equilibria]

Finally a good shot of the entire water facing side after completion. The white borders around the windows look fine to me. They dont stick out that much because of the white balconies.

Still not the building's best angle.

 

[jl326]

I think if any one of the buildings in this cluster had more differentiation in glass tint/color, it would've benefited the look of the area overall.

I also wasn't expecting the white lines from the balconies to mimic the look of a sail (whether intentionally or not), so that's pretty cool. However, the white spine along the right edge looks a bit weird.

Edit: Another side note to add. I wonder if the skyline would've been much more interesting without the brick building in front of the convention center. I like the building itself, but funny to see the convention center swallowed up by it in the background from this angle.

12/28 From Eastie

IMG_0290 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Smuttynose]

1-15-2023

First time I've been by with the Harborwalk open and the work almost completed. I'm impressed. Some angles work better than others, but the positives outweigh the negatives. This Harborwalk segment looks really wide and inviting, the lighting that is installed works well, the first floor engages well with the sidewalk/Harborwalk (for the most part), the finishes look expensive and well thought out, the still-under-construction water features look interesting. It's the first building in a long time that looks like the renders when it was originally proposed which is refreshing.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Now I'm really glad I switched to a Google Pixel and not a Galazy 22.

 

[jl326]

Amazing the difference that well designed lighting can make. And even the bollards are fancy.

 

[jjdemello123@gmail.com]

From tonight 2/10/23

 

[Smuttynose]

2-12-23

 

[stick n move]

Beautiful. The new part of the harborwalk looks really nice as well.

 

[jjdemello123@gmail.com]

From today, 2/20/2023. The new and old residential towers.

 

[kz1000ps]

 

[HelloBostonHi]

 

[Shawmut]

 

[stick n move]

New restaurant going in where Whiskey Priest used to be until it was torn down and replaced by luxury condos

By adamg on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 1:01pm

David Doyle's Zoom background shows his new restaurant.
The Boston Licensing Board yesterday approved plans for a new Seaport restaurant that will sit on the water where Whiskey Priest used to be back when the area consisted mainly of parking lots.
The new Savr (yep), a "spirited American bistro," will have room for 289 patrons on two levels, as well as a seasonal patio with 69 seats, at 150 Seaport Blvd.
The board approved David Doyle as manager. Doyle - not to be confused with the David Doyle familiar to Jamaica Plain restaurant goers - has experience at the Rebel Restaurants Group and Smith and Wollensky.
Doyle owns the restaurant along with John Cronin - who also owned Whiskey Priest and who was the developer of the the 22-story St. Regis Residences that replaced both Whiskey Priest and the Atlantic Beer Garden. Savr will use Whiskey Priest's old liquor license under the board's approval, which now goes to the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission for a final OK.

https://www.universalhub.com/2023/new-restaurant-going-where-whiskey-priest-used-be

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

That headline is terrible.

 

[bigpicture7]

That headline is terrible.

The first draft was "New restaurant perpetuates massive socioeconomic divisions and tears the fabric of the historic, working class South Boston Waterfront to shreds," but, fortunately, a senior editor got hold of it and cleaned it up a bit

 

[stick n move]

That headline is terrible.

To be fair the attached picture is trash af too. Ive never seen anything like that lol, who the fook is that guy? Usually they just show the render of the restaurant, but this time we got this dude mean muggin all over the place.

 

[Justbuildit]

Are they bemoaning the loss of Whiskey Priest? Criticizing its owners for re-developing their own land? Hating on the name? Seems like “bar owner mints a ton of cash redeveloping private property and builds expensive residential tower with restaurant while using same liquor license to open new venue” wouldn’t get clicks but is maybe more accurate?

 

[stefal]

Are they bemoaning the loss of Whiskey Priest? Criticizing its owners for re-developing their own land? Hating on the name? Seems like “bar owner mints a ton of cash redeveloping private property and builds expensive residential tower with restaurant while using same liquor license to open new venue” wouldn’t get clicks but is maybe more accurate?

They're just stoking the "absolutely everything that is new is gentrification" fire constantly seen online.