Posted May 30, 200817 yr Monster of a project Sox, architects save, add to beloved building By Paul Restuccia, Boston Herald Monday, May 19, 2008 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and architects welcome to Fenway Park. A group from the American Institute of Architects convention took a tour of the venerable ballpark Saturday to get a look at Fenway’s recent renovations from an architect’s perspective, complete with models and drawings. Read more at http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1094993 The graphics aren't that great from the story, but I really like the approach Boston took with gradually renovating Fenway Park. They've upgraded the facilities and added to the seating capacity, almost imperceptibly. What's more, at one time Boston was considering tearing down Fenway to build a New Fenway next door. I even have a site plan rendering of this concept that I saved from ballparks.com... Fortunately this never happened. So old Fenway Park was saved with a combination of preservation on the outside... ...and renovation on the inside. This is a view from the new right field seats. Play ball!
May 30, 200817 yr It's a great old ball park. Saw the "Sawx" play the Angels there on a perfect August evening in 2004. Center field seats, a clear sky, full moon, beer, hot dawgs and baseball.
June 2, 200817 yr They have done a very nice job with Fenway...I think the work that has been done to Wrigley should also be commended.
November 6, 200816 yr Fenway Park getting more seats, roof repairs Nov 6, 12:00 PM EST By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox are adding more seats to 96-year-old Fenway Park. The team is working on adding 560 new seats to the Major League's oldest and smallest ballpark. Workers are using jackhammers in the rain Thursday in the lower deck and cranes are on the field as part of another round of offseason renovations. It's the eighth year of ballpark improvements since the team was purchased by the group led by John Henry and Tom Werner. Read more at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BBA_FENWAY_IMPROVEMENTS?SITE=OHCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
November 30, 20204 yr the alcott 487' / 45 floors nov pics by david z -- more: http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/garden-garage
September 5, 20213 yr Listening to the Indians game in Boston, Hammy mentioned all the construction going on there. A few weeks ago, he mentioned all the construction going on in Detroit. Here in Cleveland, nothing much is happening. Yeah, I know SHW and City Club will be starting eventually, but it would be nice to see more. Edited September 5, 20213 yr by LibertyBlvd
September 6, 20213 yr On 12/12/2020 at 9:58 PM, Guest jmecklenborg said: A guy I used to work with posted this...it was taken in 1989. OK....what is it and why is it important? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 7, 20213 yr On 9/5/2021 at 9:30 PM, KJP said: OK....what is it and why is it important? That looks like the former Boston Edison plant in South Boston. The site is going to be re-developed. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/steam-rises-from-the-smokestacks-at-the-boston-edison-power-news-photo/1013405484 http://realestate.boston.com/new-developments/2021/01/25/edison-power-plant-redevelopment-south-boston/ Edited September 8, 20213 yr by LibertyBlvd
October 1, 20213 yr here is an interesting redo for boston: https://www.gensler.com/projects/one-post-office-square
October 1, 20213 yr ^ more on that -- looks like the work is underway: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/05/arts/post-office-square-skyscraper-transforms-while-office-workers-arent-looking/
October 1, 20213 yr one dalton -- boston's tallest since 1976 -- still u/c, but some of it is now open! https://boston.curbed.com/boston-development/2019/5/30/18645440/one-dalton-four-seasons-boston-condos-hotel edit -- looks like it's done and open now and the luxury condos sold out: https://onedalton.com/ https://www.nshoremag.com/arts-culture/four-seasons-hotel-one-dalton-in-boston-launches-four-new-summer-experiences/ Edited October 1, 20213 yr by mrnyc
May 10, 20232 yr bullfinch crossing is about done i'd say -- Bullfinch Crossing | 611 & 532 FT | 46 & 43 FLOORS via DZH22 via hkskyline
July 29, 20231 yr on the left --- south station 677 FT | 49 FLOORS via Jawndelphia most recent render i found --
August 29, 20231 yr i think i busted a gut — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvXP5H1AWb0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
September 26, 20231 yr On 7/29/2023 at 4:25 PM, mrnyc said: on the left --- south station 677 FT | 49 FLOORS most recent render i found -- Is there no design review or design standards in Boston? This looks utterly atrocious.
September 27, 20231 yr 58 minutes ago, DinaB said: Is there no design review or design standards in Boston? This looks utterly atrocious. is the ny hearst version any better for ya?
September 27, 20231 yr The Boston one is far worse---I guess because South Station is such beautiful architecture and is completely incongruent with the shiny new tower. In the Hearst version, the original building is not so spectacular to begin with. I don't really mind the NY one. I hate the Boston one!
November 6, 20231 yr On 7/29/2023 at 4:25 PM, mrnyc said: on the left --- south station 677 FT | 49 FLOORS most recent render i found -- I have a decent view of South Station Tower from my hotel room. Looking down Summer Street from the convention center in the Seaport district. This building going up at the World Trade Center in the Seaport district also looks interesting. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 9, 20231 yr When I lived in Boston 20+ years ago, the brick warehouses along the Fort Point Channel were semi-abandoned and/or occupied by artists and restaurant workers. The "Seaport" was desolate, except for the u/c convention center. I remember going to a coworker's apartment in one of those warehouses during the daytime but I can't remember which building it was. It was similar to the desolation surrounding the now unaffordable DUMBO warehouses.
November 11, 20231 yr dumbo was never desolate. those were working warehouses until the walentas bought them up and converted them. there were popular businesses down there and it was always active and even had some residential, albeit nothing like these days.
March 5, 20241 yr the upcoming fenway center is pretty amazing — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3_RssFritK/?igsh=eXBwZXAzMjYwODUz
March 6, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, mrnyc said: the upcoming fenway center is pretty amazing — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3_RssFritK/?igsh=eXBwZXAzMjYwODUz That’s a great looking project! Would love to see development over highway happen more.
March 11, 20241 yr take a boston tunnel tour — 👍 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1uPg2WO2EU/?igsh=MW9reTB4NW84ZG4xNQ==
April 14, 20241 yr south station fire — https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5jVSwdu9rT/?igsh=YnUzOGZ4eDY2MTlo
April 29, 20241 yr john hancock tower problems history — https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6AHchsPU2M/?igsh=cThxdXVxbnVnenQz
May 16, 20241 yr a nice take on the seaport — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6OcEC-uXqK/?igsh=MXVwZ2tlcG9icjFsZw==
May 22, 20241 yr yipes — now a million dollar city — This is the next US city where buyers will need $1M to buy an average family home By Mary K. Jacob Published May 22, 2024 Brace yourself, Boston — house prices are about to hit stratospheric levels. Experts predict that Beantown will soon join the ranks of urban areas where the average family home costs a jaw-dropping $1 million. A lethal mix of soaring construction costs, desperate buyers and homebodies unwilling to budge has catapulted house prices to dizzying heights in 68 of America’s 100 largest cities over the past decade. more: https://nypost.com/2024/05/22/real-estate/buyers-in-boston-will-need-1m-to-buy-an-average-family-home/
May 28, 20241 yr if you dk boston too well you can ship up for a flyover here — https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7RT_pkI-9-/?igsh=emtnZmV2ZDJwcHBy
August 5, 2024Aug 5 40 minutes ago, mrnyc said: 2011 — now https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9a5R_PO_rY/?igsh=eW5ya2lpeXA3bG56 Seaport I assume. Such an amazing makeover. One of the last parcels starts construction next month. Alot of this crazy fast development in Boston has been fueled by an incredibly strong biomedical industry.
August 5, 2024Aug 5 I lived in Boston more than 20 years ago when the Seaport was nothing but parking lots. A guy at the restaurant I worked at had a cheap loft apartment in one of the warehouses on the Fort Point Channel. This is before anything was renovated in that area. I remember him always getting out of closing because he had to catch the last red line train to South Station. The Silver Line BRT is really useful. It operates like a subway in the Seaport area with a number of underground stations. For whatever reason nobody who talks about BRT ever talks about the Boston Silver Line network. Similarly, nobody ever seems to talk about the part of the Big Dig that was built beneath what is now the Seaport. I remember it being called the "Turnpike Extension" during planning. The Turnpike Extension + the Ted Williams Tunnel were like half of the project's budget but all anyone talks about is the I-93 section. The Big Dig was all about cementing Downtown Boston + The Seaport as the undisputed center of the Boston region. The Seaport is a 5-minute cab or BRT ride from the Logan Airport terminals. In a metro that is notoriously mired by congestion, no other American city enjoys such convenient access between its downtown and international airport. Thanks to the Ted Williams Tunnel, Logan has the convenience of Burke and other small next-to-downtown airports but it's one of the biggest airports in the United States.
August 17, 2024Aug 17 sorry i counnint help it — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-n2DZfPGBh/?igsh=ZWphZTljYTdoNTY0
August 17, 2024Aug 17 8 hours ago, mrnyc said: sorry i counnint help it — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-n2DZfPGBh/?igsh=ZWphZTljYTdoNTY0 No offense, but Boston is lame and boring compared to Philly. One block of Philly is more vibrant than the entire city of Boston, if you can even call it a city rather than a glorified college town.
November 1, 2024Nov 1 did not know they did boston henge — and you have to risk your life for it — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBrhKqMBCJ_/?igsh=cW5yYnZlZTVtNXE1
January 19Jan 19 beacon hill homes of famous authors — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEskyR_yz1F/?igsh=MTMxMGwwenF6NzZkZw==
January 21Jan 21 volpe square redevelopment for mit cambridge — MIT to start demolishing Kendall Square’s Volpe buildings in early 2025 The university's real estate arm will transform the 14-acre Volpe site in the heart of Kendall Square into millions of square feet of new lab buildings, housing and more. paywalled: https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/12/18/mit-volpe-demolishing.html https://volpe.mit.edu MIT's real estate arm plans to demolish four buildings on the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center property in Kendall Square beginning in early 2025, to make way for a new development.
March 1Mar 1 it keeps getting worse — 🙀😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGg98dOuCec/?igsh=Yml2c2xmN3h5d3dp
March 1Mar 1 1 hour ago, mrnyc said: it keeps getting worse — 🙀😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGg98dOuCec/?igsh=Yml2c2xmN3h5d3dp Good way to keep getting work I guess?!! Haha
April 23Apr 23 this makes me nervous! 😬😂 citgo sign restored and on the move — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DImuLuRi_gM/?igsh=dnY5YW85NXI2eGJt
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