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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    The road currently undergoing extensive sewer separation work and gas line replacements?
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    The article quotes the director saying they're being realistic about housing not being as lucrative, and this project has some pretty large sunk costs already...
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    Regional Rail (RUR) & North-South Rail Link (NSRL)

    I think it's more on the technical development and implementation they will be asking Keolis/the future operator related to electrification. I agree to an extent you should have in-house staff for this, but if they're going to keep outsourcing commuter rail, actually expanding the outsourcing to...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Maybe there's another thread for this, but the MBTA is more vocally/officially discussing an Alewife TOD RFP in the coming weeks. It's a shame this wasn't a few years earlier, they'd probably have developers piling on their door steps to put some labs up. Link Also notable:
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    Regional Rail (RUR) & North-South Rail Link (NSRL)

    New MBTA job posting: Rail Modernization Commercial Strategy Director Notably, the posting includes "primary responsibility for managing the development of the procurement strategy and documents for the 2027 Operator re-procurement, coordinating inputs to them from consultants and other...
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    Cambridge Style, or Every Possible Type of Housing

    It's the part of Cambridge/Greater Boston that I always get the feeling that it's the most proper urban neighborhood. I'll gladly accept it as a copy + paste for the rest of the region (though, nit-picking, the strip-malls and surface parking at and around Memorial Drive, and Memorial Dr itself...
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    NYC Architecture and Development

    Curious if you could qualify what constitutes a nice thing here... There are some good projects going up in NY and elsewhere that force some jealousy out of me, but NYC can have this one...
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    Educate everyone on a good website...

    https://www.construction-physics.com/
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    Copley Square Revamp | Back Bay

    Would requesting the project budget breakdown be an FOIA request?
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    Quincy General Developments

    They are leasing office space in various downtown office buildings.
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    Lowell Infill and Small Developments

    ^Lowell's quite grey in the off-months, and those buildings rendered are a lot of grey. Hopefully they get a splash of color in the next year.
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    MBTA Construction Projects

    Yes, these costs are high. However, note the presentation is specific about the scope in that these are full accessibility upgrades, specifically noting appropriate vertical circulation. In some cases this could mean at least 2 elevators, extensive ramps and extensive stairs squeezed within the...
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    Suffolk Downs Redevelopment | East Boston/Revere

    I haven't personally been, but a friend went and had those exact complaints. It's definitely a temporary stage for a few extra hundred thousand in the meantime. They showed up and were confused where they were supposed to go (turns out - just stand in the mud), then they couldn't really see the...
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    Museum Of Science Renovations | 1 Science Park | West End

    Is there a term for the mechanical-esque/high-tech style ceiling design?
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    General Boston Discussion

    The people that would be meaningfully contributing a substantial amount of revenue to the state though this tax do not care about pavement quality.
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    MBTA Construction Projects

    Chances are if they're putting out a bid, they'll hit ADA upgrade requirements, so yes.
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    MBTA Construction Projects

    Hynes Station is listed as a 2025 construction bid on the MBTA business center website under upcoming construction advertisements.
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    Somerville Infill and Small Developments

    It doesn't help that their husband flips houses here....
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    Somerville Infill and Small Developments

    It doesn't look like they listened to the city from the last proposal, so hopefully this once again goes back to the drawing board. Somerville has been dragging their feet on planning around the new stops. They were floating a 5-year development moratorium at Ball Square despite no publicly...
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    That's a really interesting installation method... Also, I'm coming to like this building in it's form; the facade could be a step up. Something about how shiny it is when you walk by really cheapens it. A matte finish would give a more solid and "natural" look. I also still wish it was green...

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