South Boston Development

[BostonUrbEx]

Originally Posted by BeeLine

Self Storage

If only we built as many new apartment units as we do self storage units around this city.

[BeeLine]

West Square (W.First and D streets)


West Square 4/8 NE Corner


West Square 4/8 SE corner


West Square 4/8 SW corner


West Square 4/8 NW corner

[BeeLine]

Some shots from Mondays walk through Southie.


115 B Str. 4/8


146 Athens Str. 4/8


160 Athens Str. 4/8


200 W. Broadway 4/8


380 W. Broadway 4/8


Tribune Towers (W. Broadway) 4/8

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339D Str. 4/8


M Str. Condos 4/8


637 E. First Str. 4/8


535 E. First Str. 4/8


627 E. Second Str. 4/8


630 E. Second Str. 4/8


401 W First Str. 4/8


360 W Second Str. 4/8


90-98 Bolton Str. 4/8

[Brad Plaid]

Density is ok but one more floor on all of them would have meant that many more units. Design wise, blech.

Wasn't one of the biggest whines about modernism that so much of it looked the same? How is this any different? Most of these are the same kind of generic colonials built everyday everywhere in this country.

[Matthew]

No, the biggest problem with modernism is that it's deadly to the street, being big, monolithic, and self-centered. Cities need a lot of buildings which don't demand to be the center of attention. They are the backdrop of life. They need to integrate in a friendly way into the overall street environment, because that is how 99% of people will interact with them.

[AmericanFolkLegend]

Originally Posted by BeeLine

627 E. Second Str. 4/8

Did the price of windows recently go up?

[czsz]

Amazing how we can't seem to build the kind of quality urbanism that produced the Back Bay or South End anymore, but the terrible vernacular that's dominated South Boston for 150 years persists completely intact.

[mass88]

South Boston is an interesting place, that's for sure. I have family members who grew up there and moved out in the late 80s and early 90s and they're almost in awe of the transformation the neighborhood has undergone.

Heck, I haven't lived in South Boston for 6 years yet and the changes around me have been crazy.

[kz1000ps]

Originally Posted by BeeLine

Holy cow that's one of the deepest and richest blues I've ever seen!

[mass88]

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/...el_pitche.html

12 story, 156 room hotel at the corner of Dot Ave and West Broadway pitched.

[BeeLine]

About a quarter of the foundations laid and another quarter in progress. Framing has begun.


Old Colony Phase II 4/27


339 D Street 4/27

[BeeLine]

Another 30 units in the works for West Broadway.

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/...ts_propos.html

[JohnCostello]

Originally Posted by BostonUrbEx

If only we built as many new apartment units as we do self storage units around this city.

On a PSF basis, after expenses, they are a great investment around here. People got stuff, people don't like to throw away stuff. People store their stuff. It is a great racket.