Univeral Hub reports that developer Ori Ron is pushing ahead with plans for a new condo tower at Kingston and Essex, where Chinatown and the Leather District meet. Interesting tidbit: The city actually asked that the building be made more boring so it wouldn’t distract from the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Did they stop to think [...]

Feng Shui and your Boston condo: How to bring wealth into your life
Here’s a unique take on how to bring more wealth into your life by tapping Feng Shui at home. Credit to New York real estate professional Debra Duneier:
-The burners on your stove represent wealth. Keep them clean and alternate your use [...]

According to the The Boston Courant Suffolk University’s plan for a new art school building at 20 Somerset Street in Beacon Hill cleared an important hurdle last week.
At the Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) meeting on October 14, Suffolk University received aurthorization to demolish the former Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) headquarters.
The word I’m hearing from [...]

Buildings new and old, around Boston.

(New) John Hancock Tower

W Hotel and Residences

Ritz Carlton Hotel and Towers

Dominic’s Restaurant and Bar

Paramount Theater

Rose Kennedy Greenway, Chinatown

InterContinental Boston and The Residences at the InterContinental and Russia Wharf and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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What’s a townhouse, what’s a rowhouse?
Row house, town house, brownstone – By James McCown, The Boston Globe
It is a question that has vexed real estate brokers and lovers of urban architecture for generations: What’s the difference between a town house, a row house, and a brownstone? Boston native Kevin D. Murphy, whose book ”The American [...]

UPDATE
I received a voicemail from someone on Tuesday after this thread began and after I posted the developer’s renderings on my blog. He seemed frantic that people were talking about the “movie theater” as if it was going to actually happen.
I just got off the phone with him; he’s the Director of [...]

At least, on paper.
The City That Might Have Been, By Rachel Levitt, Boston magazine
An illustrated history of the boldest Boston building projects that never got off the drawing board.

Don’t forget, free admission this Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts. As well as always, if you are a student, Boston resident (tickets at the library), or employee at most major Boston businesses. Or, buy a membership, today!

On June 22nd, the Museum of Fine Arts will re-open its “Fenway” entrance, re-orientating the museum to take full advantage of Frederick Law Olmsted’s “Emerald Necklace”.
The museum will hold a ceremony this Friday to mark the opening of the newly christened “State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance”. There will be free admission on Sunday, to [...]

Random photos from our trip abroad. Four examples of crazy city life.
First: here’s a quote from the wall of a bar we were in (called The Green Carnation). It’s from Oscar Wilde, it says, “Anyone who lives within their means suffer from a lack of imagination.”

Here’s the most fascinating thing we saw on [...]