IN PROGRESS: American Locomotive Works (ALCO)

[jencoleslaw]

The board voted 4 to 1 in favor of the project. Commissioner Jennifer Cole was the single dissenting vote.

Hmmmmmmmm I wonder

[gregw]

SBER has a new website design with lots of new stuff on Alco and also the Dynamo House/Heritage Harbor project.

http://sber.com/

[Cotuit]

[damus]

I like the rest of it ... but that logo with the train just looks silly...

[Garris]

Thanks for plucking out the images Cotuit. Count me as a fan of the logo. Looking at the aerial view again reminds me that this development will really need to go a long way towards creating a well rounded, walkable community (with its own retail, dining, etc) since they are really far and really cut off from downtown... I hope the fruit market becomes something valuble for that area.

- Garris

[webbage]

Those logos are ugly. Same thing goes for the Dyanamo House.

[Lone Ranger]

Is that logo perhaps a replica of something original? Or is it entirely their own creation?

I don't dislike it. It's just so ... big. And bright. And prominent.

[Liamlunchtray]

Those logos are ugly. Same thing goes for the Dyanamo House.

I like the logo a whole lot - I just think its too large in the render.

[runawayjim]

i like the looks of the whole thing. if they can get it as vibrant as the renders, it would be great for that part of the city.

[f1rehead]

I like the logo a whole lot - I just think its too large in the render.

That's probably what they said about the Rising Sun logo too... .

[provid]

Sorry if this make the forum stretch a little but I think it makes this project a lot more easy to vision

This rendering is not quite accurate. I'm going to see if I can get my hands on a larger version of the accurate rendering.

-Cotuit

[runawayjim]

wow, thanks for that... i didn't realize just how big this project actually was.

does it include the factory/mill buildings on the other side of the river?

[provid]

You should all be happy to know that durkee brown is one of the architects for this project. I think we all agree they do some of the best work in the area.

http://www.durkeebrown.com/

[damus]

That pic give a great view of the 6/10 connector dean st exit... it would be nice to see something like Cotuit's redesign over there. It would be prime real estate for condos or offices.

It's great that the Promenade is just about coming to happen just with this one project...

[basachs]

I knew it was big, but seeing it really reinforces that.

Where is the Steelyard? I am tryign to find it to give me perspective but perhaps it is further west?

[Mij]

That pic give a great view of the 6/10 connector dean st exit... it would be nice to see something like Cotuit's redesign over there. It would be prime real estate for condos or offices.

It's great that the Promenade is just about coming to happen just with this one project...

The Durkee Brown site gives a really good before and after shot, if you look close enough heritage harbor even pops up

[Recchia]

I'm loving the lack of surface parking in that render. From a purely urban design standpoint, this project looks great to me.

An aside, that render really shows quite well how insignificant the Westin is to the skyline. I hope Westin II is more prominent.

[basachs]

thanks, i get where it is now, looks like surface parking in the pic...

I really like the footprint of this development, although I hope the right mix of living, working, eating, shopping and hotelgoing is there to prevent it from being a Kendall Square type experience.

[provid]

Rough Idea:

[dgreco]

it suprisingly huge, but it looks really nice, the logos seem like they won't be that bad when clustered with everything.

[webbage]

I'm loving the lack of surface parking in that render. From a purely urban design standpoint, this project looks great to me.

An aside, that render really shows quite well how insignificant the Westin is to the skyline. I hope Westin II is more prominent.

I agree, 50 Kennedy Plaza looks huge compared to the Westin even though it's shorter.

[brick]

I agree, 50 Kennedy Plaza looks huge compared to the Westin even though it's shorter.

That's kind of a trick of perspective, though. The building is thin and with the colors it kind of blends into the Biltmore because of the perspective.

Westin dominates the view if you drive in along Rt. 6/10. It is also all alone out there which in this case I think reduces it's size. 50 Kennedy looks taller because you know how tall the two buildings around it are.

[Cotuit]

I was sent some updated renderings of ALCO. Some of the things that were posted on the SBE&R website weren't quite ready yet. The aerials mikepl posted are a little off too.

[mental757]

will they extend the riverwalk from the mall through this project???

If not, I think they should...

[Cotuit]

I blew this up which is why it's a bit blurry: