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DLFiii t1_j0wd4r8 wrote

Stay away from Harbor Point and anything by BLT. They’re pervasive here but really shoddy terrible construction. They’re all the same. Thin walls, cheap fixtures, and lots of issues — like parking garage collapses. Also, no groceries stores over there, so it’s a bit quieter but not worth the cost for sure.

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JaqenHghar t1_j0wqqc2 wrote

To echo this, one of the buildings is sinking. They had to move everyone out in a building less than 10 years old.

It’s a nice area, but check out Bedford and summer streets. Tons of restaurants and bars and still close to the train station and I-95.

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Dot8911 t1_j0x5k9y wrote

You are talking about Yale & Towne, right? This building was converted from a 100 year old factory - changes in the water table caused the old wooden pilings to rot. Also a common issue in Boston's Back Bay, where I used to live.

Your comment makes it sound like the structure itself is less than 10 years old. Let's at least be a little bit fair.

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JaqenHghar t1_j0x82bc wrote

Fair point but it’s negligent to not have factored that in when converting from something that old. Not cutting them any slack. They sold that off quick and avoided liability.

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Dot8911 t1_j0xbke6 wrote

In hindsight, the building never should have been renovated in the first place. But if the change in the water table happened after the renovation, it would have been impossible to spot in advance. Hard to say if the engineering survey missed something, or if a change elsewhere destabilized the building. Regardless, sucks for all involved.

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JaqenHghar t1_j0xc5m6 wrote

Totally. And I’m just being a jerk. Lots of nice stuff in harbor point.

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Dot8911 t1_j0xe6di wrote

Oh no, I totally get it. Any time an entire building needs to be vacated, it is right and fair to criticize the developer for that. BLT absolutely needs to account for this moving forward. At a minimum so the buildings can be properly insured.

Hopefully the city has enough info to reach a proper conclusion about the root cause, because if a change somewhere else made this happen we want to avoid repeating that mistake too. Cheers!

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CiforDayZServer t1_j0xsw6e wrote

Another one didn’t have a bunch of cables installed to support the concrete and they had an entire porch collapse from an upper floor… believe the building has to be demolished.

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