The winding road that is the BRA project approval process has compromised another historic city block. The Dainty Dot building, so named for the former hosiery manufacturing company whose iconic deco modern lettering still adorns the first floor frieze, will be razed for a new apartment tower.
While agreeing to a height reduction from 300 to 265 feet, the developer has traded the requirement to preserve the facade of the elegant 19th century loft building for the neighborhood activists' call for building height reduction. Is the loss of this beloved artifact worth a minor, less than significant height reduction? No.
Could the construction quality of an entirely new structure come close to the robust, beautifully proportioned Dainty Dot?
via Chinatown Blog
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