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Originally Posted by Private Dick
but you should be able to find evidence available out there in the form of best practice literature from planning/design, architecture, and real estate firms.
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I took a quick look around, and I did not. There is ample literature on the importance of mixed-use development, which I already knew. I also found lots of references to the general importance of waterfront development, which I also already knew. I did not find anything on the specific question at hand, however (specifically riverfront development, and specifically that the upper floors on all the buildings immediately next to the river should be residential and not office).
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What I can offer are examples of a number of projects I've been fortunate to work on (DC Yards, Boston's Fan Pier) and others that I am currently working on... that display the exact design attributes I am pointing to.
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Actually, I was really puzzled by your citation of Fan Pier, since I would say the opposite.
One obvious point is just that Fan Pier is not a riverfront location. I think I was clear from the outset that I didn't think all waterfront locations were alike, so citing a non-riverfront project isn't very helpful.
Moreover, judging from your posted plan, Fan Pier doesn't actually fit your stated requirements. It is true two of the buildings along the "fan" part are residential, but about half the fan is actually taken up by Moakley Courthouse, which is basically office. Then on the marina side, there is the aforementioned residential building on the top corner, but the rest could have little or no residential and a lot of office.
So since only the stuff within the red oval in this rendering is actually dedicated to residential, I am having a hard time understanding how this project supports the thesis that ALL waterfront buildings must be residential: