I'm confused by the "boomer pastoralist NIMBYism" comment. First, those lots aren't vacant. From what I can tell as someone who lives close by, and walks Amory St all the time, most are part of the heavy industry that permeates the area, and has been there for ages. They are used. There are no NIMBYs saying "don't destroy our beautiful lots". They are a total eyesore and the only thing I, and the people I know say is "wow, I wish these businesses would sell, so the area could be developed." As this thread shows, there is housing being built all over JP, specifically the park side. The only complaints I ever hear is that beautiful old, multi unit homes are being leveled to cram in as many "luxury" housing units as possible. And the main issue we have with this is that they are literally dynamiting hillsides and clearing out swaths of trees - which takes ages and is loud as hell. I won't deny that we love our green space ( I personally overpaid for my home, but I wanted as much green as possible, and it's worth it to me), but JP has been pretty open to tons of housing for lower income people, the elderly, the unhoused, and those in recovery. Now, if your complaint is that there should be taller edifices being built with highers amounts of housing, I would say that is a zoning issue, not NIMBYism, and I would agree.