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Maybe the added foot traffic from these buildings will help more people stumble upon what has long been one of my low-key favorite buildings in Boston: the B&T Club, a time machine of a building that gives you the feeling you might see Isabella Stewart Gardner herself walking around the corner (though in her day she would have been going there to stable her horse after a trot along the bridle paths of the Fens, not to play racket sports).

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Lego cuts the ribbon on new Back Bay headquarters: ‘Boston attracts great tenants’ - The Boston Globe

The Danish toymaker joined with Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu to officially open its new Americas headquarters.
www.bostonglobe.com
Lego joins CarGurus in the tower that went up last year at the corner of Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue, developed by Samuels & Associates. The 20-story, 1001 Boylston St. tower is now almost fully leased, a rare accomplishment in a sluggish commercial real estate market, and an indication of how big tenants are seeking premium spaces over better deals in older towers; it’s part of a broader air rights development that spans the Massachusetts Turnpike and includes a hotel and a Rivian auto dealership.
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Does anyone know when the George Howell is opening in this development? The signs say "Spring 2025"...I'm looking forward to that more than any of the other planned retail here!
 
I saw Steve Samuels after the ribbon cutting last week: LEGO has officially started moving into the building.

Edit to add: I overlooked that themissinglink had already posted the LEGO move update. Sorry, and credit to them for getting there before my post. It was just so random to see Steve Samuels on Ipswich Street behind St. Clement that prompted me to post. Who knew Ipswich was such a major transportation route for the developers of BB/Fens?! lol

The LEGO Group officially opens new world-class Boston Hub - About Us - LEGO.com

The LEGO Group opens new US Hub in Boston, creating 800+ jobs and pledging $5M to expand play access for children across the city.
www.lego.com
 
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bbfen said:
I saw Steve Samuels after the ribbon cutting last week: LEGO has officially started moving into the building.

Edit to add: I overlooked that themissinglink had already posted the LEGO move update. Sorry, and credit to them for getting there before my post. It was just so random to see Steve Samuels on Ipswich Street behind St. Clement that prompted me to post. Who knew Ipswich was such a major transportation route for the developers of BB/Fens?! lol

The LEGO Group officially opens new world-class Boston Hub - About Us - LEGO.com

The LEGO Group opens new US Hub in Boston, creating 800+ jobs and pledging $5M to expand play access for children across the city.
www.lego.com
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When their office is on Van Ness, it's not too out of this world.
 
Ice cream has gotten so expensive! I buy pints of Haagen Daaz regularly on sale for between $3.50-$4.00 at Market Basket which can be split across 2-3 servings. It's a good amount of a high quality ice cream for a fair price. Going out for ice cream nowadays I might as well be lighting my money on fire.
 
KentXie said:
Not surprising given the tariffs
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I actually can't see how tariffs can significantly affect things like ice cream - certain imported foods that don't grow in the US like avocados or coffee sure, but dairy? International refrigerated transport is genuinely exceeding expensive, and there is a massive domestic surplus of the stuff - milk in the US is cheap. Plus, brands like Haggen-Daaz and Van Leeuwen are from New York - the European sounding name is a marketing affectation.
 
Stlin said:
I actually can't see how tariffs can significantly affect things like ice cream - certain imported foods that don't grow in the US like avocados or coffee sure, but dairy? International refrigerated transport is genuinely exceeding expensive, and there is a massive domestic surplus of the stuff - milk in the US is cheap. Plus, brands like Haggen-Daaz and Van Leeuwen are from New York - the European sounding name is a marketing affectation.
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True for HD. But “Van Leeuwen” is the founder’s actual last name.

Tariffs affect everything about ice cream except for maybe the milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, berries, refrigeration equipment, paper and paperboard for packaging. And even for items that can and are made in the USA, tariffs jump the prices on the commodities market so you’re paying more even for domestic goods.
 
Jeremi said:
True for HD. But “Van Leeuwen” is the founder’s actual last name.

Tariffs affect everything about ice cream except for maybe the milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, berries, refrigeration equipment, paper and paperboard for packaging. And even for items that can and are made in the USA, tariffs jump the prices on the commodities market so you’re paying more even for domestic goods.
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U.S. is also not self-sufficient in sugar. We import a lot.
 
Jeremi said:
True for HD. But “Van Leeuwen” is the founder’s actual last name.

Tariffs affect everything about ice cream except for maybe the milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, berries, refrigeration equipment, paper and paperboard for packaging. And even for items that can and are made in the USA, tariffs jump the prices on the commodities market so you’re paying more even for domestic goods.
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It’s also not just tariffs, policy decisions are purposely weakening the dollar making foreign goods naturally more expensive
 
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