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Where the hell were the usual NIMBY'S on this one?

It's also shortsighted to think HT residents and the NEAQ are the only NIMBY's here. CLF grifters are only siding with them out of convenience. The minute their interests diverge that happy marriage is over. If there's a chance to 1) condemn the garage and have the owners pay for the demo...

This makes absolutely no sense. Why in God's name would you want a profit making garage condemned if you're the owner? The minute that happens NIMBY'S will sue to have it torn down and a park built in it's place all on the owner's dime while zoning issues are litigated until the end of time.

You're trying to apply logic to NIMBYISM. My advice is to take two aspirin and wash it down with Goldschlager. Although truth be told that's my solution to a lot of problems... ;)

Are they really expecting to draw anywhere close to 11k for a 2nd tier soccer league? I took a quick look and average attendance is like 4k for the league. Some teams draw more but they're located in much larger cities than Pawtucket (Orlando, Cincy, etc). Furthermore even the Revs with...

No tourists show up for the Marathon (generally run in the Spring)? St. Patrick's Day? Patriots Day? New Years Eve?

So reading the article the city and state are kicking in 50M in public financing to build a soccer stadium in the hopes that a second tier league will place a team there....but they refused to do the same to keep the Pawsox?

No really, all Brutalism sucks! ;)

All Brutalism sucks. It is the worst architectural design in world history. Any effort to get rid of it, even if cladding the building in a trash bag, is an improvement. Sorry to beat around the bush, but sometimes I'm polite to a fault.;)

If they bring back Who's On First this will be the best project evah!!! ;)

What does IP legal wrangling have to do with the garage? It's probable he set up separate companies for both. But once again, you've failed to answer a basic question. Why would the owners of the garage keep him around if he has zero or minimal equity in the project? You're never shy when...

1) I've been in that garage last year, and it appears to be in far better shape than Alewife, and far, far better shape than the Winthrop Square garage. Stellar, no offense, but your speculation regarding this garage has been off base for years. Remember when you used to tell us that Don was...

What losses is he cutting? He's making millions of dollars each year in profits on the garage and despite stellar's insinuation I've seen nothing reported about the structure needing major repairs anytime soon. Basically he has a financial incentive to keep the garage exactly as is unless he's...

Pure speculation on my part but I think as an out of Towner the CLF probably got to her first when she arrived to run the NEAQ and told her that their billionaire benefactor was really into blocking the garage development, and if she helped out he might become the aquarium's benefactor as well...

Why is this project asking for a $100M handout? Either there's a market for this building or there's not. No need for public money beyond infrastructure.

The whole problem with this development is the total misconception from NIMBY's that they have Chiofaro over a barrel. The oft disproven theory that he paid too much for the garage and is losing money. As we proved out here using actual math he and his partners are in fact making millions, and...

I'll take the Aquarium seriously on this subject the minute they tear down the waterfront blocking IMAX theater and not a moment sooner.

Where the CLF grifters screwed up is getting a ruling that affected all development up and down the coast going back decades instead of something narrow regarding the garage. Now in an effort to head of frivolous lawsuits that you know are coming over already built projects, the entire state...

That "settlement" was a "here assholes now get lost" payment that the CLF should have been too embarrassed to take! 13M over 35 years? That's a little over 350K a year which is a drop in the bucket for a project like this.

Wasn't this project still being sued by the Continuous Lawsuits Frivolous grifters two years ago?