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Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) What about this project merits "hooray"? I just attended a meeting with NU reps about the upcoming IMP for Northeastern and they were more collegial than ever. My last 12 years in this neighborhood have shown that collegiality...

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) Gee, these are for profit firms. NU is tax exempt.

Re: NGCBY No, I did not graduate. I want NU to stop acting like a venture capital firm when they are tax exempt. I want them to build on the property that they already own.

Re: NGCBY Not on Haviland St or on Stoneholm St. or in the Greenhouse.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) Symphony Towers were a very stark white well into the 90s. They are now offish-white so it is a slight improvement.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) The teens who use the gym will suffer the most. If you have ever been in the gym you will realize that there are very few "old school" gyms like it.

Re: NGCBY The MA Historical Commission does not think it is moot. "Proponents" the Y, NU AND Phoenix/Lincoln cannot alter that status through advocacy alone.

Re: NGCBY I might also add that International students are far more likely to live off campus.

Re: NGCBY Students double up in studios quite often. I have personal knowledge of a 1-Bdroom renting for $2000 with 3 students. Smoking and alcohol use are banned in NU dorms and that alone is enough to make off-campus living more affordable. It has ALWAYS been that way and always will be...

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) Correct that was a "mega-dorm" that would operate as a residential hotel for students of any school.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) The YMCA is selling out of ineptitude. The Hyde Park Y has been renovated and the Wand Center y was built with corporate donations and naming rights. I must say that I have been disappointed by the Y as of late.

Re: NGCBY There is nothing stopping NU from developing property it already owns. Indeed VP for Community Relations stated that the "recession...makes it economic to develop the Y". NU, Berklee and other students go to the East Fenway because it is cheaper than a dorm and always has been. do...

Re: NGCBY Was the building designated a MA Historical Commission Site? Was the developer someone who won the property via competitive bidding? Capitalism is messy but far more good than bad. NU wants the protection of not paying taxes while having the advantages of venture capitalism.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) I am not joking. "Proponents" cannot alter MA Historical Commission status. The Y, NU and Phoenix/Lincoln are all proponents. The fact that the gym's HVAC, electrical and water systems will have to be separated per 2/6 Wendy...

Re: NGCBY Teenagers under 16 don't use the Men's steam or sauna. The young folks who will be hurt are those from the Whittier Projects.

Re: NGCBY Actually your point regarding MIT is well taken. MIT is much better about these things than NU or Harvard. However, Huntington Ave has more in common with the post-BU Kenmore Square and the totally Harvardized Harvard Square in its density.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) I voted for Ron Paul.

Re: NGCBY No, NU doesn't "need...to support the high demand". Businesses take risks and pay taxes. Businesses seek and create markets for profit. NU does neither. Seeing as how the 2006 IMP does not mention the YMCA NU should build on properties it already owns. If 2 10 story dorms were...

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) Huntington Ave is a pretty good retail environment. The Gnommon Copy has been vacant for some time. Symphony Convenience, the barber shop and the food places seem to be very viable.

Re: NGCBY The Y has long had MA Historical Commission status. The question is whether the gym is part of the 316 building.