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There's already a free-market term for "vacancy tax". It's called "Lost revenue". Instead of instituting another new tax, the solution would be to tighten up the real estate loss benefits in the tax code.

Because ALL construction is difficult since the pandemic - - material prices are through the roof - - you don't see any labs or offices being built either, do you? Just getting ANYTHING built right now needs an extra push - - this just happens to help the overall civic urbanity more than the...

You keep talking about office workers like that is a thing. Office worker days are still down and the advent of AI ain't gonna make that any better. Skate to where the puck is going to be. Residential and services for those residents. That is the present and, increasingly, the future. The...

If work from home is taking over, where would those people be transiting into???? These class B and class c office buildings are having the highest vacancies. An empty shell is an empty shell.

@BACsop - - that one took my breath away. (y)

Here’s a dollar. Buy yourself a sense of humor. .

I know it wasn't in Boston Proper.......but saw this this morning in the Globe and I just had to bring it here - - - - so many of us of a certain age knew THIS guy's work well before learning about Picasso, Rembrandt, etc. Just a joyous thing and a business plan from a different age that really...

Thanks, I’ll pass (y)

"Dead forever"??? Where'd you read that?

You’re entitled your own opinion on that. Believe it or not, they had unions all the way back in the old days when he was Mayor too. Somehow shit got done. Walsh knew how to work with them.

Grreat pic - - but the area BEHIND the photographer is still under construction - - when the official city website stated completion "BY April 2026" - - the marathon is in 10 days. I sincerely hope this will be ready for it.

The latest I see is from the link in Post #12 above "Construction would begin in mid-2027 at the earliest, and residents could move in around mid-2029......" .

"....The Haymarket bus terminal has been closed since June 2021..... "HYM would not comment to Axios about when the project is expected to be completed. In planning documents filed with the city, HYM said they would construct a new MBTA bus station with coverings, transit schedule screens and...

VERY well done!!! I never saw that one before.

It's the Leaning Towah of Portah!!!!!!! .

Looks like it would block that really cool Old Gahden mural, but I'm gonna be ok with that giving the city 216 more apartments at North Station...

You're right. The construction costs (for many reasons) are getting to a point where it does not make economic sense anymore. Something's gotta give.