TheRifleman
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Re: One Bromfield (28-story tower @ DTX)
The problem with the city of Boston is its completely CORPORATE with colleges running housing rampant from supply & demand issues from BC, BU, Northeastern, Suffolk, Simmons, Emerson... Ect pushing anytype of real estate to its limits to make a buck. So there will always be sometype of demand for housing in the city.
We still have some grandfathered mom & pop businesses still around that have been around for decades(AKA the North End). But overall 90% Small businesses are doomed from the start in the city with their expensive rents & other overhead costs to do business in the city. Unless some start-up dot.com has some venture cap money and in which those companies don't really define the city characteristics anyway. The small unique businesses like unique retails or restaurants, hotels help define the cityscape & culture of Boston. Newbury St streets a good example. Just look at the cost of getting a liquor license in the city?
Basically we never had real vision for these areas.
#1 North Station==BUST (I actually miss the old garden and elevated Green Line)
#2 Downtown ===BUST (Sucks)
#3 Seaport District (besides Remy's, and couple of restaurants) ===BUST
#4 Fenway Park==(I miss the old Lansdown ST) Too Corporate
The only areas that continue to keep Boston's history which are still unique
#1 Backbay (Unique)
#2 North End (Unique)
#3 Boston Common (Unique)
#4 Beacon Hill (Unique)
#5 Haymarket
I'm not a fan how this is evovling
#6 The Greenway (Its still better than having the elvated Green Monster HWY)
The rest of the city is a corporate & political playground.
So the development of DOWNTOWN will be Pure corporate. Target, Staples, Mcdonalds, CVS. (they are the only companies that can support the rents for the landlords.)
The problem with the city of Boston is its completely CORPORATE with colleges running housing rampant from supply & demand issues from BC, BU, Northeastern, Suffolk, Simmons, Emerson... Ect pushing anytype of real estate to its limits to make a buck. So there will always be sometype of demand for housing in the city.
We still have some grandfathered mom & pop businesses still around that have been around for decades(AKA the North End). But overall 90% Small businesses are doomed from the start in the city with their expensive rents & other overhead costs to do business in the city. Unless some start-up dot.com has some venture cap money and in which those companies don't really define the city characteristics anyway. The small unique businesses like unique retails or restaurants, hotels help define the cityscape & culture of Boston. Newbury St streets a good example. Just look at the cost of getting a liquor license in the city?
Basically we never had real vision for these areas.
#1 North Station==BUST (I actually miss the old garden and elevated Green Line)
#2 Downtown ===BUST (Sucks)
#3 Seaport District (besides Remy's, and couple of restaurants) ===BUST
#4 Fenway Park==(I miss the old Lansdown ST) Too Corporate
The only areas that continue to keep Boston's history which are still unique
#1 Backbay (Unique)
#2 North End (Unique)
#3 Boston Common (Unique)
#4 Beacon Hill (Unique)
#5 Haymarket
I'm not a fan how this is evovling
#6 The Greenway (Its still better than having the elvated Green Monster HWY)
The rest of the city is a corporate & political playground.
So the development of DOWNTOWN will be Pure corporate. Target, Staples, Mcdonalds, CVS. (they are the only companies that can support the rents for the landlords.)
