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Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

Ron Newman said:
Was he for, against, or noncommittal about this proposal?
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They (the hosts) were mainly focusing on the recent scandal in Mexico, but he seemed positive towards. Talking about the due diligence the city would do for the proposal.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

You cannot drive or walk down Chemical Lane in Everett across the railroad tracks. There is a locked gate and fence in the way.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

Ron Newman said:
You cannot drive or walk down Chemical Lane in Everett across the railroad tracks. There is a locked gate and fence in the way.
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And for the most part it's not paved. Just a roughly graded jumble of construction debris, railroad ties and gravel.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

AmericanFolkLegend said:
And for the most part it's not paved. Just a roughly graded jumble of construction debris, railroad ties and gravel.
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It's great to reminisce about what was or what might have been -- the more relevant question is what can be -- given the constraints -- that's why the John-Henry group's rebuild in place of Fenway Park has been so successful and to significant extent has catalyzed the further redevelopment in the area.

Most of the people on the is site don't have any memory of what was located in the general Assembly Sq., Monsanto, Mystic River, Revah Beach Pahhhkway -- even as recently as 1970:

There was a open-lot next to an Drive-In Movie theater where the Meadow Glen Mall is located

There was a tall pipe sicking out of a bunch of tanks, etc., which emitted flickering flames more commonly associated with Dante's Inferno or northern New Jersey than Boston

There was a failed attempt at converting the old Ford plant into a shopping Mall -- after Ford left the building had become a Stop and Shop warehouse

None of this was at all inhabited

None of the above was pedestrian, bike or transit friendly -- yet it is a shorter distance from Assembly Sq. to to the FID than the FID to Waltham

almost anything that comes out of the current plans is a step forward and the real question is then -- like Fenway - what happens around the development over the next 20 years or so
 
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Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

the river is about 30 ft away,next time I'll get some river shots.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

According to the Boston Biz Journal, IKEA is now reconsidering putting a store in Assembly Square.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/r....html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2012-05-04

IKEA won’t commit to a time frame for a new store. An IKEA spokesman said the company is “evaluating” when would be an appropriate time to open. But with each passing day, the odds don’t look good.

“We already have a store in Stoughton, Mass., and that removed the urgency that may have existed in the mid 2000s,” said Joseph Roth, an IKEA spokesman.
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Maybe we can get a Puppet Show instead
 
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Soccer Stadium?
 
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Something that doesn't have 500 acres of windswept parking lots?
 
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"You know, 'Sex Farm' is on the charts in Japan."

"IKEA's version of 'Sex Farm?'"
 
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Did anyone else see the beautiful renderings of Assembly Row in the Metro the other day?
 
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This would be an excellent place for the soccer stadium -- much less logistically daunting than Inner Belt.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

Ron Newman said:
This would be an excellent place for the soccer stadium -- much less logistically daunting than Inner Belt.
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As much as I want IKEA, a soccer stadium is the only thing I would sacrifice IKEA for. It's the perfect area for a stadium.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

They've recently removed the old fencing around the future Orange Line station and bumped it out a couple hundred feet so they can begin work. There was a huge groundbreaking ceremony about a week ago, for both the station and developments.
 
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The people who don't live there yet will protest. Or over time, like in Fenway, they will move in and then start complaining.
 
Re: Assembly Square Redevelopment

As featured in the Metro:

Breaking ground on Assembly Row

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Assembly Square will have a drastically new look in a few short years.

STEVE ANNEAR
BOSTON
Published: April 30, 2012 8:52 p.m.
Last modified: April 30, 2012 8:55 p.m.

If T riders thought the bulky bags of fellow passengers bashing them around was bad, the giant boxes of do-it-yourself furniture that could be on board trains are sure to create an unpleasant commute along the Orange Line.

While Somerville prepares to revitalize the Assembly Square area, breaking ground yesterday on phase one of the Assembly Row development, talks of an Ikea being housed near the new project are still active.

A spokesman for the Swedish furniture store told the Herald last month the company has "approvals" to build but doesn't have a construction timetable.

The Assembly Row and Ikea projects are separate, but nearby.

But if Ikea does arrive, riders could be bunched on the T with unbuilt bedroom sets.

Somerville spokesman Tom Champion said if and when the time comes to construct an Ikea near Assembly Row, the company is "sensitive to the issue" as they plan strategies for operating in a more urban environment.

"Ikea is aware of the need to manage the delivery side of the operation in such a way you don't have problems with transit," he said. "They are as eager as anyone to make transit an ally."

Champion said Ikea has permits to build, but has not indicated when they will begin.

MBTA officials don't seem concerned about the prospect of passengers piling on public transit with oversized boxes, however.

"We trust that our customers will exercise good judgment in deciding whether a subway car is the proper mode of transport for their purchases," said Joe Pesaturo, spokesman for the MBTA.

Pesaturo said the T "looks forward to providing service to everyone who chooses to live and shop around the new Orange Line station."
Coming soon

The new area will include:

A new Orange Line T station

1.75 million square feet of office space

550,000 square feet of retail

65,000 square feet of entertainment

450 residential units

http://www.metro.us/boston/local/article/1141820--breaking-ground-on-assembly-row
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