Ink Block (Boston Herald) | 300 Harrison Avenue | South End

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Officejab said:
South End landscape getting a rapid makeover
Major projects on tap for Albany, Harrison corridor

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2012/03/13/south_end_landscape_getting_a_rapid_makeover/
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Office -- it looks like it could be a new office / residential district if it pans out fully -- of course there is always attrition between the first story in the media and the fist crane appearing on the site

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whighlander said:
Office -- it looks like it could be a new office / residential district if it pans out fully --
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That area is gritty and lifeless, my hope is that these projects are able to connect with the neighborhood to the south, because this area is cut off by the turnpike to the north and 93 to the west.
 
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Shockingly Myers and Chang have done very well on Washington St next to that area, so I expect this will be a popular place to live. Don't forget it's an easy walk to downtown from there and still all the benefits of the south end
 
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it is pretty close to the "SOWA" markets too.
 
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BostonObserver said:
Shockingly Myers and Chang have done very well on Washington St next to that area, so I expect this will be a popular place to live. Don't forget it's an easy walk to downtown from there and still all the benefits of the south end
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There are quite a few popular restaurants in SOWA, all within blocks of Pine Street Inn at Harrison/Berkeley.

The Seaport lacks the critical mass of residents within a 1/2 mile radius required to make a large supermarket viable.

But the Ink Block could be perfectly located for a full size Whole Foods or Trader Joes.

A supermarket at Ink Block would be a short hop from Fort Point and Southie's lower end, close to SOWA (Laconia lofts, etc.) and would probably draw South End residents. I'm not sure where SE residents shop for food today.
 
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foodies / Shaws at the Pru??
 
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Sicilian said:
But the Ink Block could be perfectly located for a full size Whole Foods or Trader Joes.

A supermarket at Ink Block would be a short hop from Fort Point and Southie's lower end, close to SOWA (Laconia lofts, etc.) and would probably draw South End residents. I'm not sure where SE residents shop for food today.
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I live in the South End and shop at:
- Foodies, which has a limited selection and can be expensive
- Trader Joe's Back Bay which is far and often packed with people in that small space
- Shaw's Back Bay, still a bit of a hike

Sometimes I'll drive to Stop & Shop in South Bay or TJs in Cambridge, but I don't like using my car. Many people in the area don't have cars so a large TJs, Whole Foods or whatever would be great to have in the South End.
 
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What I'd love to see for the area: A retail row along Albany street nestled underneath the elevated expressway, from Randolph to Traveler streets.
 
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Sicilian said:
But the Ink Block could be perfectly located for a full size Whole Foods or Trader Joes.
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From: http://southend.patch.com/articles/...r-the-former-boston-herald-site#photo-9180933

Whole Foods not likely: “We tried very hard to attract Whole Foods,” Clancy said to a resident’s question, “… but it’s probably not going to happen.” A grocery store like Stop & Shop is more likely, she said, as they’ve built a couple smaller, “urban” supermarkets in recent years. In general, residents said a grocery store is much needed in that area.
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Let's hope for Trader Joe's. The "urban" Stop & Shop on East Broadway is horrendous. Not sure why Whole Foods wouldn't want to lock down a location like this??
 
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I love Trader Joe's but their produce and meat selection is limited.
 
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vanshnookenraggen said:
Not gentrified enough?
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Maybe.. although that would be shocking. The entire South End would shop there as well as Broadway area, Fort Point, etc. All of which are the epitome of gentrification. A Stop & Shop does not fit in this location.
 
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Does anyone remember a food market at that location maybe 10-20 years ago?

SOWA, SE, Fort Point and West Broadway have all changed dramatically since then.
 
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There used to be an A&P grocery at Tremont and Herald streets, which is a few blocks away from the Ink Block. The A&P later became a Wollaston's Market but eventually closed. I don't remember what it is now.
 
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A CVS and a small pet grooming shop are in that space today.
What they really need, in this part of town, is Market Basket. That would really shakeup the grocery business in Boston.
 
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BeeLine said:
A CVS and a small pet grooming shop are in that space today.
What they really need, in this part of town, is Market Basket. That would really shakeup the grocery business in Boston.
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Agree that a Market Basket would shake up the competition. One of their newer, giant ones like the one in Chelsea would be great. They would succeed anywhere in Boston, but I don't think they are a fit for this area. Allston/Brighton would benefit the most from an MB.
 
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A giant Market Basket like in Chelsea would take up this entire parcel, I think. Pretty out of scale for the neighborhood. I'd love to see it over on Dot Ave, though, where a lot of the west side of the street appears to be underutilized or empty.
 
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Ron Newman said:
A giant Market Basket like in Chelsea would take up this entire parcel, I think. Pretty out of scale for the neighborhood. I'd love to see it over on Dot Ave, though, where a lot of the west side of the street appears to be underutilized or empty.
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Ron -- Market Basket needs acres of parking

The newly expanded one on the Burlington / Lexington line which claims to have the largest fresh meat counter in the entire Northeast of the US (not clear of the boundaries) is full to the brim with the only constraint being how long people have to wait for an available parking spot
 
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A Market Basket in Chelsea or the suburbs may need acres of parking, but a market near a T station doesn't. (And if it does, that's what garages are for.)
 
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Ron Newman said:
A Market Basket in Chelsea or the suburbs may need acres of parking, but a market near a T station doesn't. (And if it does, that's what garages are for.)
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Ron -- fortunately or unfortunately yes it does

the whole idea of the store is in the name -- people come out the front door with shopping carts (today's market basket) filled with groceries -- you push your cart a few tens to hundreds of feet and load your car

Market Basket is not a Trader Joes where one pops in for a single piece of Gorgonzola cheese or a Whole Foods where you -- just have to see the Arugula today (said with the appropriate clipped, sneering upper crust accent) -- its the place where Joe Sixpack and Marry Hamburger Helper shop for the family
 
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