whighlander
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Re: Filene's
I doubt that the Midwood folks would plan to build as major a project as the recently announced replacement for Bromfield Pen store if the state of Filenes project was as precarious as some of you seem to think
"436,000-square-foot, 28-story building with 260 residential units. The building will consist of 23 floors of rental residential units, three floors of parking, and three floors of retail space. Total project cost is $200 million, according to the BRA"
Just diagonally across the street from the Filenes hole in the "Fabric of DTX"
I think the key to the vitality of the DTX area and in particular the success of the Filenes redevelopment is that it be surrounded by smaller-scale redevelopments of the existing buildings such as the late lamented Barnes and Noble with some new construction such as the New Bromfield Pen
Back when KW was nearly Mayor for Life we had a similar challenge with the redevelopment of the decaying Quincy Market complex. However within a few short years we had the new construction of the Marketplace Center and the Gundism of pseudo-faux-Faneuil Hall II. Later the nearby streets began to pick-up with money spent on the Millennium Bostonian, and other smaller projects.
I think Filene's (it will never never be known as 1 Franklin except on MLS listings of condos) and surroundings will start to have visible upward momentum in the next year or so (assuming the local economy and finances stay reasonably healthy).
Westy
I doubt that the Midwood folks would plan to build as major a project as the recently announced replacement for Bromfield Pen store if the state of Filenes project was as precarious as some of you seem to think
"436,000-square-foot, 28-story building with 260 residential units. The building will consist of 23 floors of rental residential units, three floors of parking, and three floors of retail space. Total project cost is $200 million, according to the BRA"
Just diagonally across the street from the Filenes hole in the "Fabric of DTX"
I think the key to the vitality of the DTX area and in particular the success of the Filenes redevelopment is that it be surrounded by smaller-scale redevelopments of the existing buildings such as the late lamented Barnes and Noble with some new construction such as the New Bromfield Pen
Back when KW was nearly Mayor for Life we had a similar challenge with the redevelopment of the decaying Quincy Market complex. However within a few short years we had the new construction of the Marketplace Center and the Gundism of pseudo-faux-Faneuil Hall II. Later the nearby streets began to pick-up with money spent on the Millennium Bostonian, and other smaller projects.
I think Filene's (it will never never be known as 1 Franklin except on MLS listings of condos) and surroundings will start to have visible upward momentum in the next year or so (assuming the local economy and finances stay reasonably healthy).
Westy