Equilibria
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Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2
What I think this building was missing (and what Boston is missing) is a huge anchor tenant -- somebody who can bully the city for progress. Note the buildings of any height that are succeeding: BofA and NYT in New York, Comcast in Philly, Trump in Chicago, all have some big name attached to them.
Frankly, the weakest part of TNP was that the only tenant Belkin had lined up was himself. Russia Wharf, by contrast, has apparently picked up Wellington, and their construction is proceeding.
I saw just now that the new ACT in Philly may be the HQ for TD Commerce Bank, moving from Portland. Is Boston (either Tommy or Deval) competing for this? Boston is closer to their current home, so lower cost of relocation for both the company and the employees, and the cost of living can't be that much higher here.
Big buildings are currently being built by big companies (with the notable exception of Transbay in SF). Since FleetBoston and Gillette left, Boston really does not have one.
What I think this building was missing (and what Boston is missing) is a huge anchor tenant -- somebody who can bully the city for progress. Note the buildings of any height that are succeeding: BofA and NYT in New York, Comcast in Philly, Trump in Chicago, all have some big name attached to them.
Frankly, the weakest part of TNP was that the only tenant Belkin had lined up was himself. Russia Wharf, by contrast, has apparently picked up Wellington, and their construction is proceeding.
I saw just now that the new ACT in Philly may be the HQ for TD Commerce Bank, moving from Portland. Is Boston (either Tommy or Deval) competing for this? Boston is closer to their current home, so lower cost of relocation for both the company and the employees, and the cost of living can't be that much higher here.
Big buildings are currently being built by big companies (with the notable exception of Transbay in SF). Since FleetBoston and Gillette left, Boston really does not have one.