Re: 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District
Oh, come on. A NIMBY in this case is some 70-year-old Back Bay resident who came of age during Boston's stagnation, finds all new development abhorrent and is especially incensed that their little Fido might experience one extra minute of shadow when walking on the Common, because of this tower.
An abutting commercial property owner with 500k+ commercial sf, who probably commissioned an independent engineering study at considerable expense, is a legitimately concerned stakeholder, if their engineers say "this could cause settling that could cause your property to sink."
Criticize them if you wish because they may secretly fear the emergence of another 500k+ commercial sf onto the market when this is built... but isn't that balanced a fair amount by how much more competitive this project would make Winthrop Sq. area, in aggregate?
But again, no way they're NIMBYs in the classic sense. Get a grip.
Oh, come on. A NIMBY in this case is some 70-year-old Back Bay resident who came of age during Boston's stagnation, finds all new development abhorrent and is especially incensed that their little Fido might experience one extra minute of shadow when walking on the Common, because of this tower.
An abutting commercial property owner with 500k+ commercial sf, who probably commissioned an independent engineering study at considerable expense, is a legitimately concerned stakeholder, if their engineers say "this could cause settling that could cause your property to sink."
Criticize them if you wish because they may secretly fear the emergence of another 500k+ commercial sf onto the market when this is built... but isn't that balanced a fair amount by how much more competitive this project would make Winthrop Sq. area, in aggregate?
But again, no way they're NIMBYs in the classic sense. Get a grip.
