As usual, Rifleman's impulsive knee-jerk blatherings are driving down the quality of the forum (aka "threadshitting" in FLine To Dudley's immortal phrasing).
1.) Example the first: Rifleman's asinine claim that demolition at Winthrop Sq. Garage "wouldn't begin without a blue-chip tenant."
In fact, the exact explanation for the demolition was given in the article... and needless to say it has nothing to do with a tenant being secured.
"Boston’s long-crumbling Winthrop Square garage is coming down. Crews from Boston-based Suffolk Construction have erected construction fencing around the site, and demolition work is underway. '
The garage had deteriorated to a point where the engineer had concerns about its stability and it was determined that in the interest of public safety the garage should be demolished as soon as possible,' said Suffolk spokesperson Leah Pennino.
Remember, this facility was condemned as unsafe for public use nearly five years ago--and by definition has only continued to degrade since then.
2.) Example the second: Rifleman's asinine fixation on Millennium Partners' leaning tower in San Francisco.
Without being an apologist or fanboy for their work, it's worth pointing out that they've put up at least sixteen highly sophisticated/structurally complex residential or mixed-use towers across the country:
http://millenniumptrs.com/our-properties/
One of them is now sinking.
Any rational person would conclude, based on the record, that a truly exceptional and unique set of geotechnical, architectural/engineering, political, and other factors have converged to bring about this spectacular phenomenon... and would withhold judgment until the case is litigated in a San Francisco court and the various experts for plaintiff and defendant have a chance to take the stand.
Rifleman, on the other hand, has concluded they are "dipshits."
How many skyscrapers have you put up, Rifleman? Less than sixteen? Lol.
