So what would you do with a free-standing glass box? A rather large free-standing glass box?

By adamg on Wed, 08/07/2013 - 10:50am

That's what they're calling that old florist building next to Faneuil Hall. And it's yours to rent for just $1,200 a day!

Absolutley Unique space - Free Standing Glass Greenhouse next to Historic Faneuil Hall - Divisible down to 1,000 RSF - 20 Million Visitors a year to the property in the heart of Boston - original Marketplace development done by the Rouse Company - incredible visibility and signage opportunities given glass frame.

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Kinda wish they'd just knock

By tcf098
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 12:26pm

Kinda wish they'd just knock it down and put in another Bank of America. We need more of those in the city.

Nah

By cybah
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 12:40pm

We need more yogurt and burger places. Maybe this is where Checkers should open their first new england location!

I think a Starbucks or a

By RedditorAnonymous
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 2:27pm

I think a Starbucks or a Dunkin Donuts would be a good fit. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of having to walk half a block before I hit a Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts.

Starbucks is right next to this

By anon
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 2:52pm

First store in that corner of Quincy Market.

Woosh

By Kaz
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 3:26pm

Good thing you didn't stand up. You might have been hit in the head as that went flying over you.

Tilda Swinton?

By John-W
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 12:31pm

Could we get her to sleep in it?

I'm thinking Amanda Palmer

By Sally
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 1:17pm

could probably have fun with a big glass box.

Two ideas

By Mike the Mad Bi...
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 12:45pm

Ideally, we would put a cupcake store in there because Boston doesn't have enough cupcake stores [/snark].

Seriously, why not turn it into a publicly accessible greenhouse?

rent

By cybah
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 1:34pm

Look at the rent they wanna charge. Doubt they'll make it affordable for a public green house. Too much money to be made on rent to 'give' it away at a free/reduced cost.

Great Light-

By Macophile
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 12:58pm

Especially for something like a Pop-up Art exhibit.

There was a pop up exhibit/store there a few months back

By Nancy
Thu, 08/08/2013 - 10:36am

It was for the boy band One Direction. I got a Harry Styles poster.

How about a Chick-fil-a

By anon
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 1:29pm

How about a Chick-fil-a location now that their archenemies is retiring?

That would be a great question for all the mayoral candidates too. Would you discriminate against controversial companies like Chick-fil-a and Walmart by preventing them from having locations within the city of Boston?

It's not discrimination...

By FlyingToaster
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 3:20pm

... Walmart failed to even apply. They did they're whole "we're coming to Boston/Watertown/Somerville" shtick, and when the locals (and, yes, Mayor Mumbles) said, "not unless you're gonna be a 'way better corporate citizen than you have been", they let their options lapse.

Chick-Fil-A isn't likely to survive in a high-rent place like Faneuil Hall or Back Bay; they'd have to fill the place lunch-n-dinner year around, not just during tourist season. Route 1 in Saugus/Danvers or Route 9 in Natick/Framingham they might prosper, but not in Boston. There are a lot of chains that don't do well around here; high priced real estate and low margins do not bode well for many national outfits.

Enforcing Wage and Civil Rights Laws

By anon
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 3:27pm

That's why you won't see Walmart or Chick-Fil-A in Boston. Plenty of people around to rat them out and ride herd on their hiring/firing/promotion practices and scamming workers out of pay by redefining "on duty", etc.

They know they can't get away with it here.

How's it compare?

By Lunchbox
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 1:46pm

$1200 / day is roughly $36,000 / month and $438,000 / year.

How does that compare with other storefront space in Faneuil Hall / Quincy Market?

(I'd use it as a personal residence, but I'm fond of throwing stones.)

High-end weed store

By Kaz
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 2:40pm

I'm sorry, I meant "medical marijuana dispensary". Think about it...it's a greenhouse. Hell, you could call it "The Greenhouse" or "The HotBox". It's a cash crop to pay that exorbitant rent. It's central to nearly every MBTA line (with a short walk to the Red Line). Crime won't be a problem since it's so close to Tourism Central that the city/state will HAVE to patrol there frequently if things were to begin to get out of hand.

Aquarium

By Roland Thompson
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 2:44pm

Seal it, put a pump and lights and fish in it and the N.E. Aquarium can use it as advertising.

Subdivide

By small mouse
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 4:24pm

Subdivide it into a dozen 250 sf apartments at $3,100.00/ month. A "comfortable" bargain if you share one with 6-10 roommates. Just make sure to draw the blinds at night.

No parking

By amen
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 6:44pm

Yes, micro apartments with NO parking because everyone moving into the City believes you should not own a vehicle.

Subject-related ads...

By Charles Bahne
Wed, 08/07/2013 - 4:54pm

Obviously Adam has the ads on this site linked to what you're looking at. For this particular news item, the ads that show up in the right-hand column are "Display Cases", "Jewelry Displays", "Glass Display Showcases", and "Peruvian Connection: Fall". I suspect the last was because I'd also looked at the item about Peruvian chicken restaurants.

Nothing about stones, though.