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Fenway needs more R&D space, developer says in proposing change from residential to office/lab space in Landmark Center expansion
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Enough windows?
How about a little character developers?
Borg don't need character.
Borg don't need character.
Now even architects say problematic
Let's discuss the problematics of sidewalks.
"Widen" Brookline Avenue
It might be time to eliminate parking on one side of Brookline Avenue between Jersey Street (Yes, no Yawkey Way, no Pumpsie Green Place, no Rice Road) and Park Drive.
The street is configured for 1950's traffic and not the sheer volume of pedestrians that use it now.
The loss of a few spaces, wider sidewalks, a bike lane, and traffic calming would be a good use of the leaf bags full of tax dollars that are being generated there.
If you want to park, go into the Landmark Center and have fun with all the spaces which were laid out to comfortably hold Mini Coopers and 84 VW Rabbits and nothing else or go under one of Mr. Samuel's other developments and park there.
And in 2 years...
They'll say they're not doing the park anymore, but they'd like to add another building.
Park is going in
The park is already under construction, they've been moving pretty fast.
The city should have more
The city should have more stringent drop dead dates and also have a instakill clause in every approval to the effect that revisions would require the developer to voluntarily withdraw the previous permit in order to even have the new one considered, in effect starting from zero, and maybe ending the incessant bait and switch shenanigans. I hope this gets denied. It would send a message that 3 years is more than long enough to be a squatter on your own project.
Fenway needs affordable housing
That's not this, but the "live/work in the Fenway" axiom isn't coming to fruition. Ask a software developer working in the area who still has to commute from outside Boston because of the high cost of new "uxury" apartments and condos.
Parking garage or Wegmans?
Which would you rather have? I think this developer made the wrong choice.
Not what you want, what they can get paid for
What I would rather have is irrelevant
Wegmans pays rent
Does a parking garage?
A parking garage makes money
Especially in the Fenway.
The bigger question is- did Wegmans back out or were they cut out?
I'm curious
How much money do parking garages make, and would it be more than rent from a mid-range supermarket?
What is your source of info - do you work for a parking company?
My source?
They charge for parking, hence they make money.
As for whether they are maximizing their profit, I dunno. But read the last bit I wrote, as it may be germane.
I see your point
This isn't always true, though - not if their operating expenses and rent exceed revenue.
It would be good to have an idea of the revenue per square foot various alternatives generate when looking at these developments, as it might illustrate the choices being made (especially since Landmark already has a parking garage).
It would be interesting in general, as many communities are seeing different sorts of multi-use and reuse proposals being floated for what is currently commercially-zoned property.