Keeping a Close Eye On The Harvard Allston Expansion
With the announcement of the construction slowdown of the science complex in Allston, some of us Allston residents realized that there may very well be a large hole in the ground for many more years to come.
Suddenly, we looked around and saw that there were many issues with the Harvard 50 year plan for Allston that the neighborhood needs to keep an eye on. For those that live in Allston / Brighton, or in Cambridge, or in Boston, we need to be more vigilant to prevent our town from becoming nothing more than empty buildings for the next 50 years.
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Harvard’s Tax Bill
Posted on May 26th, 2009 No comments“Boston estimates Harvard’s taxes would be 10 times higher than payments in lieu of taxes”
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=528267
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Western Ave gets more art
Posted on May 10th, 2009 1 comment
I’d like to see a tenant there, but a little art in the windows is a step in the right direction.
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Harvard cleans up for the BRA walking tour?
Posted on May 6th, 2009 1 comment
Harvard cleaning up for the tour tomorrow?
I noticed this at about noon today. I hope Harvard cleans up before the walking tour (1). For those that don’t drive by every day this is the empty building at 176 Lincoln St (2).
All teasing of Harvard and their empty properties aside vandalism and/or disrepair isn’t cool. Since it was pushed toward the street either (1) someone pushed it over (vandalism) or (2) a Harvard contractor or employee with a key to the gate hit it backing out of the locked driveway (blatant disrepair).
In both cases this is what happens when properties are virtually abandoned. I hope this starts and ends with an uprooted cosmetic post.
“On Thursday, May 7, the BRA will lead a walking tour/site visit
of the Holton Street corridor. We will meet at 4:00 p.m. at the
Allston-Brighton Resource Center, 367 Western Avenue. ”(2) http://www.thisisharvard.org/3/harvards-empty-lincoln-st-in-allston/
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Is this Lower Allston or Detroit?
Posted on May 5th, 2009 No comments
Schools Out Forever from Vice Magazine BY JAMES GRIFFIOEN (external link)
Is this an empty Harvard property in Allston? No. Our diligence will prevent this from happening here. It was left empty by a different set of problems with a different set of solutions, but led to the same outcome — or hopefully only a potential outcome in our case.
Remember to attend community meetings this Spring/Summer. Its tough with the nice weather and competing interests, but its important.
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