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May 17, 2012
Welcoming committee isn't out for Forest City in Cambridge, Mass.
Crain's Cleveland Business
by Scott Suttell
Forest City, which is no stranger to friction with urban residents after its Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, N.Y., is getting some pushback in Boston.
Boston.com reports that neighbors of a 130-unit residential tower proposed at the edge of Central Square in Cambridge “are criticizing the size of the building and its potential effect on nearby parks.”
The 165-foot tall tower is part of a proposal by Forest City Commercial Group and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that would require passage of a zoning change by Cambridge City Council before it could be built, the website notes.
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Boston.com, Neighbors wary of tower proposed near Central Square
Speaking at a hearing about the proposal before the City Council’s Ordinance Committee Tuesday, Cambridge resident Jonathan King lamented the effect the residential tower would have on the area around Central Square and the Lafayette Square neighborhood. King said shadows would be cast on the nearby Jill Brown Rhone Park and the building would not offer a pleasant view from the park.
“The proposed residential tower will be a scar on the sight line,” King said. “This is going to be an ugly tall building out of place.”
Posted by eric at May 17, 2012 11:28 AM