Are you suggesting that Mr. Trane did something underhanded in connection with the construction of this building? Or merely that he should have been more assertive in making the developer build something more to your liking?

I'm not an expert on Somerville zoning, but if the developer didn't have to receive a variance, or even a special permit, then the developer would have been able to build as a matter of right with no public input, and no involvement by the Board of Aldermen. I think sometimes people forget that if you own property, and you stay within the existing rules, you can do what you please with the property, be damned the views of the Neighborhood Development Liberation Front.