WBUR article on Union Square development

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

An interesting WBUR piece on possible future development in Union Square. TL;DR: In anticipation of the Green Line's arrival, the city has reserved the right to take large swaths of Union Square by eminent domain in order to sell them to a single developer, rather than letting them be developed piecemeal by the current owners or whoever they choose to sell to.

Comments

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

Glad to know I am not the only one who thinks that the "greek" building next to the Rosebud is an utter monstrosity and a good example of the worst of the architectural style of "urban development on the cheap."

I don't know anything about Somerville's zoning or building regs but it is pretty clear they don't do much in the way of design review. Doesn't bode well for Union (or Assembly) Square.

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

Not only is the space next to the Dilboy a bit much, you should see what they want to rent out the first floor! (hence it being empty still...)