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Welcome back, Harvard community! We, your neighbors across the river in North Allston and North Brighton, have stayed on through the summer, and like you are starting a new year. In our case that means planning a future for our community which is surrounded on four sides by Harvard-owned property, too much of which seems to be mothballed till who knows when. Harvard’s Allston Development Group has begun construction of the mega-Science Complex, while its new consulting firm prepares a 50-year master plan for the new multi-billion dollar Allston Campus...
...These 213 low-income units currently stand next to Harvard’s soccer field, squarely in the middle of its new Allston campus. Last year Harvard secretly acquired the Charlesview land in exchange for land and financing to rebuild the complex a quarter-mile down Western Ave. Though the deal was made with the Charlesview’s board, without tenant representation to speak of, and with no notice to or consultation with the surrounding community, it could do some real good: The present Charlesview structures are dilapidated, and its enclave-like design isolates it from the rest...
...Brent Whelan ’73 is a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Harvard Allston and a founding member of the Allston Brighton North Neighbors Forum...
...concentration follows Harvard’s growing commitment to sustainability and the environment. As the University expands into Allston over the next 50 years, it has committed that all buildings and landscapes will conform with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
...growth of the Broad Institute comes as both Harvard and Massachusetts are increasing their investments in the life sciences. Harvard has laid plans to stake much of its future growth on biomedical research, which will be the centerpiece of the University’s new $1 billion campus in Allston. The University is also investing heavily in the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. At the same time, Patrick has made bolstering the Massachusetts life sciences industry—much of which is headquartered in Kendall Square near the Broad Institute—a hallmark of his governorship. One of the chief...