Word: baron
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Douglas Baron, the shop's owner, testified recently that he has stored merchandise in Apartment 309 at 1306 Mass. Ave. since 1977--two years before the law was passed. Last night the CRCB decided this property falls under a "grandfather clause" that exempts from rent control all property used for business purposes before the 1979 law took effect...
According to a report by Deputy Counsel PatrickDeTemple, Baron leased the property from HarvardReal Estate (HRE) "for office and storage purpose"until 1982. At that time he signed a new five-yearlease which said he would use the apartment as aresidence. However, he continued to store goodsthere. The board did not discuss why the propertywas later leased for residential...
CRCB ruled in 1984 that, based on testimonyfrom Harvard and Baron, the apartment was beingused residentially. In 1983, Baron told HREattorneys that he was not using the propertycommercially, according to documents considered inthe 1984 hearing. However, Baron said during therecent investigation that he has been using theproperty for his business since...
Dillon's family has a tradition of generous donations to the University. Dillon's father, Clarence "Baron" Dillon '05, was "one of the major donors to Harvard over the years," according to a University development official who asked not to be identified...
...Baron, as he was known, turned Dillon, Read & Co. from a struggling Wall Street company into one of nation's largest investment firms and retired with a personal fortune of nearly $1 billion...