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JANET THURSTON Brighton, Mich...
Harvard’s burgeoning Allston holdings expanded further last month with the purchase of a 5.2 acre property. The deal for the vacant Boston Tech Center, located behind the Brighton Mills Shopping Center, closed on December 13 for a $16 million price tag. The Marshall Field Family Trust, which owns the property under the Cabot, Cabot & Forbes name, first approached Harvard as a potential buyer in fall 2006, according to Field Family spokesman Larry Larsen. The trust purchased the property and began renovations in 2001, looking at the building as a possible life sciences center, Larsen said. A number...
...offering to meet directly with the group currently making public claims in order to address its specific concerns. We have recently conducted a survey of all 213 households. At this time, over half of the households have responded favorably to the prospect of the Brighton Mills relocation, and voiced their preference for a rental unit or a homeownership unit...
...have been in tough negotiations with Harvard for over three years, and some opponents of relocating have suggested that perhaps we are colluding with Harvard in some way in order to push through the Brighton Mills site. I am sure that Harvard representatives would not characterize the actual negotiations as “friendly” in any way. Our relationship has always been professional and respectful, but we have been tough and resolute throughout because we have an important mission to uphold. After many hundreds of hours of negotiation and two previously rejected proposals, we have finally secured...
These are important times for the residents of the Charlesview, the greater Allston-Brighton community, the city of Boston, and Harvard University. Our hope is that “controversy,” especially when it comes to the Charlesview, is put into proper context and not overstated...