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A self-described “rag man,” Cassell wants to “rehab” the building and keep Garment District retail operations at 200 Broadway St.
The existing structure is not sufficiently set back from the road and, importantly, it can offer no parking. Halperin told The Boston Globe that the current building could not be converted into housing. Building subterranean parking, Cassell says, would complicate aspirations to renovate but preserve the historic building.
Cassell intends to keep these operations running during renovation, which could begin as soon as next spring, provided he reaches an agreement with Halperin and secures the requisite permits. The Garment District could move, during the overhaul, to a temporary location.
The loss of the Garment District would be a loss to East Cambridge as well, Cassell says, in that it offers both jobs and inexpensive clothes. The store employs 30 workers full-time.
“We aren’t Walmart,” Cassell says. “We’re a local organization.”