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Harvard's plans for a massive office and condominium complex off Mt. Auburn St. hit an unexpected snag late last week when the city's Historical Commission voted to prevent for at least six months the demolition of two buildings on the site of the proposed development...
...council had considered granting the Linnaean and Washington tenants special relief from the city's housing codes during the last two months, but critics of the proposed amendment said it might cause the entire code prohibiting condominium conversion to be overturned in the courts...
...strength of councillor Alfred E. Vellucci's swing vote, the council denied an exemption from the anti-conversion ordinance to a group of would-be condominium owners at 36-42 Linnaean St. and 4-6 Washington...
...Allen affair especially awkward for the White House is the fact that he and Counsel Fielding are close personal friends. They worked together during the Nixon Administration, and Fielding served as a legal adviser to Allen through the 1970s. In 1976, the two men bought shares in a Florida condominium. It was Fielding who said two weeks ago that the FBI had cleared Allen of any wrongdoing, a declaration that the Justice Department promptly denied...
Next Monday, the council will likely consider an amendment to the city's ordinance sharply restricting condominium conversions. The amendment would specifically exempt two buildings--36-42 Linnaean St. and 4-6 Washington Ave.--from the ordinance, allowing many of the tenants to act on their wish to purchase their homes as condominiums. Singling out one building in a specific ordinance makes precious little sense. Enforcement of the law should remain the prerogative of the Rent Control Board. If there is any special hardship for any apartment dweller, they can deal with...