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Christopher M. Gordon, chief operating officer of the Allston Development Group, will be stepping down from his position this summer due to the halt on construction of Harvard's Allston campus, the University announced today.
Faust announced in December that the University would be halting construction of its $1 billion Allston Science Complex, the centerpiece of Harvard's planned 50-year expansion into Allston, due to financial troubles. Harvard's endowment shrunk by 30 percent last year amidst the recession.
That year saw the rebuilding of a Harvard Square T station, following several years worth of construction to extend the Red Line into Alewife. The completed Harvard Square stop marked the end of what Bartley called a “giant hole in the middle of Harvard Square for almost...
The finished station—which opened for service Sept. 7 of that year—also put an end to what State representative Alice K. Wolf calls the “dishevelment” in the area due to construction.
We are pleased that the University is making an effort to uphold certain commitments even in spite of budget cuts. Development of the University’s Allston project has somewhat stalled this year due to cuts, but some encouraging progress has been made in certain areas, including a land...