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Chen argues, through an exploration of externalities, for the Holmes Trust project, a six floor building of luxury apartments and chain stores in the middle of Central Square.
The Holmes Trust project, according to Chen "will benefit many local homeowners because their house values will increase." So those who earn little now will be benefited by increasing property values, reaping rewards from the soaring rents of their tenants. But most people who live in Cambridge do not own...
Once we recognize that the free market is as much a conscious policy as market regulation is--that to pose no checks to development is to ensure that it will happen--whether or not to allow the existence of the new building becomes a normative decision. To relegate the consequences...
The Holmes Realty Trust project threatens to displace the very people who make up this mix. We, who cherish our tradition of respect, must come to terms with the growing disparity between the haves and the have-nots. The designs of those who have benefited from this increasing disparity cannot...
We must place a moratorium on the Holmes Realty Trust proposal in order to honestly examine the ramifications it will have on the make-up of our city. Dismantling our communities' cultures, traditions and heritage for the sake of upscale development is not progress, nor does it contribute to the...