Word: motoring
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Three of the projects in the southwestern sector of the Square area make up a cooperative effort among three private developers to extend the shopping district and provide more office space. But the largest step in this renovation of the area is Harvard's decision to lease the Harvard Motor House to the same developers who built the Charles Hotel...
...chance opened up for the largest development in the area when the University decided not to renew the contract of the Harvard Motor House, a favored hotel for parents of undergraduates. Instead, it leased the Motor House to the part-owners of the rival Charles Square Hotel. These new lessors plan to replace the House with an office building...
Many builders said they will be glad to see the Motor House leave the skyline. "That's a monstrosity," said developer Louis F. DiGiovanni. "Anything would be better than that." And Spiegelman conceded, "It's a building that doesn't have much in the way of architectural character, the way it floats on those decks of parking...
Spiegelman said that of all the Motor House's critics, "the people who feel most that way are Carpenter and Co. because their major project is sitting across the street from what is considered an eyesore...
...Broward Motor Yachts in Fort Lauderdale leads the U.S. in building big boats, with twelve taking shape in the family-owned yards. Its new production plant will add more than 50 architects, skilled fitters and welders to its staff of 250. The yard's most celebrated product is the notorious Monkey Business, which helped drive Gary Hart's presidential campaign onto the rocks. Broward's most popular boat, however, is an 80-ft. starter, or "yuppie special," that sells for $2 million. The typical buyer is a fast tracker between 35 and 40 who yens for something more than...