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frenetix t1_jbtm25v wrote

Reply to comment by meme-scraperr in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by Ph886

Look at the Seaport District in Boston. Just 20 years ago, it too was just a wasteland full of parking lots. Then as Boston real estate prices soared, it made sense to develop there. Now it's full of residential units, offices, restaurants, night life. East Cambridge went through a similar transformation. It's not my cup of tea- I find it soulless, but it increased the amount of available housing (relieving pressure elsewhere) and increased the city's tax base. The same can be done here with the Jewelry District and other I-195 parcels.

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JuciestDingleBerry t1_jbu0h9s wrote

Well I agree the seaport needed some revitalization, all they did was put up luxury housing and a bunch of glass buildings. Let's raise the price of almost everything in the area, it's a neighborhood for the affluent and Rich and a place for us people who don't have a lot of money to go spend what we have. There are other ways to boost the economy, to add affordable housing, to even make an area look nice. And so many ways the Boston seaport has had negative impacts on the city, what if they made a bunch of mid-level housing over there like in Europe? Banned cars on the road over there? It'd be a beautiful walkable place and you'd be able to create community. The seaport sucks and I'd hate to see that happen to Providence

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meme-scraperr t1_jbtmcv0 wrote

Yep exactly. That building is reminiscent of a lot of Boston architecture too

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