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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_jc87u6d wrote

Bummer. Figured it was always too much to ask to have two Greek restaurants a block from each other downtown.

Maybe Paolino should realize his insistence on high rents is destroying downtown. No one wants to see empty storefronts with his logo on them a dozen times walking less than a mile across the city. You’d think a former mayor would understand that.

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Wide_Television_7074 t1_jc8mrab wrote

he would make much more money charging market rent and actually supporting a healthy downtown — he’s short sighted

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jcchdi7 wrote

The ham-fisted Boston solution to short term profits. High rents and skyrocketing property values don't just price out residents. Hard to say with Yoleni's as the owners seemed relatively affluent and service variable, but I don't want a downtown solely composed of banks and crunchy mom chains like Boston/Cambridge 2.0 these days.

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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_jcchkk2 wrote

That Old Navy at downtown crossing cements Boston as the most tragically uncool city in America.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jccj6wy wrote

$20 dresses. $50 parking.

I can't hate on the Macy's because the bathrooms come in clutch.

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grapefruit_witchh t1_jcz8cnq wrote

Fucking amen. I looked up the rent for the restaurant space (that was just rented) that sat empty at 100 westminster for the last almost 2 years and it was around $5k a month. Insanity.

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