tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post4850706197435685169..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: #1 Business Story of 2014Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-91451539053565379492015-01-05T15:32:01.575-05:002015-01-05T15:32:01.575-05:00Or defeat a $50 million dollar development.Or defeat a $50 million dollar development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-1202649122051975962015-01-05T13:08:29.490-05:002015-01-05T13:08:29.490-05:00The Peoples' Voice and 50 cents gets u a cup o...The Peoples' Voice and 50 cents gets u a cup of coffee. Or used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-6560998870386805152015-01-05T09:42:27.923-05:002015-01-05T09:42:27.923-05:00One East Pleasant Street is an eyesore. Doesn'...One East Pleasant Street is an eyesore. Doesn't fit the personality of the Town of Amherst at all. Ah well, just another area to avoid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62638248067708356122015-01-04T15:28:30.625-05:002015-01-04T15:28:30.625-05:00Kendrick Place Apts thinks that access to a few Z...Kendrick Place Apts thinks that access to a few Zip Cars is all that's needed for its future residents.<br /> <br />One East Pleasant plans 36 parking places for 78 Apts (180 tenants)<br /><br />This will be interesting!<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-20136996320668741452015-01-04T15:09:22.150-05:002015-01-04T15:09:22.150-05:00Kendrick Place is too close to Triangle Street- wh...Kendrick Place is too close to Triangle Street- who approved that "accident waiting to happen"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67526177580088094252015-01-04T10:33:07.037-05:002015-01-04T10:33:07.037-05:00Cinda Jones should get Archipelago to build a smal...Cinda Jones should get Archipelago to build a smaller complex st the same location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54837425262179524732015-01-04T10:27:45.118-05:002015-01-04T10:27:45.118-05:00Sure. Ed. When you moving on with your life?Sure. Ed. When you moving on with your life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-6026795695766589682015-01-04T06:48:40.384-05:002015-01-04T06:48:40.384-05:00Kinda hard to prove ain't it?Kinda hard to prove ain't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72233259917305648662015-01-04T01:17:47.604-05:002015-01-04T01:17:47.604-05:00Has anyone considered the possibility that Landmar...Has anyone considered the possibility that Landmark did some market research and realized that their targeted demographic is going to decline at UMass?<br /><br />Remember that while the other housing may house "students", it isn't oriented in the same "Beach Party" way that the Retreat would have been.Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-5901377964354774462015-01-03T19:18:12.027-05:002015-01-03T19:18:12.027-05:00Keep kidding yourselves that the people's voic...Keep kidding yourselves that the people's voice had nothing to do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-22890148745835607622015-01-03T16:50:18.270-05:002015-01-03T16:50:18.270-05:00There is a market for crushed stone and I don'...There is a market for crushed stone and I don't think anything is stopping that from being done there... Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46426118871064294962015-01-03T16:23:17.032-05:002015-01-03T16:23:17.032-05:00Don't spoil it for the North Amherst residents...Don't spoil it for the North Amherst residents. They think they were responsible. Let them think they actually did something. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-57801158693592733532015-01-03T13:55:26.519-05:002015-01-03T13:55:26.519-05:00Is any parking planned for these buildings?
A bu...Is any parking planned for these buildings? <br />A bus system that follows the college calendar can not meet the transportation needs of this area.<br />No bus service on Labor Day- the busiest day for a college town! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-79819075064975813492015-01-03T12:34:20.756-05:002015-01-03T12:34:20.756-05:00Agreed.
But I don't think the Planning Board ...Agreed.<br /><br />But I don't think the Planning Board was influenced by the hostile crowds who packed their meetings.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17083473336466575672015-01-03T12:24:03.367-05:002015-01-03T12:24:03.367-05:00Their hope was to build the roads over the rock (=...Their hope was to build the roads over the rock (=steeper than normally allowed).<br /><br />The costs went way up when it was clear that the steeper roads weren't going to be approved.<br /><br />Maybe a better analogy:<br />The flapping of wings of butterflies in Africa causes hurricanes in North AmericaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-61897747796619378232015-01-03T10:37:43.202-05:002015-01-03T10:37:43.202-05:00Sort of remind me of the story of the little boy w...Sort of remind me of the story of the little boy who was shooting peas out of a straw outside of his window. Just at the moment he shot a pea, a nearby building fell. In fear the boy closed his window thinking he was the cause. Actually the building was being demolished but the boy forever thought he was the one who did it. Cindy sold them a big rock and when they realized just how much it was going to cost to make the place viable, they asked her for a break, she said no, they looked at the numbers and relaized the cost would not make back what was needed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60240867291428150442015-01-03T10:08:20.384-05:002015-01-03T10:08:20.384-05:00Dear Rene and Larry
You're both right
Neighb...Dear Rene and Larry<br /><br />You're both right<br /><br />Neighborhood opposition influenced the Planning Board's position to not grant waivers.<br /><br />Without those waivers (for steepness of roads, high of retaining walls, length of cul de sacs), the site development costs became too high.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-66770657267581599182015-01-03T09:16:52.631-05:002015-01-03T09:16:52.631-05:00Oh I'm sure they knew it was going to be expen...Oh I'm sure they knew it was going to be expensive. <br /><br />But probably not THAT expensive.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36207456065758869872015-01-03T09:12:25.175-05:002015-01-03T09:12:25.175-05:00So, they had no idea of the site costs before they...So, they had no idea of the site costs before they started the project? I doubt that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36635638642409098692015-01-02T22:43:38.632-05:002015-01-02T22:43:38.632-05:00I think the $17 million in estimated site costs ha...I think the $17 million in estimated site costs had a lot more to do with it.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-57855401735823661772015-01-02T22:27:43.365-05:002015-01-02T22:27:43.365-05:00Anon 9:06:
Actually, I think you're wrong. W...Anon 9:06:<br /><br />Actually, I think you're wrong. Without the determined efforts, over many months, of the residents of Cushman, the Retreat might have been built. Perhaps you didn't attend the Planning Board meeting when the consultant hired by Save Historic Cushman tore the Landmark site plan to sheds by exposing so many examples of zoning and code violations that it made it impossible for Landmark to proceed. Landmark withdrew two days later. Those signs represented the support through out Amherst for those who oppossed the Retreat.Renenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-79700297672137831952015-01-02T21:06:56.563-05:002015-01-02T21:06:56.563-05:00Unfortunately all those signs has little to do wit...Unfortunately all those signs has little to do with the pull-out of the Retreat. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-70965891082106476312015-01-02T18:05:57.562-05:002015-01-02T18:05:57.562-05:00Archipelago is very clear that they are going afte...Archipelago is very clear that they are going after the same market as Greenbaum Properties, LLC<br />--some students, faculty, staff, and others.<br /><br />Its a brilliant chess move, because Greenbaum cannot argue that Archipelago's properties are illegal, without also arguing that his own properties are illegal.<br /><br />King Louis and Queen Hilda cannot move, and their Pawn Joel is blocked.<br /><br />CheckmateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-51540971081624893212015-01-02T17:24:23.975-05:002015-01-02T17:24:23.975-05:00Actually Anon 4:14 & 5:21 PM, Archipelago made...Actually Anon 4:14 & 5:21 PM, Archipelago made it perfectly clear that Olympia Place IS a high-end dorm. Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13785239200255667232015-01-02T17:21:29.187-05:002015-01-02T17:21:29.187-05:00"Olympia Place with 75 units, Kendrick Place ..."Olympia Place with 75 units, Kendrick Place with 36 units, and One East Pleasant Street with 80 units -- almost make up for the 641 beds that The Retreat would have produced.?"<br /><br />But, but these are not for students. Wink, wink!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com