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Trump on the hunt in hub: Mogul?s empire eyeing properties
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It's about time! This could be good because the Donald usually gets his way. Some of the stuff (trump chicago) is excellent. Others leave something to be desired.
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I'm fine with The Donald coming to town as long as he doesn't use any brass on the exterior. His latest projects seem to be devoid of that material, but he was still demanding it as recently as 2000 (see Trump World Tower in NYC).
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^ Nearest thing to gold.
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^^ Ever notice the "nearest thing" is never nearly as good as the real thing?
Of course real gold can be tacky too... |
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How about a Trump air rights development over the Pike? He might be one of the only developers who could possibly survive the South Enders' torches and pitchforks.
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Man, and you guys thought you had ugly buildings now? Wait until a Trump builds something.
\/ Seeing how I grew up near Albany I guess I was always a New Yorker. \/
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^^ "You guys", huh?
What happened Van? You used to be one of us. You a true New Yorker now?:wink: |
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I've gotten over the fact that our buildings are ugly. If I can't get quality, I'll go for quantity :wink:
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![]() They say this is supposed to be Boston's high-rise spine. (What's the use of a master plan if the NIMBYs can nullify it?) |
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I'm pleased that he's looking into Boston for developments. I always thought one of the reasons he wasn't involved in the city was because of the building process itself. Either he thinks he's going to make so much money on whatever project he builds that he thinks it's worth it to go through the process, or maybe he doesn't think the process is that bad afterall. I'm curious to know why he's decided now is a good time to look into developments here. Maybe it's because of how there's only a few decent sized projects in the pipeline and that space in 5-10 years will be at a premium in the city.
Him getting involved raises a ton of questions in my mind, but I'm excited that he sees the city as a good place for a project. This will sound crazy but I think that he could do multiple projects here because if anyone can soothe the process of building in Boston, it's Trump. |
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Would the South Enders be afraid of his hair? Is that why they won't stab him?
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South Enders fear nothing (except maybe minorities).
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Re: Trump on the hunt in hub: Mogul?s empire eyeing properties
I really think that Boston needs a man with a NY state of mind to help up Boston's profile. Don't kid yourself a city's skyline matters. Its not everything, but it is one of the first things you will think about when you think of qualities a REAL city has. Big Buildings close together and Boston could use a few more. God forbide we have more than three tall buildings (assuming Trans National gets built). And Trump is very NY he only builds big.
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Re: Trump on the hunt in hub: Mogul?s empire eyeing properties
^Yeah, I never thought Paris was a REAL city. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.
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Re: Trump on the hunt in hub: Mogul?s empire eyeing properties
Hey, we can't all be Houston.
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Re: Trump on the hunt in hub: Mogul?s empire eyeing properties
I'll give you Paris [being a Real city in the absence of a major skyline] and I will likewise agree that there are numerous cities in the US (especially in the sun belt) with a lot of tall buildings but lacking much of city 'feel'.
That said, if you were to list your top 10 cities in the US and the world, I would be surprised if more than half of each list did not have a fairly dramatic skyline. |
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Re: Trump on the hunt in hub: Mogul?s empire eyeing properties
One of my favorite cities is Amsterdam, which doesn't have tall buildings other than the old churches. Another is Florence -- ditto.
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