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Transformers 4 movie set on the old Statler lot

Postby Andy » Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:46 pm

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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Andy » Wed May 15, 2013 10:10 am

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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Andy » Wed May 15, 2013 3:45 pm

Get out of here sidewalk, we're trying to save a building.

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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Andy » Sat May 18, 2013 7:13 pm

Amadeus wrote:
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Andy wrote:Something afoot at the Statler lot.



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Cleaning up all the bum sex?


Looks like gravel. Probably turning it into an official parking lot, with the Whitney coming on line next year.


Sounds about right. I'll post what I saw today here:

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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Ansel Rakestraw » Mon May 20, 2013 8:50 am

^^ easy bet that it is construction parking and laydown space.
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby The Beav » Mon May 20, 2013 9:15 pm

Ansel Rakestraw wrote:^^ easy bet that it is construction parking and laydown space.


You'd think Pieroni would earn enough from that to tear it down, or repair it.
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby MICHIGAN » Tue May 21, 2013 5:42 am

The Beav wrote:
Ansel Rakestraw wrote:^^ easy bet that it is construction parking and laydown space.


You'd think Pieroni would earn enough from that to tear it down, or repair it.


Not after these guys take their cut,
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Ansel Rakestraw » Tue May 21, 2013 8:53 am

The Beav wrote:
Ansel Rakestraw wrote:^^ easy bet that it is construction parking and laydown space.


You'd think Pieroni would earn enough from that to tear it down, or repair it.


City / DDA own the entire block except for Pieroni building. No brainer that the DDA is giving the Roxbury Group rent free staging & laydown space. The only question would be how much repair / restoration they will be required to do to the site post renovation.

Which makes the fact that squatters are running parking really annoying. The DDA / City should be reaping those revenues...
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Andy » Tue May 21, 2013 2:38 pm



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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Andy » Tue May 21, 2013 3:47 pm

They're taking the fencing down that surrounded the Pieroni place.

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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Sterile Whites 48313 » Wed May 22, 2013 12:09 am

Andy wrote:They're taking the fencing down that surrounded the Pieroni place.

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Well, there goes the crackhead sex!
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby The Beav » Wed May 22, 2013 7:12 am

I think Andy should write an Off-Broadway musical about that incident.
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Mulligan » Wed May 22, 2013 8:53 am

The Beav wrote:I think Andy should write an Off-Broadway musical about that incident.


And then it's only a People Mover stop or two away from being on Broadway!
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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Andy » Wed May 22, 2013 4:15 pm

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And the windows are coming out:

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Re: David Whitney Building renovations

Postby Ansel Rakestraw » Thu May 23, 2013 9:12 am

Andy wrote:Image

And the windows are coming out:

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"I'm guessing that is where the debris chute will be", said Captain Obvious.
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