How The 'Dig Dig' Can Reconnect Downtown And Waterfront

Real estate development opportunities abound after the initial growing pains of reconstruction of the Central Artery

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April 15, 2004, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"As the 10-year disruption of downtown by the $14.6 billion Big Dig nears an end and this almost 400-year-old city starts to redesign the surface of its newly exposed central corridor, the commercial, residential and industrial real estate markets are witnessing rises in values and changes in uses that are rippling through surrounding towns."

Thanks to Jayashree Narayana

FULL STORY: Big Dig's Ripples Extend Far Past Downtown Boston

Wednesday, April 14, 2004 in The New York Times

Community / Economic Development Massachusetts

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