tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28170135.post2531926802232134181..comments2023-10-17T03:36:04.410-07:00Comments on BIA Blog: Getting the North End's 'Bad Boys' In Order - Reprise'David Schroedelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14533965870997862752noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28170135.post-15111865005516815512007-09-27T14:00:00.000-07:002007-09-27T14:00:00.000-07:00I think the proposal is going to be good for a num...I think the proposal is going to be good for a number of reasons.<BR/><BR/>1) Better design<BR/><BR/>One benefit will be is that much of the problems with the Winthrop have been with the design of the building as all of the residents sharing internal common areas which leads to high crime rate. The Winthrop is a labrynth of stairwells, hallways and elevators all obscured from public view. <BR/><BR/>Presumably, the new units would be built better with external entrances as many of the housing devepments are today.<BR/><BR/>2) Benefit for residents<BR/><BR/>As for the residents, they will certainly get better units than what they have now.<BR/><BR/>3) Finally, the proposal is to make the new developments mixed use and mixed income:<BR/><BR/><I>Prium chief operating officer Peter Ansara told committee members that the company would like any new development to be a blend of mixed-use and mixed-income housing. “Our edict is to do it as smoothly as we can by taking advantage of a model of mixed-use and mixed-income [housing],” said Ansara. “We won’t be building a concentration of low-income housing.”</I>Erik B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00482308995128806419noreply@blogger.com