Jun 05 2008
Beacon Hill, Suffolk reach expansion deal
It seems that plans for NESAD’s new building at 20 Somerset got one step closer to reality. The Boston Globe reported the following on June 5, 2008.
Suffolk University and the chief Beacon Hill neighborhood group have struck a pivotal deal on the college’s ambitious expansion plan, paving the way for its approval and easing one of the city’s deepest town-gown quarrels.
In exchange, the civic association has agreed to support Suffolk’s plan to build a 10-story academic building at 20 Somerset St. and not to contest the university’s 10-year expansion plan, which is under city review. They have also agreed to nonresidential developments at 73 Tremont St., 1 Beacon St., and in Center Plaza.
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