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BOSTON-One of the first projects planned above the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension is running into trouble as local groups insist that the pair of buildings is too large. The development includes a 25-story building with 394 parking spaces and a 33-story building with 331 parking spaces.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on April 25, 2001

BOSTON-The pair of buildings being proposed as one of the first projects above the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension is hitting a snag as local groups insist that they are too large. The development by Columbus Center Association and developer Arthur Winn consists of a 25-story building with 394 parking spaces and a 33-story building with 331 parking spaces.

Last June, a study was conducted by a task force consisting of residents, businesspeople and development professionals that looked at over 20 air-rights parcels in the area to come up with a plan for future development. The study, “A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston,” was two years in the making and is not, as Meredith Baumann, spokesperson for the Boston Redevelopment Authority points out, a legal document. “But,” she adds, “to get away from it is just not feasible. It was undertaken so when we got to this point we had something to measure against. It gives us a head start in knowing what will fit.” She notes that, “this is the very beginning of the process, but the community is not pleased. I think the neighborhood concerns are legitimate.”

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