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Old Posted Feb 22, 2011, 2:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Lion View Post
my fear is that this will become a Nimby magnet and that progress will be impeded.
It's a city development, and there aren't many NIMBYs around to fight it. But even if there were, the basic NIMBY concerns are covered: affordable housing? Check. New school? Check. Open and Park space? Check.

The first phase (the two towers shown) should be completed in 2014, with work on the actual buildings beginning next year. Site prep began last year.
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