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Originally Posted by Drybrain
It's out of place in the sense that it's larger than anything on the street now, but it's probably the kind of scale we should be moving towards as properties (at least those without historic value) are redeveloped on main streets.
I think it'll be good for Quinpool. It's a very low-slung main street, and that small-town feel is exacerbated by its width.
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Well, it isn't larger than the Quinpool Center apartments across the street, and depending on what gets built on the St. Pat's site, maybe not larger than that either.
You are correct in your comments about Quinpool Rd generally. It is the land that time forgot for much of it, not changing since the 1940s. Still lots of old, unremarkable 2-storey wood-frame buildings used as storefronts. Others have had 1960s facades slapped on the front with similar-era changes inside, but are still pretty dated and small in scale. I always found it odd no developer wanted to buy up several adjacent properties and do something new. I supposed the 2-storey residential units backing on the adjacent parallel streets resulted in that lack of interest.