tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post2206644861319101664..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Chevalier FurnitureBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-34973350742859111992010-10-01T11:25:46.380-05:002010-10-01T11:25:46.380-05:00I dont know about you guys, but I am not sure if I...I dont know about you guys, but I am not sure if I my worst drinking days were in my college years or the years just after college. Ya see just after college I had more dineros in my pocket which = more Jahnameister in mi stomach and less brains cells in mi head :) .. plus I had no student loans and a good paying job altho not in my chosen field of endeavor.<br /><br /> David, debt does Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-11582709341595979122010-09-30T17:21:19.163-05:002010-09-30T17:21:19.163-05:00you are correct..I stand corrected on the in colle...you are correct..I stand corrected on the in college/out of college....but Gabe was advocating for the 50/50 months ago and chiding those of us against it..to lazy to dig up but it is there for the diggers:>)<br /><br />Kid's out of college or career college students the 50% is not meant for and we are all aware of thisPaulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-60527961279802665762010-09-30T14:42:38.488-05:002010-09-30T14:42:38.488-05:00Correct me if I'm wrong but Gabe is not saying...Correct me if I'm wrong but Gabe is not saying they will be marketing to college kids but those in their early to mid 20s just OUT of college.<br /><br />With the amount of debt that college students carry nowadays, they would certainly qualify for the affordable housing portion.<br /><br />And no one is advocating for discrimination. We all know they can't refuse to rent to a family but David Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04121876324744892386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-82254272022827159232010-09-30T11:54:44.239-05:002010-09-30T11:54:44.239-05:00Senor Pedro Jahn..I have been renting to Tufts, Bo...Senor Pedro Jahn..I have been renting to Tufts, Boston College & Harvard kid's for years...they rarely want to be far from campus..they like to be off campus but close by cause they do not have cars and Woo having such a poor transit system?...most if not all of the colleges are making it quite attractive for the kid's to stay on campus nowadays..I do not see any mass movement away Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-76038437548631157162010-09-30T08:47:49.125-05:002010-09-30T08:47:49.125-05:00"If marketed right can they not get early to ..."If marketed right can they not get early to mid 20's kids just out of college to rent the 50% affordable portion?"<br /><br /><br /> Gabriel, mio fine hombre', probably not a bad idea. However.....<br /><br /> DZ and esp you Wild Will and to a lessr extent Gabriel, you folks ever hear of teh MCAD. Nope , it has nuttin' to do with Mcas tests.<br /><br /> MCAD = Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-21346739997225727712010-09-30T06:24:04.633-05:002010-09-30T06:24:04.633-05:00And that's what makes this project a winner!And that's what makes this project a winner!David Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04121876324744892386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-84621388865606712182010-09-29T20:11:16.996-05:002010-09-29T20:11:16.996-05:00Gabe
Yes they can and that is what I am hearing t...Gabe<br /><br />Yes they can and that is what I am hearing they are planning on doing.<br /><br />BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-25272549070996016292010-09-29T19:11:57.942-05:002010-09-29T19:11:57.942-05:00Can I ask a simple yes or no question of you peopl...Can I ask a simple yes or no question of you people? If marketed right can they not get early to mid 20's kids just out of college to rent the 50% affordable portion?<br /><br />This is a simple yes or no.Gabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386502096542936711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-43126499135019330282010-09-29T15:03:23.608-05:002010-09-29T15:03:23.608-05:00Bill, the opinion here has often been that is not ...Bill, the opinion here has often been that is not possible to have market rate folks living under the same roof or in close proximty to subsidized rental folks....even if the subsidzed folks all work.<br /><br /> It seems to just result in major culture/lifestyle clashes and gov't cannot change this no matter how hard they try. Not unlike having college kids living in city neighborshoods vsJahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-14380785182595751922010-09-29T10:21:22.653-05:002010-09-29T10:21:22.653-05:00And your vote to keep or do away with 40B?
Not...And your vote to keep or do away with 40B?<br /><br /> Not trying to pry here, but i want to get others opinions b4 I pull the lever and make a mistake. Am I ocerlooking otehr pertinent issues such that I should vote to do away with 40b?<br /><br /> Word Verf: Later...!!!!!Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-15339306447928725752010-09-29T09:58:45.791-05:002010-09-29T09:58:45.791-05:00Jahn:
DO I wish this was 100% market rates? ye...Jahn:<br /><br />DO I wish this was 100% market rates? yes. <br /><br />I see this project more of utilizing the low-income financing to create market rate housing which I see may lead to more market rate housing. In other words I see a potential for an end game here. <br /><br />No, these units will no be low-mod forever. Each deal is different but they usually are 15 years. <br /><br /Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-44586449091732644012010-09-29T09:29:49.394-05:002010-09-29T09:29:49.394-05:00Bill, my dapper amigo, I am having a hard time und...Bill, my dapper amigo, I am having a hard time understanding you this time on the overall low income housing issue here in Worc. Glad to see you might be back pedaling a bit from the original post.<br /><br /> Do we really need anymore low income housing in Worc. NO. We both know Worc is 40% above the state mandated minimum. Only 50 of the 351 municipalities in Mass are compliant with the Jahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-91952581559384425852010-09-29T07:58:28.129-05:002010-09-29T07:58:28.129-05:00admittedly I wish it was more in the 15-25 range t...admittedly I wish it was more in the 15-25 range then the 50%, but it is a move in the right direction. More importantly I can see this project spurring other market rate housing to be created.Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-37320295981617996192010-09-28T15:16:55.136-05:002010-09-28T15:16:55.136-05:00The more I think about it. I can see how the Chev...The more I think about it. I can see how the Chevalier project can be a building block to bigger and better projects.<br /><br />On the other hand May, Hadley and Southgate Street are simply dead-endsBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.com