Who’s Worried? Not Tom O’Brien
The HYM Investment Group chief faces down a tough financing environment and a threat from a prominent politician to force an eminent domain sale of the Suffolk Downs development site.
The HYM Investment Group chief faces down a tough financing environment and a threat from a prominent politician to force an eminent domain sale of the Suffolk Downs development site.
His abrupt reversal comes after his entry into the race was all but assured last week, and leaves the field to Mayor Michelle Wu and other challengers hoping to topple the first-term incumbent.
Tom O’Brien, the developer who once worked inside Boston City Hall under Mayor Thomas Menino, is now weighing a campaign for the top job.
For some of the key players in the debate over how to fix the state’s soaring housing costs, Gov. Maura Healey’s $4.1 billion package of policies and spending, unveiled Wednesday, comes down to whether or not it’s a good compromise.
A carefully engineered plan has allowed 368 rental apartments and 55 for-sale condominiums to rise skyward on a tiny footprint – all while keeping the garage which shares its building site operating.