To see a current example of local bureaucracy run amok, one need look no further than Somerville, where city officials are giving the run-around to a promising proposal, and giving up their power to a big, corporate developer.
Boston-based Leggat McCall Properties and DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners of New York envision a 1 million-square-foot life science cluster tapping into the proximity to Kendall Square and the 2021 arrival of the MBTA’s Green Line Extension.
After years of community discussions and uncertainty about the timing of the MBTA Green Line Extension, the billion-dollar redevelopment of Somerville’s Union Square is scheduled to break ground this fall.
