Owner of the Pru completes set, buys Hancock

By adamg on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 11:58am

Also worth noting: Boston Properties will pay $930 million for the Hancock, one year after it went for $660 million at a foreclosure auction.

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We all lose now

By Kaz on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 2:16pm.

If he doubles the rent and starts building hotels, all your third place finishes in the beauty contests won't matter a damn.

I swear if I go to Jail, I'm only leaving if I roll doubles.

But I own the Orange Line and the Green line

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 4:30pm.

Now all I need are Blue and Red to complete the set and I can survive landing on Copley Place now and again.

Hotels are worthless

By Stevil on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 4:59pm.

In this game if you build hotels you lose. Ask the owners of the W.

Ooops, forgot, they built it with our money. You're right. We lose - they win for losing.

Make Boston more attractive

By anon on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 6:37pm.

Make Boston more attractive to visitors, for tourism and business.

Let's see, we've got the Freedom Food Court Trail, plastic swan boats, some big patches of grass in the median of a road, rude people, terrible drivers, decaying infrastructure, a seedy overpriced ballpark, a hideous huge gas company sign, some biotechs and fancy schools across the river, and several combat zone ghettos.

Sign me up for the most luxurious 2-week Boston getaway package!

Add "whiny residents" to that list

By merlinmurph on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 8:42pm.

n/t

Pay the luxury tax

By Kaz on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 12:02am.

Then we'll see what we can afford to do.

I'm not sure we've been

By anon on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 7:40am.

I'm not sure we've been spending the money we have in the best way.

Boo hoo

By Kaz on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 9:22am.

Don't give me your Water Works.

l love the Waterworks

By adamg on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 9:47am.

Unfortunately, they went condo a few years back.