Filenes

Gentrification leads to mass evictions at Downtown Crossing

By Arborway - 7/13/07 - 12:17 pm

thecappy03 reports:

Chacarero, Lambert's, Mediterranneo and every business associated with the old Filene's building was given an early eviction notice earlier this month. They are all to be closed and shuttered by July 31 with no hope of ever returning to the upscale, unaffordable new tower to be completed in 2010 at the earliest. The Pushcart Marketplace which has been an affordable staple in the Crossing will be booted off the premises August 31 according to Anne Meyers of the Downtown Crossing Association.

Another fine example of developers moving into a neighborhood to build something that will eliminate many of the reasons for wanting to live in that neighborhood.

I for one cannot believe I'm going to have to live without Chacarero.

Retail math

By adamg - 9/8/05 - 9:45 pm

Maybe they're just trying to cram a whole lotta livin' into the limited time they have left, but Filene's is currently advertising a two-day one-day sale.

Huh?

Not buying it

By adamg - 7/29/05 - 7:19 am

Guess we'll be seeing a lot more of Jody at Target soon:

... I don't shop at Macy's. I shop at Filenes. Period. And you say "Customers have told us they want the fashion and affordable luxury they find in Macy's stores," Federated said in a statement." Ya, and? How was the question worded to those customers? Did you ask "Tell us, do you want the fashion and affordable luxury you find in Macy's, or do you want me to squeeze lemon juice in your eyes?" ...