From The Boston Globe-Old South Church has put a price on sunlight:
$19 million.
That’s how much the historic Copley Square church wants developer Boston Properties to pay as compensation for shadows a planned tower at Back Bay Station would cast on the 142-year-old church, potentially causing moisture damage to masonry and darkening stained-glass windows.
It’s the latest example of development colliding with city landmarks and the complex interplay of shadows on open spaces.
That’s how much the historic Copley Square church wants developer Boston Properties to pay as compensation for shadows a planned tower at Back Bay Station would cast on the 142-year-old church, potentially causing moisture damage to masonry and darkening stained-glass windows.
It’s the latest example of development colliding with city landmarks and the complex interplay of shadows on open spaces.
More here-
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/10/01/windows/l9ZXRHaZJC7ZDfusfEY0DI/story.html
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