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Raymond had proposed a 52-story and 42-story, 2.2-billion plan,which the Boston Redevelopment Authority took umbrage with,requesting that the towers be shortened by 15% to 20%. O'Brien willtake some time to rework the development to see if City Hall andthe project can finally meet eye-to-eye. However, it might be alittle while before the project can get under way.

"It's hard to envision any high-rise moving forward in thisenvironment," O'Brien told the Globe. "But the owners havemade a $250 million investment in this property and they arecommitted to proceeding at the appropriate time."

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