BRIGHTON, MA—Boston Mayor Martin J. Walshappears to be leaning toward supporting the controversial$80-million Cleveland Circle Cinema redevelopment project here.
Some neighbors of the proposed project at the shuttered theatrehave been vocal opponents of the plan that calls for thereplacement of the theatre at 399 Chestnut Ave. with a mixed-usedevelopment of residential, retail and hospitality space, accordingto the Boston Business Journal.
“It's a good project and there has been some changes made,”Mayor Walsh says. “People have a right to have a voice in thecommunity. If we are building a 60-story tower in an area that'szoned for three stories, then that's too much density. But here weare talking about a development that will result in arevitalization of the Cleveland Circle area.”
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
