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Speaker 1: It can be tough to build around Boston, especially when

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Speaker 1: history is around every corner and contractors need approval before

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Speaker 1: they touch anything.

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Speaker 2: Much of that will be preserved through the zoning changes

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Speaker 2: that came through this week.

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Speaker 1: Zoning Commission Share Michael Nichols New Skyline zoning passer Downtown

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Speaker 1: has incentives for projects that make preserving history a priority.

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Speaker 3: They maintain it. If they ensure that that legacy continues,

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Speaker 3: then they're able to access additional height and density in

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Speaker 3: some ways for projects.

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Speaker 1: Also, affordable housing is a huge sticking point. It would

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Speaker 1: make up twenty percent of new developments, including market rate

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Speaker 1: and luxury buildings downtown.

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Speaker 3: I think that's great.

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Speaker 4: The more you bring in low income housing, the better

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Speaker 4: of an air you can get with that sense of community.

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Speaker 1: The point of this is to get more housing closer

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Speaker 1: to one of Boston's largest commercial districts, and new skyscrapers

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Speaker 1: can reach up to seven hundred feet, though they won't

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Speaker 1: impede on the common in public gardens, no shadow laws.

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