That building wasn't vacant; it was occupied (I don't know how much) by mostly woodworkers and other craft businesses who need large spaces to work. My piano tuner used to have his shop there, and was kicked out, apparently on relatively short notice (presumably by commercial lease standards). (The tenants knew Tufts was going to do something with it eventually.)
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Date: 2014-03-20 10:03 pm (UTC)