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From YouTube: The Circle Groundbreaking
Description
The site of the former Cleveland Circle Cinema will now be home to a mixed-use luxury apartment building called "The Circle." Mayor Walsh unveiled the refurbished sign on top of the new building to celebrate the groundbreaking.
A
A
Like
to
welcome
everybody
to
the
lovely
city
side,
restaurant
I
didn't
think
when
I
started,
the
project
would
be
hosting
an
event
and
the
suicide
I
haven't
been
here.
I
think
since
I
was
in
college
and
it
hasn't
changed,
it's
still
the
same.
My
name
is
Kat.
I
am
the
managing
partner
of
national
development
and
like
to
welcome
everybody.
Here
today,
we've
got
a
really
diverse
group
of
people
from
our
mayor
to
a
lot
of
neighborhood
folks
have
been
involved
in
the
project,
people
who
have
involved
in
the
community
and
some
elected
officials.
A
From
Brookline,
so
this
was
an
unusual
project
in
that
about.
Two-Thirds
of
the
land
is
in
Boston
and
one-third
of
the
land
is
in
Brookline,
and
the
good
news
for
mayor
Walsh
is
that
all
of
the
voters
will
be
in
Boston,
because
that
building
is
entirely
in
Boston,
so
and
and
in
seniors
vote.
As
you
know,.
A
We
wanted
to
really
mark
this
event
tonight
before
we
were
ready
to
open
the
building,
but
so
many
people
were
really
involved
in
the
creation
of
this
project
over
the
years,
and
we
thought
it'd
be
just
a
great
opportunity
to
mark
the
return
of
the
sign,
because
many
of
you
know
going
back
to
1940.
This
site
was
a
theater.
A
There
are
before
I
introduce
the
mayor.
There
are
many
people
here
who
were
involved
and
I
will
absolutely
trip
over
myself
if
I
try
to
name
all
of
them,
I
do
want
to
call
it
a
couple
of
people.
David's
us
and
David
raise
your
hands
standing
over
here.
David
started
the
development
of
the
project
with
Boston
development
group
and
remains
a
co
development
partner
of
ours
on
the
project.
So
we
thank
David
for
his
involvement.
A
A
John
Martin
from
Elka's
Manfredi
architects
is
the
than
the
elk
is
Manfredi
team.
That
has
been
the
design
team
on
the
building.
So
we
appreciate
that
and
Cranshaw
construction,
the
general
contractor
for
both
buildings
here,
Bob
Lyons
and
the
entire
team
from
Cranshaw.
So
we
really
thank
everybody
for
their
efforts
in
the
project.
What
will
be
here
when
we
open,
hopefully
the
first
building
over
in
the
beginning
of
January-
is
water
stone
at
the
circle
building
right
here.
A
Ninety
two
units
and
independent
senior
housing
really
robust
program
and
we've
been
able
to
need
all
the
city's
goals
related
to
affordability
and
really
excited
about
the
opening
of
water
stone
and
the
second
building.
The
one
that
you
see
that
looks
a
little
less
complete
is
an
AC
hotel
by
Marriott,
and
that
is
Marriott's
luxury
boutique
brand
and
there
will
be
a
hundred
and
sixty
two
rooms,
and
we
are
very
excited
and
neighbors
are
very
excited.
I
know.
Boston
College
is
extremely
excited
about
the
hotel.
B
A
This
is
something
that
will
really
I,
think
elevate
the
area
and
provide
some
nice
options
for
residents
and
and
also
help
create
Cleveland
Circle
is
a
little
bit
of
a
destination,
so
we
have
one
Lee
signed
one
lease
about
to
be
signed
and
we'll
have
announcements
on
those
coming
in
the
near
future.
So
that
is
a
summary
of
what
we're
up
to
and
let
me
turn
it
over
to
Mayor
Walsh.
B
Your
team,
at
natural
development,
for
this
development
and
in
the
investments
that
you're
making
here
my
first
interaction
with
this
project,
was
when
I
was
took
over
the
building
trades
control
meeting.
It
was
a
different
developer,
a
different
project,
a
different
piece.
There
was
some
conversation
with
Brookline
and
going
back
and
forth
Brookline
about
how
much
time
he
built
in
Boston
I'm
watching
a
broken
Brookline,
and
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
around
reconfiguration
of
of
the
circle
itself
of
an
problem.
B
So
it's
great
to
be
the
mayor
here
for
the
unveiling
of
the
sign
and
also,
as
a
young
person,
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
the
movies
there.
So
it
was
great
I'm,
not
gonna,
go
to
what
what
what's
happening.
You
already
know.
Ted
talked
to
you
about
it,
but
I
do
want
to
give
a
couple.
Shoutouts
one
is
to
Emily
Shea
the
elderly
commissioner,
in
the
city
of
Boston,
because
one
area
that
we
need
to
do
more
on
is
elderly
housing
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
Emily's.
B
B
Here
does
two
things:
one:
it
creates
housing
on
campus
where,
where
there's
a
building
but
too
many
of
the
people
that
move
into
these
buildings
are
seniors
that
live
in
houses
now
in
Boston
and
they'll,
be
splitting
their
houses
on
the
market
to
allow
families
to
be
able
to
move
into
those
areas,
so
they
go
into
a
better
living
situation
living
in
a
building
with
the
services,
and
then
they
also
turn
the
mine
the
unit
over
in
the
neighborhoods
back
to
families.
That's
the
intention
of
our
plan
and
that's
a
perfect
idea,
what's
happening
here.
B
So
thank
you
to
that
and
take
you
to
Sheila
and
Emily,
and
all
of
you
from
the
city
here
I
think
the
biggest
benefit.
If
you
don't
use
the
hotel
here
and
you
don't
live
in
the
elderly
housing
here
and
you
don't
shop
in
the
store
here
and
you
don't
park
on
the
site,
the
biggest
benefit
is
the
traffic
fix.
That's
gonna
happen
here:
I
went
to
school
at
PCC
at
night,
I
went
from
many
many
many
years
for
many
many
many
years
I
went
to
school
at
night.
B
This
intersection
never
worked,
except
when
I
left
class
because
it
was
9
o'clock
at
night.
There
was
no
traffic
here
and
I
think
that
the
improvements
that
are
you're
going
to
see
here
on
some
of
the
streetscape
and
some
of
the
intersection
is
going
to
be
big
for
the
neighborhood,
not
just
the
people
passing
through
the
often
bright
neighborhood,
but
actually
the
officer
Brighton
residents
who
live
here,
put
up
with
this
for
a
long
time.
B
So
again,
that's
part
of
the
benefit
of
this
project:
new
streets,
new
sidewalks,
new
landscaping,
new
signage,
that's
something
very
important,
also
a
250
thousand
dollar
donation
to
the
restoration
of
Kansas
City
Park
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
Eva's
favorite
thing
Eva
will
bring
in
hub
way
bikes
here.
So
you
know,
I
know
you're
going
to
be
very
excited
about
that,
but
those
that
they
will
be
here
for
the
neighborhood
and
again
I
just
want
to
end
with
thing
in
the
community.
B
The
Brighton
community
and
the
in
the
Brookline
community,
but
I,
want
to
take
the
brain
community
because
in
the
office
and
break
off
the
break
came
in
here
you
put
up
with
a
lot
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
development
in
the
neighborhood
over
the
years,
a
lot
of
housing
your
ear.
This
neighborhood
is
an
attractive
neighborhood
that
people
want
to
come
to
and
I
think
you've
taken
this
situation
here.
That
was
a
in
the
Teide,
a
movie
theater
that
wasn't
working
anymore
along
with
a
restaurant
that
wasn't
working
anymore
and
really
pushed
a
project.
B
I
think
that
benefits
everybody
to
have
that
connection
to
seniors
the
hotel
in
the
retail,
for
this
neighborhood
means
an
awful
lot
so
to
all
the
brain
community
in
to
Ted.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
this
community
because
they
truly
care
about
the
neighborhood,
as
you
know,
but
it's
really.
This
project
is
one
of
those
projects
that
has
come
together
really
really
nicely.
So
thank
you.
B
C
Thanks
thanks
for
coming
out
today
for
this
historic
event,
shortly
after
I
got
elected
in
2008
that
cinema
closed,
that
was
a
cinema
that
my
family
went
to.
My
mother
went
to
I
was
brought
there
to
see
my
first
movies
and
I
brought
my
kids
there
to
see
there
for
a
small
toy
store,
and
in
particular
it's
a
look
at
see
that
we've
restored.
That
I
want
to
thank
Susan
Bregman,
who
was
one
person
behind
as
a
driving
force
along
with
many
other
the
community.
C
The
mayor
also
mentioned
these
projects
don't
get
as
good
as
they
get
without
the
community
and
I
want
to
thank
the
Austin
community.
The
impact
advisory
group
in
particular,
and
also
the
Brookline
community,
was
working
with
our
neighbors
to
make
sure
that
this
was
a
great
project
and
I
think
the
mayor
touched
on
as
well
it.
The
largest
growing
demographic
now
coming
into
the
city
of
Boston,
are
elderly
and
we
need
to
provide
more
housing.
C
I
was
proud
to
stand
with
the
mayor
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
breaking
ground
on
60
units
of
senior
housing
on
Chestnut,
Hill
Ave
for
chronic
homeless,
as
well
as
severely
disabled.
These
are
good
things
for
our
and
adding
the
55
over
is
just
another
demographic
that
it
is
being
taken
care
of
I
want
to
thank
you.
Ted,
your
team
David
took
a
good
project.
I
think
you
made
it
better.
Thank
you.
A
Cleveland
Circle,
sign
and
I
happen
to
be
a
sign
nut
myself,
and
those
of
you
now
are
paint
block
project
know
that
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
there
was
that
we
rescued
the
old
Boston
Herald
sign,
which
is
now
prominently
up
on
the
wall
in
wholefoods
back
right.
Above
the
crowd,
fears
visited
frequently.
C
A
So
the
original
letters
which
are
seven
feet
tall
and
we're
rescued
from
the
old
building
and
I
put
this
much
like
when
the
Citgo
sign
us
is
rehabilitated.
They've
been
remade
to
last
another
50
years.
They
have
energy-efficient
LED
lighting
on
them
so
that
they
will
be
green
for
the
future
and
I
think
they
will
really
mark.