[someone123]

Another aspect of developments like these is that they're practical places to live without a car. It can easily be more affordable to live car-free in a more central area even if rent is a few hundred extra per month.

This becomes more practical with amenities close by, better transit, active transportation, ridesharing, car co-ops, etc. There is a virtuous cycle when densities go up due to economic and population growth and people don't need to rely on cars as much.

A lot of the North End is underbuilt and actually pretty low density, with a mix of rowhouses and parking lots or light industrial. These medium density infill projects are going to transform the area dramatically. I hope that a lot of the old rowhouses are preserved and there are more restoration projects, with some sympathetic commercial conversions.