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Post by rgs318 on May 18, 2016 10:53:47 GMT -5
Pak, Good luck with the test. (Or, as a friend likes to post, "Good Skill" since you have actually prepared for this). I remember when I got my license back in the last millennium. The one thing that was drilled over and over was the list of ways you could lose your license. I always thought it both amusing and annoying that they wanted to be sure you knew how the license could be lost...even before they actually gave it to you. Is it still sent only to a real estate office and not to the individual? That used to be the case in NJ.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 18, 2016 13:52:30 GMT -5
RGS, my realtor licensing was announced tongue-in-cheek, much like my paint-ball firing from the passenger side of my armored Humvee. _________________________________________________ The five houses on the south side of Caro most of interest to CHC. Ownership of these would square off HC's property line from Southbridge up to Clay. Two of the houses are tucked behind the middle house, on either side. In 2014, an absentee landlord marketed much of his holdings on College Hill as a portfolio package, for what was a ridiculous price. Apparently, no takers, and the portfolio is now off the market. Link below has photos of the houses included in the package; the majority were on Boyden. my.rcm1.com/View/5c1c220a6a8b41d79fd1caf378369783/Teaser_worcester_lo%20res.pdf^^^ Link (p. 2-3) has a great aerial of the college and College Hill. The properties being offered were outside of those which I presume HC has an avaricious interest in.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 18, 2016 22:01:59 GMT -5
Wouldn't you guess that the portfolio package was aimed squarely at HC?? "Here, pay me a nice premium and I'll solve a lot of your problems in one fell swoop"
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 19, 2016 5:55:11 GMT -5
Wouldn't you guess that the portfolio package was aimed squarely at HC?? "Here, pay me a nice premium and I'll solve a lot of your problems in one fell swoop" Quite likely. IIRC, the total average price per bed was about $50,000. Which is pretty preposterous, considering that much of what was being offered is 100+ years old, wood construction, and originally marketed to blue collar families. The city (almost certainly supported by HC) tried to crack down on these properties, citing concerns about safety. The enforcement case wound up in the Supreme Judicial Court, the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth. The SJC ruled in favor the property owner, whose name can be found in the ruling footnotes and for whom a Google search reveals accusations of political and moral criminality. The link to the SJC decision. www.meeb.com/assets/City-of-Worcester-v-College-Hill-Properties-LLC.pdf
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Post by rgs318 on May 19, 2016 6:04:48 GMT -5
Most real criminals would know better than to try to take on the Jesuits! Too many sharp minds to try to slip anything through.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Dec 9, 2017 10:19:24 GMT -5
Down to three properties not owned by HC on City View. (14 properties owned by HC.) 8 City View 11 City View, next to the Jesuit residence 20 City View, next to HC property line, across the street from the residence.
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Post by crossbball13 on Dec 9, 2017 10:28:59 GMT -5
HC needs to pay google street view to re-do HC. Hasn’t been updated since 2007– one of the most dated around.
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 9, 2017 14:22:43 GMT -5
Since the students now can't seem to be able to walk all the way up the hill to the Hart Center, you might be right. In the late 60's, we didn't think it was insurmountable to walk to the Auditorium for basketball games or downtown to the library, movies [ not the Fine Arts ] bookstores or other stores. Then again, I had a lot of walking practice as I walked 5 miles to a bus stop for high school and it was uphill both ways! (Sarasota, if you read my posts, this is not sarcasm, it is called a joke, except for the first phrase in the first sentence which is sarcastic). Not the fine arts??? That is where my date and I saw the classic film A man and A Woman - the coming attractions were a bit of a shock for her.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 17, 2018 11:47:01 GMT -5
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Post by fittonsfury on Aug 25, 2018 13:20:02 GMT -5
IMO, once the College does get a hold of the rest of City View, one of the best uses of the space would be to make it the primary way and an out to the Athletic Facility, and maybe put in another dorm on the side of the street that borders campus now.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Dec 13, 2018 15:49:15 GMT -5
Holy Cross bought 8 City View in July 2018 for $245,000. Assessed for $180,000. Only two properties left on City View that HC does not now own: #11, next to the Jesuit residence, and #20, across from the residence.
On the Luth webcam, just to the right of the construction trailer (as of Dec 13), is a barely discernible white-painted house, that is 144 Kendig, owned by Holy Cross. To its right, the red-painted house is 20 City View.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 3, 2022 21:10:02 GMT -5
Resurrecting an old thread. A few weeks ago, HC bought 52 College St. for $600,000. This property extends down to Clay St. With this purchase, HC controls most of the west side of College St. from Southbridge St to the south side of Boyden (opposite City View). There are three properties still in private hands. www.zillow.com/homedetails/52-College-St-Worcester-MA-01610/56747722_zpid/
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Post by matunuck on Feb 3, 2022 21:15:27 GMT -5
PP, any idea what the plan is once we scoop those last three or is TBD down the line?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 4, 2022 7:40:06 GMT -5
PP, any idea what the plan is once we scoop those last three or is TBD down the line? Several of the homes on City View are used for transitional faculty housing. If these are demolished for a new residence hall, then potentially houses on College St. could be used for this purpose. My best guess though is that HC will hold off on developing the College St. properties until it can buy the three houses on College St that it does not presently own, and one small house and lot on Boyden (28 Boyden) to square off the assembled parcels. Of the three properties on College St. not owned by HC, all seem to have absentee owners, and are being rented to HC students. The absentee owners appear to have inherited the property. The primary residence of the owner of 50 College appears to be Webster MA. 56 College's owner of record lives in Pawtucket. The owner of 64-66 College, a two family house, lives in Alabama, probably retiring there after either serving in the US Army or as a civilian employee of the Army (@ Fort Rucker). His father died at age 95 two years ago..
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Post by matunuck on Feb 4, 2022 8:05:10 GMT -5
PP, any idea what the plan is once we scoop those last three or is TBD down the line? Several of the homes on City View are used for transitional faculty housing. If these are demolished for a new resident hall, then potentially houses on College St. could be used for this purpose. My best guess though is that HC will hold off on developing the College St. properties until it can buy the three houses on College St that it does not presently own, and one small house and lot on Boyden (28 Boyden) to square off the assembled parcels. Of the three properties on College St. not owned by HC, all seem to have absentee owners, and are being rented to HC students. The absentee owners appear to have inherited the property. The primary residence of the owner of 50 College appears to be Webster MA. 56 College's owner of record lives in Pawtucket. The owner of 64-66 College, a two family house, lives in Alabama, probably retiring there after either serving in the US Army or as a civilian employee of the Army (@ Fort Rucker). His father died at age 95 two years ago.. Thank you.
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Post by purplehaze on Aug 4, 2022 13:53:16 GMT -5
Pak Phreek, what is the latest on the new townhouses being built on City View (?) - I think you mentioned they were going to be ready to house students this coming year - Still the case or is my timeline wrong ?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 5, 2022 7:26:13 GMT -5
Pak Phreek, what is the latest on the new townhouses being built on City View (?) - I think you mentioned they were going to be ready to house students this coming year - Still the case or is my timeline wrong ? Not this coming year!!! Ready by September 2023. From a timeline standpoint, they need to be ready for occupancy by end of July 2023, giving HC 2-3 weeks to move the furnishings in. It is possible that some of the landscaping will not be done until the fall of 2023. As of this morning, the higher foundation walls for the 'westernmost' of the two halls are mostly done, and they are now working on lower walls which are on the City View side. The land generally slopes down from east to west, and from south to north. The lowest part of the site is the northwest corner, near College St. and Upper Campus Rd., and the highest foundation walls are near this corner. I don't think the foundations for the easternmost hall will be as extensive, because the land slopes upward as one proceeds east on City View.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 5, 2022 8:11:04 GMT -5
And here I thought you were up-to-date on all things Holy Cross!
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 7, 2022 8:09:40 GMT -5
And here I thought you were up-to-date on all things Holy Cross! i wasn't sure whether it was spelled mahoney or mahony.. i know he pronounces it mahony. The surname Mahony comes from the old Irish 'O'Mathghamhna' (modern spelling O'Mathúna), meaning 'bear'. The native Gaelic O'Mathghamhna sept was located in the Province of Munster, in Counties Cork and Kerry in particular, and it is in these counties that the majority of descendants can still be found. i have mahonys in my family tree, the rural irish branch of the tree, not the landed barons
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 7, 2022 8:48:09 GMT -5
For your edification, I learned something when they dedicated the road in his honor. I assumed it was pronounced “Ma-HONE- Knee” but it is pronounced “MAH-hon-knee.” Accent on the first syllable.
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Post by mm67 on Aug 7, 2022 9:29:22 GMT -5
Down memory lane. Latin Class with Fr. Harry Bean SJ, a truly wonderful gent. We had a Mahoney in class. He pronounced it "Ma-HONE-Knee." Fr. Bean corrected him. He said " Young man it's MAH-hon-Knee" to you. I kiss no man's ass." My guess is that he was objecting to the English influenced pronunciation used by the student. Obviously I could be in error. Harry Bean was a delight.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Aug 7, 2022 16:44:22 GMT -5
And here I thought you were up-to-date on all things Holy Cross! i wasn't sure whether it was spelled mahoney or mahony.. i know he pronounces it mahony. The surname Mahony comes from the old Irish 'O'Mathghamhna' (modern spelling O'Mathúna), meaning 'bear'. The native Gaelic O'Mathghamhna sept was located in the Province of Munster, in Counties Cork and Kerry in particular, and it is in these counties that the majority of descendants can still be found. i have mahonys in my family tree, the rural irish branch of the tree, not the landed barons Once again our family trees mirror one another (cf. previous discussions of Colbert/Newfoundland). I have Mahoneys (with an e) in mine as well.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 7, 2022 18:07:47 GMT -5
i wasn't sure whether it was spelled mahoney or mahony.. i know he pronounces it mahony. The surname Mahony comes from the old Irish 'O'Mathghamhna' (modern spelling O'Mathúna), meaning 'bear'. The native Gaelic O'Mathghamhna sept was located in the Province of Munster, in Counties Cork and Kerry in particular, and it is in these counties that the majority of descendants can still be found. i have mahonys in my family tree, the rural irish branch of the tree, not the landed barons Once again our family trees mirror one another (cf. previous discussions of Colbert/Newfoundland). I have Mahoneys (with an e) in mine as well. My maternal great, great grandmother (on my maternal grandfather's side) was a Mahony, no "e". I can reliably take that Mahony branch of the tree back to about 1800, and the Mahony's lived generally in the area of Ringrone, Courceys barony, near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. None of the Mahony's went to Newfoundland. For the most part, the families were tenant famers. My maternal grandmother's side went from County Wexford to Newfoundland, and then to the U.S, That's the side with the Colberts. Courcey, in the peerage, is the first baron of Ireland. Unbeknownst to the family in/from County Cork, my maternal grandmother was descended from Richard de Neville, whose progeny created the House of Neville which held great power in England for over 300 years. (A large twig off that tree was given a barony in Wexford around 1170, by King Henry II. The barony was forfeited by attainder in the reign of henry VIII.. Richard de Neville's older brother was Robert de Courcy, the progenitor of the Irish Courceys. The ruins of the family's fortress castle (chateau-forte) can still be found in the commune of Courcy-sur-Dives in the Calvados region of Normandy. ,
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Post by hchoops on Aug 8, 2022 4:05:18 GMT -5
Once again our family trees mirror one another (cf. previous discussions of Colbert/Newfoundland). I have Mahoneys (with an e) in mine as well. My maternal great, great grandmother (on my maternal grandfather's side) was a Mahony, no "e". I can reliably take that Mahony branch of the tree back to about 1800, and the Mahony's lived generally in the area of Ringrone, Courceys barony, near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. , We are in Edinburgh now, Headed to Kinsale next week.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Aug 8, 2022 10:17:29 GMT -5
Visited Kinsale many times (maternal grandparents from Leap and Skibbereen). If you would like a few suggestions, pm me. My wife's sister's husband, a '63 HC grad, was chair of the Social Sciences Dept. at Edinburgh University for many years.
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