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Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 12:25 pm
by Sayoria
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/ ... -expansion

He wants to use the sale of the Hynes to expand the BCEC in the Seaport District. This could mean that the Hynes could be turned into other things such as other stores, condos, or something else entirely. Of course, it is possible that if this happens, someone who buys it could maintain it as a convention center as well, but who knows?

This is something I think that con-goers, especially those who live in the area should be concerned about. I love Anime Boston's venue and I have always loved the convention center. It is something I think we should all be watching out for. This could be bad news for the convention going forward.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:52 pm
by Aurabolt
Sale of the building has been confirmed but it's not yet know what the fate of the Hynes will be yet.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:56 am
by DocWatson
Aurabolt wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:52 pm Sale of the building has been confirmed but it's not yet know what the fate of the Hynes will be yet.
Apparently it's up in the air:

* Sperance, Cameron (28 January 2020). "Hynes Convention Center Sale Hits Political Roadblock". Bisnow Boston.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:53 am
by Mamacass
There seems to suddenly be a lot of articles about the Hynes on Facebook.
Has something happened?

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:30 pm
by basharoftheages
Mamacass wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:53 am There seems to suddenly be a lot of articles about the Hynes on Facebook.
Has something happened?
From a few minutes of googling and reading...

It looks like the folks in favor of selling it paid a 3rd party to do a feasibility study on what could be done with the property. That study got released, suggesting they could turn the whole thing into a mix of office space, housing, and more commercial space. Some minor investigative reporting poked some holes in the study (mostly around a complete lack of structural engineering work). They can't sell without the approval of the state legislature, so there's gonna be a bunch of this sorta stuff happening in public (and probably other stuff happening behind closed doors) until an agreement is met.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:04 pm
by Mamacass
Thank you

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:23 pm
by Aurabolt
basharoftheages wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:30 pm
Mamacass wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:53 am There seems to suddenly be a lot of articles about the Hynes on Facebook.
Has something happened?
From a few minutes of googling and reading...

It looks like the folks in favor of selling it paid a 3rd party to do a feasibility study on what could be done with the property. That study got released, suggesting they could turn the whole thing into a mix of office space, housing, and more commercial space. Some minor investigative reporting poked some holes in the study (mostly around a complete lack of structural engineering work). They can't sell without the approval of the state legislature, so there's gonna be a bunch of this sorta stuff happening in public (and probably other stuff happening behind closed doors) until an agreement is met.
Then the sale is on hold indefinitely ^_^

Wonderful news!

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:25 am
by nenie
Has there been an update on this? If AB ends up moving to the BCEC I wouldnt be mad about it but the Hynes is such a great location and tradition.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:56 am
by DocWatson
nenie wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:25 am Has there been an update on this? If AB ends up moving to the BCEC I wouldnt be mad about it but the Hynes is such a great location and tradition.
I was here wondering the same thing, in part. The official Web page is still part of the Boston convention center site.

There is also this opinion piece, which indicates what the status was last October:

* Mikula, Andrew (15 October 2020). "In Light of COVID-19, Massachusetts Should Rethink Its Convention Center Bureaucracy". Pioneer Institute ("for Public Policy Research").

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:35 pm
by Fetch
DocWatson wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:56 am
nenie wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:25 am Has there been an update on this? If AB ends up moving to the BCEC I wouldnt be mad about it but the Hynes is such a great location and tradition.
I was here wondering the same thing, in part. The official Web page is still part of the Boston convention center site.

There is also this opinion piece, which indicates what the status was last October:

* Mikula, Andrew (15 October 2020). "In Light of COVID-19, Massachusetts Should Rethink Its Convention Center Bureaucracy". Pioneer Institute ("for Public Policy Research").
Also, their list of upcoming events does list this:

New England Anime Society, Inc. Anime Boston 2022
HYNES MAY 27 - 29

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:17 am
by DocWatson
Thank you. ^_^

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:10 pm
by Fetch
The Hynes not sold, but the Sheraton just was.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/sheraton-b ... 2/38991087#

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:01 am
by DocWatson
Fetch wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:10 pm The Hynes not sold, but the Sheraton just was.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/sheraton-b ... 2/38991087#
Thank you. ^_^
"Our strategy for the joint venture is to build a high quality, inflation protected, and cash flow generative portfolio in major U.S. cities," Francisco Milone, partner at Värde Partners, said in a joint statement. "Also buzz-word heavy."

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:13 am
by Kalyoth

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:14 am
by DocWatson
It's too bad I can't afford to turn it into my megamansion.

Seriously: Kalyoth: Thank you for posting those articles.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:34 pm
by Lamron
DocWatson wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:14 am It's too bad I can't afford to turn it into my megamansion.
I'll go in on it with you, but do you think we could get a few more people? Like a couple of thousand. :-)

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:10 pm
by DocWatson
We'd be better off building our own convention center, or at least buying the Sheraton to boot.

Edit: Made two minor corrections, of grammar and spelling.

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:08 pm
by Sayoria
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Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 1:01 am
by Aurabolt
Do we know the asking price for the Hynes? Just curious =)

Re: Charlie Baker contemplating selling the Hynes Convention Center.

Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 3:00 am
by DocWatson
Do we know the asking price for the Hynes? Just curious =)
Basic Web searches did not turn up an asking price. :-/