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yacht_boy t1_iy7ykad wrote

If you are so new to town you can't even spell it properly, you might be part of the problem.

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-Im-A-Little-Teapot_ t1_iy87ghx wrote

OP isn't the first or only one to make that mistake, like the time the state put up a 'Entering Somervile' sign on Rt 16/Alewife Brook Pkwy near Mass Ave,

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1000thusername t1_iy7wvqu wrote

I think that ship left the station from Medford and Somerville quite some time ago already. It’s a concern in general, but for other places these days more than there.

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nattarbox t1_iy7wep0 wrote

That process kicked off 10 years ago when the extension was announced.

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Own-Suit5786 t1_iy7zekk wrote

12 years ago I lived on the Medford/Somerville border and it was cheap and we had an incredible apartment. Maybe that was the beginning of the end

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metrowestern t1_iy8x1d7 wrote

I did as well two blocks up from Union Square. Massive 2br for 1500.

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Own-Suit5786 t1_iy7yabm wrote

I moved to Stoneham from Somerville to avoid the gentrification and it instantly became a bad idea. I’m f**ked. There’s no trains here, just one bus. But horrible rent and houses that are 600,000 minimum. I need to be 1000 miles from this situation.

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Washableaxe t1_iy7y6t2 wrote

The green line access in those locations has been priced in for some time.

With regards to gentrification, the market will simply have to adjust to pay enough so the low skill workers can afford to live close enough to the city.

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Stronkowski t1_iy9ycsq wrote

I saw people including it as a factor in rent prices at least as far back as 2012.

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RogueInteger t1_iy8dox7 wrote

Wait until you hear about what Southie was like.

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The24HourPlan t1_iy8qyx0 wrote

I'm more worried about the lasting effects of the recent invasion of Iraq, what are Bush and Cheney thinking?

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DooDooBrownz t1_iy8glf0 wrote

the irony is that all the nimbys that fought density re zoning, t extension and everything else that might slightly upend the status quo because it would supposedly drive DOWN the property values are now the ones complaining about the opposite. it's kinda funny but not in a haha way

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bbc733 t1_iy81xvx wrote

The real question is, is gentrification a bad thing, and if you think so, why? You highlight the new green line stations opening as a driver of gentrification, but why is that a bad thing?

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Maxpowr9 t1_iy8pg4r wrote

Gentrification isn't inherently a bad thing. The problem is, we're not building enough housing to keep up with demand so it's viewed as a bad thing.

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KSF_WHSPhysics t1_iy983bn wrote

I was in union sq a few weeks ago which is the first open new green line stop. It's probably not enough, but they're building a fuck ton of housing there

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dbhanger t1_iybnotg wrote

We'll know it's enough when rent drops

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Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iy9dain wrote

It's both a good thing and a bad thing and overall I'm excited about it, but I think the gentrification part is a bad side effect because it drives away the people that already live there.

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Stronkowski t1_iy9qwmp wrote

I own in Malden so I'm not really worried about getting priced out by rising prices.

However, I own in Malden because I got priced out of buying in Somerville 6 years ago.

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Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybl3xu wrote

Damn... Do you find that there are any disadvantages to living in Malden as opposed to Somerville?

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Stronkowski t1_iycocy7 wrote

Nightlife/restaurants are on average better in Somerville. Malden is a bit older/more family friendly. Somerville is a bit denser/more walkable than Malden.

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felineprincess93 t1_iy8ag7n wrote

As someone in Medford, it’s definitely on my mind. The thing is there’s not much left in terms of going out further - further out, the apartment situation is less options/demand pricing so rent doesn’t sound like it’ll be that much better.

We’re all kind of screwed.

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spedmunki t1_iy8fbnb wrote

Gentrification isn’t bad

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bobby_j_canada t1_iya4sid wrote

It's depressing that the housing market is so bad that people are starting to see MBTA extensions as bad things.

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Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybfpzh wrote

I agree. Personally I'm excited for the GLX, but the housing affordability crisis is insane.

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yacht_boy t1_iybjk88 wrote

40 years ago people fought off MBTA extensions because they didn't want poor people to be able to take the train to their neighborhood. I think people just hate transit.

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Old_Travel8423 t1_iyaz0nu wrote

I moved to Somerville about 10 years ago and condo prices are about 100% higher than they were then. Rents up closer to 75%. It has definitely already gotten more expensive.

From a price perspective, I think it’s baked in for the most part. From a rent perspective, it’ll probably keep being baked in over a year or so following the opening of the Medford branch.

Honestly everything is so expensive already, that at this point, all that’s left is the benefit of the green line. The costs are already here. Then we’ll see how the green line changes the neighborhood and how that impacts costs.

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Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybkzml wrote

I suppose not needing to have a car, or having to rely on one much less would definitely help with the household economics. Thoughts?

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BabyLegsOShanahan t1_iy7wwel wrote

It sucks. Poorer people will forever be shuffling around. No matter where they go, some jackasses will find it.

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Own-Suit5786 t1_iy7zn83 wrote

My best bud lives near the NH border and he’s paying what I do. It’s inescapable. Clown world

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tim_p t1_iy8041a wrote

I own a house in Medford, so rising property values are a plus for me. To be honest, I am one of the gentry.

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