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yeetsqua69 t1_j1woyol wrote

Reply to comment by rabblebowser in I want to propose to my girlfriend at the Snowport today, but don't have anyone to take a video by uternalfootball

I’m not from the area and am considering moving to the Seaport…not trying to sound ignorant but is that a bad thing to admit?

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TakenOverByBots t1_j1wzsok wrote

Let's just say, I don't know a single person in my social circles who could afford to live in the Seaport. And I'm supposedly well off. So yeah, it's not a bad thing, but it is kind of brave admitting you're wealthy to a sub where every other post is someone crying that their landlord is raising the rent and they'll have to move to Fitchburg or something. The other thing is that the Seaport is an area with no soul. Not really a neighborhood. Just luxury condos and trendy restaurants.

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bostonaliens t1_j1z9u6q wrote

What would give the neighborhood “soul”? A school? No children live in Seaport. Historical landmarks? It was a giant parking lot 15 years ago. The city and partnering developers were never going build Beacon Hill brownstones or an affordable neighborhood like Brighton or Alston. Reddit needs to accept Seaport for what it is and be happy we have something that isn’t a dumping ground for Whitey anymore.

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TakenOverByBots t1_j1zhsxm wrote

At least there's finally a Trader Joe's. Developers were so greedy that they just built luxury condos after luxury condos without any regard for the basic things people need when they actually live somewhere: a grocery store, dry cleaners, CVS, etc. The neglect of simple conveniences or the assumption that these people are so wealthy, they can just have anything they need delivered, is what I mean. A neighborhood is more than just condos and restaurants.

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bostonaliens t1_j1zi7yl wrote

Totally agree. Even some unique sandwich shops or delis (can be fancy idc) just to break it up a bit would go a long way.

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TakenOverByBots t1_j1znjs0 wrote

I say I don't know anyone who lives there but I actually did up until about four years ago. He finally moved when they wanted to practically double his rent. He said his biggest complaint was no grocery store. He worked downtown and had to get all of his groceries from the Roche Bros. after work and bring them home. The Trader Joe's came in around the same time he moved out.

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SomeLightAssPlay t1_j1wqbu9 wrote

on reddit yeah not in real life tho. my brother lives in the seaport and absolutely loves it. plus if you wear boat shoes and golf we already know you live there anyways

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jpeg_0216 t1_j1yvabv wrote

seaport is a fantastic place to live if you can afford it! seaport has lots of restaurants, near-weekly activities planned by the neighborhood committee of Seaport (some exclusively for residents), museums, and the harbor walk is beautiful at any time of day. it comes down to what you value in an area. my wife is an example - she lived in other nice modern apartments in diff greater boston areas but the most important thing to her was having a well-managed apartment, a concierge/manned front desk for packages/deliveries, and her gym nearby. seaport checked all the boxes.

you can argue character, charm, soul, etc. but at the end of the day it comes down to what you want. very obviously this neighborhood doesn’t suck or else people wouldn’t keep coming to it.

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