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<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <title>A Note from John Fahimian</title> </head> <body> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">A Note from John Fahimian<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dear Cambridge Antique Market Dealer<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">As you might be aware, there are major changes happening around us here in East Cambridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Specifically, we are seeing the rundown and abandoned buildings surrounding the Market being developed.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">For the Market, this is both good and bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">We have lost the use of the parking lot we had leased for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Marriott Hotel chain is developing this land along with the abandoned meat packing plant building into a Courtyard by Marriott. <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also, we have lost the use of the MBTA property behind the Market that we have been able to use for over a decade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">The developers of the 22 Water Street project, who are building 3 structures containing 400 apartment units on 2.4 acres of land behind our parking lot and the MBTA area, will start construction immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">The bad news is that we have lost parking spaces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The good news is that within a couple of years, we will have a whole new population who will be buying antiques � from the 3 hotels in our immediate vicinity, to the many new apartment dwellers looking to furnish and decorate their homes.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sadly, the parking spaces are not replaceable, but we will be directing our employees and visitors to the MBTA Parking Lot that is located about two blocks from the Market and metered parking on Cambridge Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also, I am seeking creative new ways to get around the parking problem by possibly having evening hours for dealers to re-stock their booths, valet parking, a shuttle bus, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I certainly would welcome any other such ideas from our dealers. <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">We know this is a transitional time and it will be a while before things settle down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With your help and cooperation we hope to be here for many more years.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> </body> </html>