Word: digiovanni
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Calling the proposal one of the best he has ever seen, Louis F. DiGiovanni--the man who sold Harvard the land for the planned University Place development--said the Cambridge Historical Commission's decision to endorse the project was very good for the University and the Harvard Square community...
...Harvard had not received final community approval of the University Place proposal by the end of the month, title to the land would have returned to DiGiovanni but he said yesterday he would have had no difficuty developing the site...
...neighborhood activist, who asked to remain unidentified, said DiGiovanni's involvement "has always been lurking in the back of our minds...
...Before DiGiovanni sold the property--part of his extensive holdings in the Square--two years ago, he had reportedly considered constructing twin high-rise apartment buildings in the site...
Harvard did not use the prospect of the property reverting to DiGiovanni as a negotiating wedge, Ingersoll said. "They [Harvard] were scared about it the same as we were," he said...