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One person happy about all these changes is Chris Betke, a pioneer of sorts who has suffered through temporary inconveniences like truck noise and sidewalk detours from the Big Dig.
Mr. Betke moved into his Leather District loft in 1998, paying "less than $500,000" for 1,000 square feet of open space.He relocated there from Brookline to shorten his commute to his law office in the Financial District.Today, he serves as chairman of the Leather District Neighborhood Association.
"If you had told me back in 1999 they would someday convert those offices to condos, I would have said you were insane," Mr. Betke said.