The backstoryRob Holowka/Birdhouse Media
Mr. Vulpe enjoyed the cultural diversity, the arts scene and the freedom to walk everywhere he needed to go. At the time, Mr. Vulpe was an entrepreneur consumed with launching his own software start-up, called i4i. He couldn’t spare the time to take on the renovation of a circa-1890 house. The entrepreneur gained fame in the tech sector when, in 2007, i4i took on juggernaut Microsoft Corp. for patent infringement. The legal battle wound its way through the court system and a U.S. jury awarded i4i US$290-million)Rob Holowka/Birdhouse Media
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Is it really appropriate to celebrate this loss of dense, affordable housing at this time, in this city?
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