Steve Latzanakis, owner of the combination Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins franchise, said he believes the Coop wants to bring larger corporate tenants into the building and that the overall diversity of the Square will suffer.
"This says they're chasing out small businesses and they're not giving them a fair chance to return," Latzanakis said.
The Dunkin' Donuts has been in the building since 1971, and the popular pub has occupied the building for decades.
When asked if the current tenants would receive special consideration because they have occupied the building for so long, Murphy said that older tenants are not necessarily protected more than others.
"Think about it, the Tasty had been around much, much longer and the Tasty's gone."
Murphy was referring to the famous all-night diner, which was in the center of Harvard Square for decades until it was replaced by the current Abercrombie and Fitch clothing store in the fall of 1997.
That was the same year that it was featured in the extremely popular and Academy Award-winning film Good Will Hunting.
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