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  url = "https://www.mass.gov/doc/massgis-parcel-data-download-links-table/download", 
  destfile = towns_file
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This data graphic shows the total value of developable and potentially developable residential land owned by individuals, businesses, and organizations in Northampton. The graphic includes the 10 parties who own the most aggregated value of this land, arranged from most to least amount of value. Some of the land, such the land owned by Harold R Fitzgerald Jr, is owned by an individual, and others such as Szawlowski Realty Inc. and Tofino Associates Inc. are businesses, particularly in this case those that make money from buying and selling land and houses. This data graphic helps to show who will likely be making an impact on developable residential land in Northampton. Those who own such land are able to decide what is built upon it - the size of what is built, the style, how environmentally efficient it is, and more, actively shaping Northampton and its visual landscape.