tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post113979299112782757..comments2024-03-27T14:57:27.470-04:00Comments on bloomingdale: projects in the areaScott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-1139846110875450072006-02-13T10:55:00.000-05:002006-02-13T10:55:00.000-05:00richard,so, what's really going on with this site ...richard,<BR/><BR/>so, what's really going on with this site then?<BR/>stagnation?Sean Hennesseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516980915464663011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-1139845747214172062006-02-13T10:49:00.000-05:002006-02-13T10:49:00.000-05:00The last proposal for the Market area is merely a ...The last proposal for the Market area is merely a concept put out by someone who owns a couple properties. Many of the other land owners are not in favor, and it isn't necessarily an asset-based plan. <BR/><BR/>Certainly, it is a bastardization of what was proposed in the Cluster 23 Economic planning proposal, to focus revitalization efforts around the food orientation of the market, to build on the assets that are there. <BR/><BR/>A revitalization strategy is based on assets, while what is proposed is more "urban renewal"--clearance and 100% rebuild. The fact of the matter is that commercial rents in rebuild situations price out, for the most part, independents.Richard Laymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765521217875752850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-1139840740773287102006-02-13T09:25:00.000-05:002006-02-13T09:25:00.000-05:00Lots going on, that is for sure. Now if we could ...Lots going on, that is for sure. Now if we could only get more sitdown restaurants, taverns and non-strip mall type shops nearby we could be a real community. I am very jealous of the vitalization on H st.PalacePoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483545182605911889noreply@blogger.com