I saw that... there's no arguing that DT renting is going to beat out DT buying, at least in the near short term, and thats a good thing. We get to fill out the buildings and get some people living in DT now. This should be a good sign for the 2 projects going on now in Southtown & SoFlo.
Now that Steel House Lofts are rentable units, its going to bring up the available units by the end of 2010 up to ~400; 245 at Durango Phase of Victoria Commons, ~135 at SHL and the rest at St. B's. These rental projects should beef up the resident amenities in or around DT and help out the "for sale" market. I would've been a bit more worried about SHL's success, but as popular as Judson CF Lofts were, I'm sure they'll do okay. I'm also sure they'll be okay since they teamed up with
Johnny Hernandez; a local chef that just recently opened Market Depot at Port SA, plans on opening La Gloria at Pearl (could this be at the location of the "Ice House?") has
Mesalegre at the Pearl during the Farmer's Market, and plans on opening Johnny's Culinary Market at SHL.