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Originally Posted by blart
Blatstein seems to have a thing for retail that doesn't have actual street frontage.
Retail without street frontage is rarely successful. I've seen this idea trotted out many times since the 70s.
The Piazza may be some sort of destination, but the shops have had high turnover / vacancies. And Liberties Walk is just sad at this point.
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Yes and no. Liberties Walk was doomed to fail from the beginning, but the restaurants and bars are always popping there every time I'm around.
This is a bit different. If they could get some brand name retailers with a nice mix of bars/restaurants, this could be very popular. It's also on Broad Street which is a major thoroughfare and would certainly garner a lot of traffic from the stadiums, etc.
I think this has the potential to be successful. Piazza is a little more off the beaten path so to speak. It's a little out of the way compared to this location.