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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
What we actually get with all these new highrises: Gym, dry cleaners, gym, failing salon-spa, gym, gym, branch bank, yoga studio, cleaners, gym, sports bar, gym, fancy coffee, gym.
You want actual food or merchandise of some sort? Uber to Roosevelt & Canal or North & Halsted.
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I agree that sometimes new buildings offer an uninspired range of retail options, but the people moving into these neighborhoods seem to meet all their needs just fine.
Some do drive or Uber to big-box districts on the downtown edge, but for many people it's easy to satisfy daily needs by walking or taking transit. Certainly living downtown offers more choice of retailers within walking distance, in almost every retail category, than any other area of the city.