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Old Posted Dec 17, 2018, 5:19 PM
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Originally Posted by atxsnail View Post
It seems like this could be for security reasons a la the federal courthouses. If I remember from the republic square version, security was the main reason retail wasn't being proposed in an area which demands good street level interaction.

Or is it just a less-than-ideal way of dealing with the sloped land?
I think this is likely the case. That being said, you'd think there could be some sort of way to design around that issue, segregating the retail part of the building from the courthouse part entirely.
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