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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
They're adding a residential component to Dartmouth Crossing too.
1) - we are in a world where bricks & mortar retail is struggling. There probably aren't enough potential retailers available to flesh out the development.
2) - by having residents as part of the development, you are increasing the potential customer base, which would make the current retailers more successful.
There's nothing inherently wrong with mixed use projects, but it would be better if they were planned as such from the beginning. To add in apartment buildings helter skelter might be a planning nightmare and undesirable to potential residents........
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I didn't hear about the Dartmouth Crossing developments, but that is even more strange, At least at East Point, there's essentially everything you would need within walking distance. DC is just a bunch of well known outlet/big box stores... why would you want to live in the middle of that?
I guess the more I think about it... East Point may not be too bad for driverless people, got a grocery store, LC, book store, coffee, banking, eye doctor, restaurants. And those retired people would have plenty of time to go to Kent, CT, HD and Costco
that's all before they expand and put in other amenities. So I retract my previous thinking... seems like it may work out.