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Originally Posted by TakeFive
Aside from the hype this really is the type of mixed use development that has become the rage. In Phoenix for example both Scottsdale and Tempe have some impressive infill development that's more along what you see in Cherry Creek in Denver. Aside from Belmar, most suburban development in Denver has been office parks (along the SE Corridor) but without the fun and appeal of great mixed use. This has been an assist to downtown since they don't have contemporary competition from well-done mixed use alternatives.
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Really? Bellview Station, Boulder, Belmar, Downtown Westminster come to mind as mixed used developments that are "the rage". These are all direct competitors to downtown in terms of trying to garner employers and retail development.
Lone Tree's "downtown" is a joke and a contradiction between the hype of building an urban, mixed-use development and the reality of what they're trying to land: new suburban style corporate campuses like Charles Schwab and Kiewit. These are perfectly fine, better than the crap thrown up at Meridian in that there's a fleeting attempt at being non auto-oriented, and are competition to downtown, but Lone Tree won't be competing as an opposing city center.