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Originally Posted by jsbrook
Nope. He/it/she/they is not. And if there wasn't at least some half-assed goal to try to make something aesthetic, they shouldn't have bothered recladding at all. At least it was previously a uniform turd. All that said, I do agree that the design doesn't need to be good for this to be successful. Initial feedback from opening day seems promising.
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Success for PREIT is going to be easily measured in terms dollars and customers. Success for the City might have some overlap but is largely different, and has more to do with people's attitude and thoughts about this Mall. Example, the Reading Terminal Market exterior is ok design wise, but for the last 25 years or so it has been a great success for the City as a whole. Even if one doesn't shop there its a place you take out of town guests. I hope this new mall can turn into a similar success (and will cause PREIT do hurry up and build the apartment/condo towers and do something on the other side of Market St.)