30% of U.S. office buildings, valued at $1.1T, are obsolete

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by craigs

Why limit the discussion only to the Midwest?

This thread is open for discussion about cities anywhere.

I was only interested in Midwest cities because it's my belief that the slow growth aspect of most Midwest metros makes the development of a Clayton-like place especially parasitic to its downtown, that's all.