Posted Apr 29, 2015, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike
I know that ground floor retail is all the rage right now, but I honestly don't think every project needs it. In some cases I'd rather see the first floor used for more living units - especially if there's lots of other retail nearby. We have a housing shortage here and I think it's sometimes more important to have more vacant apartments to lease for people to actually live in than it is to have more retail space to lease just so we can have another day spa/juice bar/nail salon.
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Amen.
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