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Originally Posted by Scarface
I don't get why it took them so long to fill this hole with a new building after the fire. How many plans did they pass up. With the foundations in place thought It does look like something will finally be built there.
I passed by the New Harper Development project next to the Staples on Main Street, and it seems like it might have been another one of his "I'm going for it now... Nahhh Never mind" Not saying that is what it is but all the machines that where parked there no more site prep for the build that was supposed to happen, and he put his "will build to suit" sign back up.
I think he should have taken the offer to sell to sell way back even before Staples was built, and that area would have been developed by now.
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The fire building took a while because there is 0 capacity for "owned" parking associated with the site...that's a big deal here because pretty much every other development opportunity has that. The fact that this site is getting some action is a good sign for downtown, it shows were finally getting closer to some kind of density level that people can accept a more urban parking understanding (aka "I need to walk a bit").
As for the Harper building I don't think there was ever a concrete plan to start work on the site...there was some equipment there recently but that was city related I believe for the work being done on water mains and sewer nearby (steadman St)
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