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Originally Posted by scryer
I also cautiously agree that Seymour street is re-activating at certain parts. There's a couple of projects (either U/C or proposed) that are happening along Seymour street that are exciting including 600 Robson, and the 753 Seymour towers which will activate those intersections with more pedestrian traffic. However Seymour street itself, beyond those intersections, isn't a huge draw for pedestrians. That is until the Bay parkade gets redeveloped... |
Wasn't referring to just pedestrians. Vehicle traffic is heavy at that intersection or Seymour for that matter all together. The other street in that intersection is Robson and that sight is screaming for some larger scale retail. Chapters moved out of the downtown not because of poor business, but because of lack of space at a somewhat reasonable rental rate.
I like the look of those projects (although I know the one next to Scotia Tower was just approved because 12th & Cambie do not like that building and wished it would go away). That whole block could have been developed into something very special (much like this proposal for Granville), and could have been a draw on its own, but instead we have some big draw retailers then an H-Mart with like 5 floors of residential above it. Fail
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