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Originally Posted by someone123
I found the "another blow to SGR" tone of the article a little weird. There does seem to be a lot of turnover in retail businesses but that it happening in many cities right now. The important thing is that developers are constructing new buildings and investing in their existing properties. There's lots of demand for people to live in the area. The other stuff will follow.
I just hope the city gets its act together now and does the streetscaping while all the other construction is happening, instead of prolonging the disruption. New construction is good but it's not good for a street to be a permanent construction zone.
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Totally agree on all counts. On the "another blow to SGR" tone, I think that's bullcrap. But I think it's just more of the same Halifax conservatism-- no change is good. Also, Halifax provincialism, where if you have a national retailer replace one that is Halifax-only (or has been around "for years") then that is necessarily a bad thing. Zzzzzzz. I think SGR is more interesting now, and has more potential for success, than any time I've lived around here.
I do have my issues with SGR, of course. I've blasted Crombie REIT continually for poor management of Park Lane (no investment or TLC) and, particularly, the HMV space (how is this spot still vacant?).
Someone: do you know where the remaining streetscaping work is right now? Is it slated to be next? Or do we need another HRM approval? ZZzzzz...
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