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Originally Posted by poconoboy61
Yeah, it's orientation is odd. I also like the views of the city you get from the park. Having something similar to DeSoto in that space with rooftop space. Oh well. At least Central Station will have ground level retail and maybe a grocery store.
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There is no ground level retail, though, that's the issue. It is a massive parking garage:
Van Buren - is a complete blank wall with the garage entrance in the center.
Central Ave - has one commercial space that is going to be used as an incubator (9-5 business)
1st Ave - has one commercial space that is going to be used for the transit offices (9-5 business)
I suppose those 2 spaces could be considered ground level retail, but they'll make for a much different type of street activation as opposed to, say, a restaurant with late night and weekend hours.
When you consider that its 3 sides front 3 of the busiest streets in downtown, that it connects to 2 light rail stops and the entire hub of the bus system, a garage with 2 offices on the ground level is a total waste of prime real estate.