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Originally Posted by starboy92
...A mall maybe? you only need a 1/3 of the podium to create a little department store or indoor mall galleria etc. venues for public events would be nice. this is just a quick opinion but I'm tired of buildings that take away whole blocks from the city and offer nothing to its citizens. just a general thought.
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Interesting idea. However, where are your customers going to park? Obviously, it is far more costly to have an underground garage. And, I too, hate all of these ugly podium car parks.
Additionally, you'll need more than one square block for a "mall." If I'm not mistaken, this entire site encompasses 1.63 ac (just under 71,000 SF). The Whole Foods down the street is about 10,000 SF bigger than this whole site.
Yes, you could build "up;" use multiple floors of the podium to increase the total rentable SF. But, again, where are these customers, employees and residents going to park? Underground or in the same size podium car park above the "mall?"
Still, an intriguing idea.