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Originally Posted by LAofAnaheim
Agreed with colemonkee. HunterK, I've lined in DTLA since 2007 and if you think Ross was damaging to downtown, then you are the one that is delusional.
And not "everybody" hates it, your generalization statements undermine the qualities of your thought. Your hidden negatives are much worse than citywatch's constant parking lot comparisons.
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I think all you forumers who do live in dt deserve to be listened to far more closely than those of us who are merely outsiders looking on in & being like backseat drivers. So even if I don't agree with what you or other dt residents say or feel about where you live, I've got to remember the phrase about walking a mile in someone's shoes.
however, I continue to believe that the average person.....the AVERAGE person....not an ssp forumer, or a fanboy or fangirl of urban planning & urban ideals....does notice what you say I'm always making comparisons about far more than things like bldgs being too short, or not architecturally snazzy enough, or having overly large parking podiums, or lacking stores on the 1st floor.
that latter criticism always puzzles me alot when when it's voiced by the many forumers here who are guys, since generally males aren't as much into shopping as women are. besides, there are huge sections of cities famous for their street life that have plenty of bldgs without stores to walk into....for instance, many sections of NYC, including a huge portion of 5th avenue across from central park.
I think the bigger problem is not walking past new bldgs that don't have retail, but walking past all the sections of dtla that are nothing but.....parking lots.
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Originally Posted by brudy
And here I thought the Broadway Ross dead horse was already beaten? Personally, I don't like Ross (I'm fine with marshalls or tj maxx). Whether or not it's done any good for the street, who knows? When I walk by it looks pretty dead in there.
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hunterk is a tough taskmaster when it comes to what he wants or doesn't want on broadway, but since he & you, & colemonkee, laofanaheim, lasportsfan, & various other forumers who live in dt or spend lots of time there, do deal with dt far more closely than other forumers, I'll have to say your POV deserves more consideration than mine.
however, I'm personally not bothered by Ross's new store....one can find name brands there for good prices. But I am very bothered to read that ross may not be attracting enough business to make its owner instantly very happy. I'd hate for that store to be doing poorly while all the really
swapmeets on broadway manage to hang on, yr after yr after yr.
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Originally Posted by Wilcal
The website for the Ratkovich Company gives more of a description of their plans.
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this is the section of their webpage that stood out to me. the big question is just how confident & ambitious will macy's be about improving their dtla store? perhaps if the renovation of the entire complex is so dramatic that a transit station will now open directly into it, stores like macys will no longer feel hesitant about investing $$ into their property due to a concern that the investment won't pan out cuz of a lack of enough shoppers.
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Bounded by 7th, 8th, Hope and Flower Streets THE BLOC will include a state-of the art European Standard 478 room Sheraton hotel, a fully updated 250,000 sf Macy’s Department Store, over 150,000 sf of unparalleled retail shops and restaurants surrounding an open-air, multi-level public plaza, and a fully renovated 33-story, 700,000 sf office tower with rooftop garden lounge.
THE BLOC will also become a transit hub, with direct regional connector subway, streetcar and bus connections bringing customers right into the center of the project.
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I notice they already have a website up that is for the bloc, but the web pages aren't yet fully completed...there are missing links. I hope that isn't an early warning sign that the new owner will end up promising more than he can deliver.
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