Regarding the Broad and Spring project - Am I alone in thinking it's not
that bad? Had it been proposed for one the huge parking lots on the north side of the street, yea, I'd be pissed. But this particular plot of land is pretty small. In fact, I always thought it was a (terribly designed/maintained) plaza to the adjacent building. So to see
something built here is a positive. The retail strip will sit so close to that building that we can almost look at it as a retail extension of the existing building (sorta like what is happening with some of the office buildings on Market Street). This will really help activate an otherwise dull corner. Perhaps a 4-8 story midrise would have been better, but I don't think what we're getting
that bad.
One other note. In the brochure, if you click on the
aerial view, you'll see that the giant parking lot across the street is tagged as the future site of an 18 story office/residential tower that
Nimshady cited yesterday. I still don't think this is a legit proposal (brand new office space
here?), but it's interesting to see that proposal recognized in the brochure. I suppose it's a good way to highlight the area's potential to prospective tenants.....