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Originally Posted by combusean

I think it's too inward facing and doesn't address 83rd Ave too well. I don't get the location of live work townhomes, the plaza retail seems like it would struggle on non-event days with no visibility from 83rd, and I would swap the location of the apartments and the hotel.

In fact, this inward facing "urban" crap has been done over and over in Phoenix with little longterm success. Arizona Center, Esplanade, Phoenix Plaza, etc. You have to have a critical mass for the retail/restaurant to be a destination by itself and these little things just don't cut it.

This looks like tons of similar developments in Silicon Valley (Redwood City). This has been planned for many years - Peoria facing regret for zoning housing up against L101 vs office space. I’d be curious who would take such space - I can’t imagine the office space would go up before the housing anyhow.