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Originally Posted by McBane
BUT, Blatstein's project will create a there. It's big enough on its own to be a draw and pull people in. It's a completely different dynamic.
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Right, but that's only if it succeeds. A big if. If nothing changes on that stretch of Broad St - there's a decent chance this thing turns into a huge white elephant - vacant retail and difficulty filling 1000 apartments...
It's too much Icarus at this point for this stretch. The city really should actively get involved in the derelict and under-utilized properties down here.
The massive DNC contingent will all be coasting past this glorious stretch from their CC hotels down to the WF Center. it's an embarrassment for the region to have our famed Broad Street be so decrepit - I wonder if the city has interest in doing anything here?