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Originally Posted by KWillChicago
It's starting to fill in the Ryan canyon nicely, but why aren't developers interested in the land on the east side of the expressway? They could start up a whole new shopping district that would be closer to the loop, trains and restraunts. Kind of like a replica greek town on Halsted but closer to peoples work buildings. Office depot and parking around presidential towers would be a good start.
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The last thing we need is another "shopping district" especially in that area. First any out of town shoppers are heading to Mich Ave and State St. And west/south loopers have big box hell Roosevelt. Anything that diverts shoppers off of Mich Ave and State Street is not a benefit.
Second As discussed in the GD thread, the retail may be played out in the age of online.
Third what are the chances that large retail is integrated into highrises sans surface lots or larger podiums.
Fourth, rather than traditional concentrated shopping in one area it may be better to sprinkle the retail around several large area blocks in a more organic mode.