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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4168468, member: 27"]
Makes a lot of sense.

One would think if someone was going to make such a crazy investment, they would do some sleuthing beforehand and price the rents at rates where the retail space would get snapped up with no issues.

Did I read a while ago (probably in this thread)  that the city has zoning laws that require these kinds of buildings to have some retail space on the first floor in order to get built?

Is this happening because the owners don't really care about filling those spaces?  They had to build them for legal reasons but don't really care if they stay vacant forever?

Hopefully future investors will see what happened at The Marshall and it will serve as a cautionary tale for what not to do building new structures in this area.

There is a lot of money to be made here if the right people get involved that know what they are doing.  Can't the city and/the university work together to vet potential future development and get some businesses in there to replace the old guard that are really good fits for the area?

Is there any hope we can have a nice business district here that addresses the needs of the students,  the faculty, visiting fans and all the other people (mostly medical) that work in the area?
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