EatLeadCommie
Tommy Elrod
Mixed use developments have to have location going for them at a minimum in order to work. Here in DFW, they usually put them close to a rail line, but that honestly doesn't mean shit other than checking a box during the sales pitch. I think in this case, the location is good enough to work with. It's all the other stuff that has to follow. You have to put restaurants below that people will give a shit about and eat at. And while you don't have to put a bar below the apartments, there has to be a good bar or two in the area. Without these things, it will not be an attractive place to live. We have like 4 of the damn things in my little suburb. One of them attracts people.
Who is going to live in those apartments? My guess is a few students whose parents are of means, maybe a few well-heeled donors who then have a place to stay in town, maybe some Pepsi employees? I don't know WTF is even around there anymore.
I would absolutely love to see something blossom there, but I'm always skeptical of the mixed-use sales pitch. At least SOMETHING is being discussed though, and this is one of those cases where something is better than nothing.
Who is going to live in those apartments? My guess is a few students whose parents are of means, maybe a few well-heeled donors who then have a place to stay in town, maybe some Pepsi employees? I don't know WTF is even around there anymore.
I would absolutely love to see something blossom there, but I'm always skeptical of the mixed-use sales pitch. At least SOMETHING is being discussed though, and this is one of those cases where something is better than nothing.