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In reply to the discussion: Micro lofts in a VERY old mall...great idea [View all]SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)40. Builders are not altruistic
GOVERNMENT should be required to fill the gaps.. "Business" is all about making money for investors..
What needs to happen is that "escape clauses" need to be a part of a business agreement. If you build a big building (for commerce) and it fails, you can't weasel out of it by just walking away and leaving your monstrosity behind for the municipality to police/care-for etc until you "sell it"..
If you do not pay up BEFORE you split, the property becomes the municipality's to repurpose..
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I love this! And nowadays you don't need a cooking range or full size oven to make anything you
UniteFightBack
Mar 2019
#1
800 sq. feet--My $600/month 1-bedroom apartment is just 700 sq. feet, in the midwest, not on the
tblue37
Mar 2019
#2
Sorry, but it looks like a college dorm...or a prison cell block. People here seem to
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2019
#12
I've seen this before. It needs to happen everywhere. So many dead malls.
lindysalsagal
Mar 2019
#21
I'm sure someone proposed that but the new bldg is about 7 stories the economics just didn't work.
Gidney N Cloyd
Mar 2019
#41