07-21-2021, 09:46 AM
(07-21-2021, 07:32 AM)ac3r Wrote: Adding residential to the upper floors doesn't sound feasible. They'd have to do a lot of work installing things like structural changes, plumbing, waste, electrical, HVAC...not to mention any changes with the zoning applications.
It's a shame the ground floor is a bank, but to quote someone I recently overheard on the bus, "gentrification drove out all the mom and pop shops, now the only things moving in downtown are wealthy chain businesses that can afford the rent".
I'm honestly not sure what's the best solution on this. If gentrification brings people from Conestoga Mall to shop in Downtown instead I see that as a win too. Maybe we can oversupply to the point where properties have to get cheaper.