04-04-2019, 03:17 PM
(04-04-2019, 03:06 PM)urbd Wrote:(04-04-2019, 12:59 PM)tomh009 Wrote: According to the Record article, Perimeter had offered the barbers a long-term lease but was turned down. So now they have found a new tenant.
As in most situations, there are two sides here. The barbers' month-to-month is indeed being terminated, but they did have an option (assuming the article is correct) to commit for the long term and secure the space for themselves. They decided to not commit, but that also meant that Perimeter was at liberty to terminate at any time.
The current barbers simply could not afford the proposed (expensive) long term rate and could not afford a big investment in the space. Another independent business being forced out of downtown by this gentrification machine.
The "gentrification machine" renovated the Walper many years ago. At the minimum, the barbers would have had advance warning based on the long-term proposal.
And they are not being forced out of downtown, they are only losing their inexpensive space at the Walper. Multiple downtown locations have been suggested in this thread. And while they may not be "inside the Walper building", I do expect that many of their customers would follow them anyway. There are lots of street-level retail options available within 3-4 blocks of their current location.