City Centre/Young Condominiums | 17, 25 & 6 fl | U/C

[ijmorlan]

If the coming economic crunch doesn't put the kibosh on things.

Re this project, I think they missed an opportunity by not including a pedestrian arcade from King St to the courtyard facing Duke.  Would have been nice.

Why would you need a pedestrian arcade when Young St. is 50 feet away, running parallel to this proposed arcade? What would be the draw at Duke Street to attract all these hordes of pedestrians to this arcade?

The sidewalk on Young St. is narrow and stuck between the building and the street. Having a mid-block connection is rarely if ever a bad thing. You could even imagine it lined with shops on both sides. Although good luck getting that started here. Sometimes I feel like retail has to be visible from motor vehicles in order to succeed.