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View submission: Why is this still undeveloped?
They apparently haven't been able to keep the other building fully rented, so they don't want to build even more apartments. The original plan was to build row houses on this plot of land, but the developer claimed during the Great Recession that it couldn't do this, so the City Council amended the Planned Use Development (PUD) ordinance to allow them to build another apartment building. The land was originally the site of a rundown, garden-style, low income apartment complex. The other part of complex that was supposed to be redeveloped is the parking lot to the north between Fayette and Orleans, which was supposed to be turned into retail. It's always amusing to me that people on this sub regularly complain about the green space but are just fine with the paved parking lot!
Comment by dishonourableaccount at 02/02/2025 at 16:20 UTC
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I'd be more fine with the green space if it were accessible like a park. This is fenced off for the whole block.