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Kalebxtentacion OP t1_ivial6a wrote

Reply to comment by surrealchemist in Building Paramount is converting final design plan by Kalebxtentacion

Building getting brought back to life, may not be a game changer or set a new standard around the world but it looks great and helps the city move another step better.

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g11235p t1_ivioxct wrote

No, it does not help anything. This is one of three buildings from the same developer within basically a 1-block radius. None of them are providing parking, none of them are paying any taxes, and none of them will provide any benefit to the neighborhood

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2kool4tv t1_ivjf48b wrote

Parking always shouldn’t be the focal point. A walkable city is the plan. You never hear in nyc about parking being added.

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recnilcram t1_ivjtzvv wrote

F*ck, and I cannot stress this enough, them cars. They are within 3 blocks of 3 train lines, the PATH, the light rail, and literally dozens of bus lines. Would you rather they bulldoze it and put up a parking lot?

Property tax exists. Are they getting a PILOT? That's still money to the City. A parking lot or vacant lot provides much less money to the city. That ground floor retail will generate sales tax.

At a bare minimum, tenants buy food and drink nearby and support local business. Best case, they work local, buy local, and become part of the community.

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DrixxYBoat t1_iviwwl7 wrote

More development is ALWAYS good.

Could it be better, yes.

Should it be better, yes.

Is this barebones and honestly not very exciting in the grand scheme of things? Yes.

It's still needed though. Downtown dies when development ceases.

>none of them are paying any taxes

This part bothers me though. Too many developers receive tax abatements.

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Kalebxtentacion OP t1_ivklj52 wrote

Bringing in more units for people to live in so businesses can have more foot traffic other than office workers and college students who aren’t scared to walk the city streets isn’t benefiting the neighborhood

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