S-Kunst t1_j2doz6c wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:19 PM

I sometime go to Canton Crossing. When I do, I think I am in Hunt Valley or Columbia. Its not a feeling I am comfortable with. My guess is that was the aim of the developer. Most of the people who frequent the shopping center could easily fit in with a suburban setting.

Kraqrjack t1_j2dq60d wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:28 PM

Ok but sheesh no need to rob the place

TerranceBaggz t1_j2e0ub3 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:50 PM

The land was leased by Exxon Mobil for like 60 years. The ground is just filled with toxic dirt and fumes from petroleum. Sapperstein (the developer) was extremely limited on what they could build on the land. If you look at the parking lot light poles when you’re there they actually double as vents for the ground. They have caps at the top that allow toxic gasses to dissipate.

sxswnxnw t1_j2e2imp wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Omg tf.... Thank you for the info, wow. Does the brownfield end at Boston Street, or...? All those apartments they're building, hope it's not going to be some low level Love Canal shit. 🥴

rockybalBOHa t1_j2e2ykf wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Yes. And while I wish the development was more urban, it's a vast improvement over what is what it was, which was a toxic wasteland. By all economic measures, it's been a massive success.

CaptainObvious110 t1_j2eas3u wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Yeah that development doesn't seem well suited for an urban environment at all.

It's a sea of concrete and could have been so much more than that.