(03-01-2020, 10:07 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(03-01-2020, 09:53 PM)Sneakers Wrote: It takes a LOT more than hundreds of people to make an area work.
What type of entertainment do you envision that will generate traffic on a daily basis year-round?
You realize there are (with more coming) stores and restaurants already in the Brooklyn area, don't you?  Do you really expect people to consistently leave a trendy, upscale area that's relatively safe and walkable area, to drive 3.5 miles through a not so nice area to get to these new stores and restaurants, especially when there's nothing happening there?

You think people that live in the Brooklyn area are never going to venture outside the 1.25 square miles of their neighborhood??  And I never said I thought that little neighborhood would support downtown development by itself.
It will take lots of these people that are currently allergic to being asked for spare change in a parking lot to get off of their fearful butts and support new businesses on at least a semi regular basis. Brooklyn was merely an example pointing out that nearby areas are experiencing an influx of residents. Which would obviously benefit the proposed dining and live music options included in Lot J. 

Do you really need me to describe the dining, nightlife and entertainment options that draw people in other cities to their downtowns?  Really?  This isn't rocket science. The template is out there a thousand times over. 

This whole "not so nice area" thing is baffling to me. Are you concerned for your safety driving Bay street from the Prime Osborne center to the stadium?  Seriously?? That's a "not so nice area?" C'mon.