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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I support GDS moving forward with a revised plan but I have no expectations that more condos or retail are going to improve the neighborhood in any way.  There is nothing I like about GDS plan other than improving the school's facilities - I think every school should be allowed to do that. But condos and retail as a game changer - nope. it's just stacked boxes for people to live in.[/quote]

Actually, each time a new development adds a few hundred more residents, it changes the equation for retailers and store owners who are deciding where to open a new place, so i reality, while this individual project may not change much (though there should be more ground floor retail space), the aggregate of more people will help provide the necessary demand for new and better places.[/quote]

No, it doesn't.  Look at marketing materials for storefronts -- the catchment areas are much larger -- often .5 to 5 mile radii, with population stats that look not only at residents but at the number of cars that pass the site, metrorail boarding data, workers, students, etc.  No one assumes their customer base is limited to people who live within a few blocks.  And retailers choosing a location care about rent, space, accessibility, visibility, synergies with other businesses.  Proximity to 1200 private school students (and maybe another couple hundred AU law students/undergrads renting apartments) may be appealing to some business owners (orthodontists?), but it's not a demographic that will attract hipster biergartens or hot new restaurants.  [/quote]

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