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Developers can't wait to slap up buildings and retail over in Arlington, yet it's been 10 yrs and the City can't get a developer to actually do anything with Landmark Mall. They like to pretend it has something to do with different landlords but the reality is the developer doesn't want to pour money into something that will just lose money.  Landmark is completely car dependent, the surrounding neighborhoods can not support upscale retail and dining, and they can't offer anything unique enough to convince people to drive to come to the area.

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You are aware that there are several new, market rate, developments on South Pickett and on Van Dorn. At least one has a new brewpub?  There is an upscale Indian restaurant in Cameron Station?  In fact despite the delays to Landmark, more is happening in the West End (and of course there are new developments coming elsewhere in West Alex - at least two new projects on Beauregard, for example.  [/quote]

That development was supposed to go up many years ago - it's amazing that they even started on it.  It was actually slated to be more ambitious.

[b]Cameron Station has never been able to fill their retail spaces[/b].  There is churn of the smaller business. the childcare center has certainly been a constant though.[/quote]

The condo associations charge grossly excessive, over-market rent to the storefront units, and then they complain that there are vacancies.  
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