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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the problem with the heights and that shopping center in general is it’s so confusing. I can never tell what level I’m on or how to get places. [/quote]

The main problem is that that area spans two jurisdictions and each individual site is owned by different parties.  There is no overall coordination to say turning FH into Pike & Rose as an example.  As an example, I have zero understanding of who owns the surface lot between Mazza and the old Lord & Taylor and what function it serves.  It's never been available for general parking and right now appears to rent space to a landscaping company to store their equipment.

Not to mention it's a huge waste to turn the old L&T into the bus depot...I guess the bus depot will get developed, but it's strange to move it 1/2 block away and seems like it will take years to actually happen.

Then you have the massive Saks parking lots that serve little purpose and could be incorporated into a grand plan.[/quote]

That site is a better location for the bus depot than potentially prime real estate on Wisconsin is, I think that plan makes sense. Literally anything would be better than the status quo. ([b]I'd personally root for a giant indoor sports complex with soccer fields[/b], but that's because then my kids could walk to winter soccer practices when the weather's bad instead of having it canceled.)[/quote]

OMG this would be a much better use of the space than a moving the bus depot.[/quote]

I know Frumin has mentioned trying to get an indoor ice rink in FH.  I don't think the area is at all big enough for a giant indoor sports complex.  You might be able to get one or two fields, and then the issue is what happens during the warm months.[/quote]

Make it 10 stories! Two fields per floor. I don't care if it looms over my house.[/quote]

Yes!! Take a prime real estate parcel in one of the most expensive parts of the metropolitan area and make it useful and relevant to 0.5% of the metro population!!

I have a good idea too: let’s make this a private aircraft hanger for people who own their planes!  We can get the utility down below 0.003%! 
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That's not true if you have ever been to the St James facility.  The place is packed because it's used by school, club and rec teams...it also has a gym membership that is popular...indoor pools open to the general public...it's a pipe dream to think something like that could ever be built in FH, but to claim only 0.5% of the population would use it is absolutely false.[/quote]

Okay, you tell us: what percentage of ALL households in the region *at a given point in time* have children who play club and/or rec soccer?  Not “sports” but specifically soccer. [/quote]

So, these are multi-sport facilities...and when I say rec, I mean rec for 5 year olds up to and including senior leagues.  Nobody said to build just a soccer complex.  Literally, somebody mentioned a multi-sportsplex that included soccer fields.[/quote]

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