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Ezl t1_j7utw6o wrote

Reply to comment by down_up__left_right in Uniqlo is coming to the Newport mall - Apple should come as well by coliji

I really like that. The idea is that, as currently designed, the mall “disrupts” the neighborhood, creating an artificial barrier between Hamilton Park and Newport. One of the goals of the grid approach is to remove that barrier and integrate the neighborhoods, which I think is a great idea.

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down_up__left_right t1_j7uuize wrote

And if they built retail on the first floor or 2 of the buildings that would take the malls place it probably wouldn't even be that large of a decline in retail square footage.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j7vazt2 wrote

There’s a ton of unutilized retail already in JC. They can build no retail and there would still be an oversupply of retail.

The perk the mall has is it attracts out of town people to drive in and shop with reduced taxes. Which is why those stores do so well for back to school and holiday shopping. If you got a big list of items, that tax savings is worth coming here for.

But nobody is going to endure street parking or 3 buses to save money.

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robocub t1_j7vnk9x wrote

I've been saying this for years. The mall was installed back in the day when Hamilton park wasnt so nice and they wanted to segregate it from the waterfront. Now its the opposite. The mall and the office buildings in front of it absolutely are a barrier to the waterfront and public transportation from all points west in JC. We need to open that open. Sure you can "walk" through the mall to get to the other side but its a sickening maze. Try explaining it to someone whos never traversed it. Besides the stink super oily popcorn and Cinnabon is vile.

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