Exciting that we seem to be within reach of the tipping point for DTR retail and it will be fascinating to see how it shakes out. I’d say if things could follow a 2 or even 3 : 10 chain to local model for the new offerings over the next 5 year period then some true diversification will begin to take shape and that tide will lift all boats, likely leading to the creation of some real districts. North Hills seems too removed to really influence the outcome DTR ( *hopefully the development stakeholders get the decidedly different characteristics in the urban context of DTR - deeep breath) but Cameron Village has better relational proximity as well as its own thing going on local to ‘chain’ and it seems some of what is there will influence what happens in DTR.
It’s my hope that the retail offering that lands in the buildings to come - specifically the 2 Kane developments (northside and southside) and this Nexus site is the ‘cream of the crop’ as far as chains go along with some well programmed localism, which should create a springboard for the waves of additions to follow.
Let’s hope the leasing agents get a sense of the gravity around their execution on these spaces…
Finger crossed.
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