I don’t want to hijack this discussion into MLB expansion any further, but I will say that MLB Raleigh isn’t exactly getting laughed out of the room in the national media when they discuss this market as viable for an MLB franchise. The response they DO get is this, paraphrasing: MLB should expand to the Carolinas, and it makes the most sense for them to do it in Charlotte as the population is larger and the corporate base is WAY larger. That said, the Triangle would absolutely be a viable market in its own right if not for Charlotte right “next door” in terms of how major league franchises are spaced.
BUT going back to Downtown South, Kane should apply for the PDP, if possible. It’s not as stringent as he thinks.