Submitted by Charlesinrichmond t3_z1ujrf in rva
STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_ixd8yx5 wrote
Reply to comment by coconut_sorbet in Taaza co-founder is bringing Boston-based Burtons Grill & Bar to Carytown by Charlesinrichmond
Carytown being a local thing is on its way out unfortunately. It's a slow decline (on the order of a decade or two) but it's pretty clear. The rising real estate values surrounding it apply upward pressure on rents that local shops will have trouble with.
Charlesinrichmond OP t1_ixdd79a wrote
I don't think that's clear. It can be both local and national, which I see continuing. Most of the parcels don't suit national tenants.
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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_ixdmfp6 wrote
yup, exactly. That's why all the "chains are taking over" is very silly. We need both for health.
dovetc t1_ixea873 wrote
Yeah, didn't Jimmy John's close after less than a year or two?
sleevieb t1_ixf8x71 wrote
Wasn’t carytown empty and dead in 2002?
Charlesinrichmond OP t1_ixfpnau wrote
Before my time here so I have no clue. But I don't think the publix Center rebuild is hurting anything
If anything getting scared suburbanites down here is great, they will realize there's nothing to be scared of
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ValidGarry t1_ixhkj36 wrote
Retail is dying in general. Carytown will suffer to an extent but it is more "experiential" than an average mall.
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