Posted by bigbop85 on April 15, 2024, 17:55:13, in reply to "say what you want about rahm, but that dude singlehandledly materially increased the odds the loop.." Elite elite mayor. 81 Message Thread | This response ↓ WSJ: Real estate nightmare that is St Louis downtown (long) - Potomac April 12, 2024, 11:55:07 say what you want about rahm, but that dude singlehandledly materially increased the odds the loop.. - auto April 15, 2024, 10:53:34 Yep, it’s glorious - bigbop85 April 15, 2024, 17:55:13 that was probably the single best urban amenity investment made by any city... - auto April 16, 2024, 10:02:11 Means nothing if Dirty Dick's is gone* - fratstud April 17, 2024, 12:51:37 rahm is currently ambassador to Japan and to say that my old lady despises - fratstud April 15, 2024, 11:59:22 That's a kinda correct story. - ghost_of_clt April 12, 2024, 13:33:54 eh, i visited for the final four in 2005... - auto April 15, 2024, 10:56:55 people forget that stl used to be a charming place to visit or live. - arthurkirkland April 12, 2024, 12:51:09 I saw a documentary once about a guy whose car had "HONKEY LIPS" spray painted on it there* - fratstud April 12, 2024, 15:37:36 If I recall, there was a sign for "Rib Tips" in that area* - Mismysteri April 12, 2024, 18:11:21 Listened to several radio programs over the past few years while driving back and forth . . . - Lexillini April 12, 2024, 12:33:56 No, not at all - bigbop85 April 12, 2024, 16:13:23 "I’m pretty bullish on Chicago’s downtown" - Lexillini April 12, 2024, 18:24:40 Haha! - bigbop85 April 13, 2024, 20:00:00 Jobs + housing conversions can work - Potomac April 12, 2024, 16:32:37 In the same 24 hours, the WSJ *also* said StL is one of the top job markets - ghost_of_clt April 12, 2024, 17:14:24 I'm sure it's a hot job market, no one wants to work there - kokomojo April 13, 2024, 12:12:38 I didn't really care for that second story from April 8 - Potomac April 12, 2024, 18:19:38 I don’t know that I’d agree with that. When I visited downtown Chicago last summer… - haighter April 12, 2024, 13:44:27 the number of downtown office workers remains about 50% of what it was pre-covid... - auto April 15, 2024, 11:04:57 Hit 70% a few weeks ago and has been 60-65%, solidly above the national average - bigbop85 April 15, 2024, 17:56:39 the metra numbers are all public and on their website. - auto April 16, 2024, 9:50:28 Metra has issues, for sure - bigbop85 April 17, 2024, 8:21:34 Supposedly lots of empty office space. Lots of tenants simply walking away from leases. - Lexillini April 12, 2024, 13:49:44 See the Lasalle conversion plan here of class B and C office buildings - bigbop85 April 12, 2024, 16:16:00 Wow, $151 million in TIF funding for 1000 apartments. That is exactly the - fratstud April 15, 2024, 12:07:42 Dude the loop has changed drastically since you’ve last been in it - bigbop85 April 15, 2024, 17:58:40 your numbers are wrong. - auto April 16, 2024, 9:59:37 sorry, should have said "downtown" and not loop specifically - bigbop85 April 16, 2024, 12:10:11 well, i can't really address that because i don't know what they mean by downtown... - auto April 16, 2024, 13:23:20 I heard a guy got lynched over in that area by where the driving range was on the coldest night of - fratstud April 16, 2024, 12:07:37 The last time I was in the Loop was 2022, before that Spring of 2018. I have - fratstud April 16, 2024, 9:47:20 I think I was last in the Loop during the spring or summer of 2019. - Lexillini April 16, 2024, 10:05:52 Sure…but as the defacto capital of the Midwest… - haighter April 12, 2024, 13:56:04 that's just a matter of how you draw city boundaries though. - auto April 15, 2024, 11:11:51 i think that's right. - arthurkirkland April 12, 2024, 14:39:33 The reach of Chicago's impending crisis may not be as extensive as St. Louis'. - Lexillini April 12, 2024, 14:29:52 For sure...commercial real estate is in the absolute shitter... - haighter April 12, 2024, 14:38:36 « Back to index | View thread »
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