darwink
Senior Member
Totally! I mean, it's what 6 parking spots? The space could be used for so much better. A patio in that spot would be great.
Whoever owns it either has no money, no imagination or both
That building has a lot of parking compared to what you’d expect from the street presence. It also has parking in the now non alley alley, and underground parking.Chances are it's probably a decent revenue stream for the owner as-is, so there's not much motivation to change anything.
The rentable area of the building has sort of locked in stagnation (rent pressure due to address but poor street presence). The 7-11 space which I’d guess was vacated due to rent pressure then sat empty for almost a decade. And only replaced by a dry cleaner ( the last resort tenant type if they’re doing anything with chemicals on site). The corner restaurant space with almost no ‘parking lot exposure’ is a very large space that they’ve had trouble with since the Vietnamese restaurant closed, must be close to 20 years ago now?(now planned to be a day care?).
From what can see, the main floor might be fully leased for the first time in a generation. Likely a sign ownership shifted in some way (especially with the street access changes), like an inheritance at minimum. Could look for hints in a few hours when property records is open for business. Like a new mortgage.




