You can always count on developers. Build it fast and cheap and they will come. If not, walk away leave it for someone else and move on.
You can always count on developers. Build it fast and cheap and they will come. If not, walk away leave it for someone else and move on.
The Benchmark one is an older structure from the days when stripmall buildings were built for the sole utilitarian purpose of attracting motorists to park, go in, buy shit, and leave.
The more "humane" stripmall design has actually been standard practice among most commercial sprawl developers for the past decade or so. As so many auto-oriented shopping areas have become over-satured with retail, developers have actually had to put a little focus on design. Otherwise everything looks like one big cinderblock and asphalt mass.
True, and while the appearence of the building from the road is much better, the building does little to entice pedestrian traffic as its entrances face the adjacent parking lot. Call it a toss up, better than most, but still quite not there.
The new development is a step in the right direction but unfortunately isn't much more than a rotated strip mall. The lack of doors on Delaware Avenue I feel shows the true ( or lack of ) intentions by the developer. Then again it is Benderson so I guess this should be considered a win.
Well, since neither facade has a door on Delaware, Ave I don't want to go inside either of them! Sorry Fleet Feet.
did anyone see what the Benchmark building looked like before? this is a a great improvement, imo. i'm glad they knocked down that half of the building that had NO businesses at all and put a much-needed drive up atm at key bank. whenever i went to that bank i felt like i was going to get raped or murdered. they also added a "crown molding" effect to the facade, which looks better now then it did before. they're doing that in the tops/target plaza as well, the "crown molding" facade. so it's nice to see these buildings are at least getting some kind of upgrade to draw more business. i only wish they'd upgrade the value/kinkos/amvets plaza at the corner of hertel & elmwood next! oh and the k-mart plaza too. i hope the plaza that they're putting the kohl's in improves some, as well.
i wish the benderson building would fill up already. it's been empty long enough.
end rant.
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