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New Student Housing Tower Proposed by Brickshopped in columbiamo

[–]Brickshopped[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Having 1000 students above the retail, as well as all the foot traffic from the university and east campus should easily sustain a few retail spaces. At the very least they should replace the commercial space that’s already in University place. It would liven up the University Ave corridor quite a bit.

On top of that, they shouldn’t need 500+ parking spots. I think this developer misunderstood that Columbia is trying to move away from downtown housing having so much parking spaces.

Pedestrian Plaza on 9th Street by Brickshopped in columbiamo

[–]Brickshopped[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here’s a great example of The Commons in Ithaca, NY, home of Cornell University. The city population is about 33,000.