as in promenades
a public place for strolling
the pedestrian traffic through the grassy mall is heaviest during the summer lunch hours the tree-lined mall in the city's historic district remains the favored site for strutting about in one's Easter finery
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Most malls are surrounded by ample parking, so there’s less demolition and site preparation compared to greenfield development.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Unlike traditional residential buildings, malls were not built with housing in mind.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
This symbiotic relationship breathes new life into struggling malls while meeting critical housing needs.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In most remaining malls, there’s a Spencer’s.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
At least six malls that closed this year had a Spencer’s that moved out.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
At least a dozen more apartment projects are underway at malls across the country, including in California, Florida, Arizona and Texas.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Construction costs are high, and developers need to navigate a maze of zoning laws and antiquated lease agreements to get projects off the ground because malls aren’t typically zoned for multifamily developments.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Disney has a giant consumer products licensing business and at one time had hundreds of retail stores at malls across the country.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Unlike traditional residential buildings, malls were not built with housing in mind.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
This symbiotic relationship breathes new life into struggling malls while meeting critical housing needs.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In most remaining malls, there’s a Spencer’s.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
At least six malls that closed this year had a Spencer’s that moved out.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
At least a dozen more apartment projects are underway at malls across the country, including in California, Florida, Arizona and Texas.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Construction costs are high, and developers need to navigate a maze of zoning laws and antiquated lease agreements to get projects off the ground because malls aren’t typically zoned for multifamily developments.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Disney has a giant consumer products licensing business and at one time had hundreds of retail stores at malls across the country.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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