Retail developers choose wrong place
I am writing in response to the April 19 article concerning the proposed rezoning from residential to retail at the corner of Lawndale and Lake Jeanette roads.
The Country Park and Pineburr neighborhoods are low density, park-like and enhanced by proximity to both Country Park and the Natural Science Center. They are not an appropriate location for retail development. The corner in question is not an eyesore, as mentioned in the article. It provides a much-needed green buffer from heavy traffic on Lawndale and Lake Jeanette. Lawndale has a full complement of retail projects, many of which have long-standing vacancies and need tenants.
Greensboro is littered with the bones of retail areas, created by those in pursuit of the next hot intersection and ultimately abandoned by tenants who have learned that maybe it is not location, location, location.
Brassfield Shopping Center, adjacent to high-end residential, will soon be one of those very empty areas. The new, extensive retail locations at North Elm and Pisgah Church are far from being completely leased. We have seen and applaud the success of Food Lion relocating to a former Winn-Dixie location. Any proposed retail projects have many options in existing areas on Lawndale.
Michele van Gobes
Greensboro
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Where are you JDR? You mentioned sometime back about imposing sanctions on companies who leave one structure and moving a short distance for the "next hot intersection."
Bring those points back up now JDR!
Shalom
Posted on May 1, 2007 8:05 AM