Comment 43795

By TreyS (registered) | Posted July 21, 2010 at 16:40:14

Honestly I think it has to go big. or go home. We do too many things half-way-good in this city.

We need a big 'seed' development.

Putting a Williams cafe, ice cream stand, a skating rink, a trolly ride over 15 years is not fast or big enough. At that slow pace of increments it'll take 100 years before it reaches a critical mass for condos and hotels and main street style retail.

Look at Burlington's waterfront from 10 years ago to now, the pier notwithstanding. But do it BIG! When Baltimore decided it was going to remake its waterfront, they drew up a plan and a timeline and got it done.

There is something to be said about big seed developments.. they work. In the late 60s early 70s downtown Manhattan was a crime ridden cesspool, until they built the WTC and surrounding Federal Reserve and now is home to some of the most expensive real estate in the world. People thought the project was insane!!! Build, not one but two of the world's tallest office buildings... in that area!!!

This could be done. It needs someone with guts and of course money to risk.... on Hamilton.

Of course a big argument for WH is to help downtown. If this happens, it will not only kill downtown, it WILL BE the downtown.

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