Boomtown, Main Street and the Downtown Springfield Axis

[RiversideGator]

Lol.  Lake, I bet no one on Main Street is more intimately aware of whats available or the prices involved than I am.

Its really a question of whether or not the area can get its act together and stop sabotaging itself.

So, will you be making an offer on a commercial building then?

[thelakelander]

What about the Davis Building between 8th & 7th or the old Boomtown location?  What about the brick building for sale on the corner of 8th & Walnut?  What about the vacant commercial buildings at Walnut & 7th, Walnut & 3rd or Walnut near the old Cafe Muse spot that was torn down?

How about the warehouse district or one of the small commercial buildings on the corner of 5th & Liberty or 6th & Market?

Why not buy your old lot back on 8th & Hubbard and build new?  Heck, if you wanted to build your own spot, I'd even be willing to discuss selling some of my land.  Its probably cheaper and better off in the long run then throwing a bunch of money to update a building that someone else owns.

[thelakelander]

Other than Walnut and Market, the majority of the buildings/lots are in commercial areas, just like the four buildings listed earlier.

[RiversideGator]

The commercial building at Walnut and 8th is perfect except that it is not on Main.  There is also off street parking in the rear of the building and plenty of on street parking available (although the neighbors might not be too happy) along Walnut.  I considered buying it myself and turning the upstairs into apartments with the ground floor being leased out to suitable tenants.  Perhaps Boomtown could be my tenant.   

[thelakelander]

The Walnut and 8th building sets up perfectly for Stephen's vision of community of place. It has multiple storefronts with ample parking on the streets and in the rear, plus alley access.  Stephen could arrange his own community of place with Boomtown as the anchor and sublease spaces to complementing businesses creating his own funky unique district.  He could be his own CVH and fuel the redevelopment of a three block section of 8th, leading into Main.

[RiversideGator]

It is one large 2 story brick building with a one story wing of 2 or 3 storefronts on its west side.  As I recall, it is a great bargain although it needs significant work inside and out.

[RiversideGator]

BTW, you could not grow up to be like me, but you could grow up to be a tenant one day.   

[teresangel]

The Walnut and 8th building sets up perfectly for Stephen's vision of community of place. It has multiple storefronts with ample parking on the streets and in the rear, plus alley access.  Stephen could arrange his own community of place with Boomtown as the anchor and sublease spaces to complementing businesses creating his own funky unique district.  He could be his own CVH and fuel the redevelopment of a three block section of 8th, leading into Main.

Oh please please please let something move onto this corner besides the convenience store that caters to the temp labor company that refuses to maintain or patrol the "parking lot" on the corner yet hassles people who park there.  I'd love to see something from my porch besides the crime that the new lights and annoying medians do not deter.  Who knows, maybe it would bring more officer presence and force the Walnut Court dealers to be more circumspect.  I know on nights The Pearl is open the presence is higher at that end of Springfield.

Btw, loved this thread.  I think I'm stuck to the chair now, though 

[RiversideGator]

A holocaust??

BTW, did you check out the building at 8th and Walnut?

[tufsu1]

A holocaust??

Agreed RG....Stephen, its not the right word to use....its a very sensitive word for some people...I recommend checking out the definition and its common usdage (see dictionary.com)....then change your phrasing.