-snip- > What was the parking like? (Being a suburbanite, parking is always top > of mind. :-) )
Very good... if you look on Google Maps, all of those lots on Tyler st. go with the building... >> I think what these guys have going for them is location and anchor >> tenants... > > Anchor tenants? Can you elaborate? > SCUL, if you are familiar with them, appears to be renting 4000 sq ft or thereabouts... that represents a pretty healthy, steady volume of bicycle repair... > >> ...they were just too far from their constituency... http://builderati.com/ >> AFAICT, you have to be within biking distance... > > Who do you see as the primary constituency? To me it seems like > something that wouldn't have a strong geographic component. You would > draw amateur artists and hobbyists from the affluent communities, and > professional artists, builders (trades people), and student hackers from > the lest affluent communities. Well, Somerville is second only to NYC in artist density ... (seriously, http://www.somervillema.gov/about-somerville) so I would have to say it was probably 90% artists ... I know there are some folks who have a business there but yeah, lots of artists... people who would classify themselves as artists rather than something else at any rate... > > > (Do they have a box brake and a shear for doing sheet metal work?) Very impressive metal shop... brakes and various Bridgeports etc... they may have pictures up by today...
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