There is much need and plenty of room for a lot near there - and also even though the restaurants are large and the parking limited, they are usually almost full... not far from public transports, large mosque - nor the Supremo market either. On Sep 12, 2011, at 6:00 PM, krf...@aol.com wrote:
> > You know those stores some people who didn't know what they were doing built > "on spec" on the northwest corner of 45th & Walnut? The ones that nobody ever > rented -- and that actually aren't really finished on the inside? > > A "For Sale" sign just went up where there used to be a "for lease" sign. > > I feel bad for the people who put in their money (and their hopes) and will > probably take a bath on the sale ... if someone comes along and buys the > property during their lifetimes. But, from my albeit limited involvement with > this sort of thing, I believe they would have done poorly even if the bottom > didn't drop out of the economy in 2008. No parking, for example, would make > the businesses dependent largely on walk-ins. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Krigman > KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc > 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918 > 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502 > krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com
