Jeff, my understanding is that they’re completely redesigning the transit hub, in-part I believe due to the aforementioned concerns from merchants that you alluded to. With the King George recently renovated across the street (and also featuring two floors of commercial and retail tenants), that should also go a long way towards improving the locale.

It seems like the businesses near the adjacent transit hub are always dealing with higher theft and vandalism issues than would be the case in other areas of the city. Just recently a pharmacy at the same location shut down (I have no idea why, but suspect it was tough to keep the store profitable in that area)

Security will have to be on the payroll from day one for such an operation to succeed. As a downtown resident, I will support them as often as I can.

Street traffic, pedestrian and auto, is just part of downtown living. Some can take it and others can’t. Years ago, I lived in one of our downtown high rises. I loved being close to everything but the days always started early and went late. Cars, horns, sirens, people yelling back and forth; all part of the drill. I managed to get used to it to the extent that it didn’t drive me nuts but it was seldom really quiet. The place I lived in had crappy aluminum slider windows that could hardly keep the wind out. Maybe if you had a good quality triple pane window in a concrete building, it might not be so bad.

Agreed, The noise would not be a issue, however the foot traffic might be a touch much, however with already living across from the bus mall perhaps anything goes and anything is ok.

Did you moderate my previous blog for political correctness If so thanks I missed that.

The nice thing about that building is that it’s constructed of solid concrete and I believe each floor is about a foot thick. I don’t expect you could hear much from one floor to the next. A grocery store will be a real plus for residents that live close by.