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Originally Posted by John41

It’s the very high lease fees and profit sharing the developer insists on that keep small business away not impact fees. Existing residents should not have to subsidize the developer.

Premium retail properties come with premium rates; every retailer that rents from the developer's retail property division know exactly what they are getting into and agreeing to. It is entirely up to the retailer themselves to determine if the location and rates fit their business model.

If the business cannot be successful in that location selling their product at the cost structure they agreed to it is their own fault. As a business in this area, if you want Villages residents to have golf cart access to your business or you employees to be able to send their children to the charter school, these all come at a cost, the business must determine if the benefits (profits) out weight the cost for them.