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Originally Posted by BrianL99
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If forced to leave 1st floor space available only for commercial use, would the Developer be forced to adjust his business model, to allow small operators to rent smaller spaces, devoted to craft type shops? Small, entrepreneurial businesses? One or two people operations? Small bakery? Hair dresser? A dry cleaner? Jewelry? Think about all the businesses that show up for Square events ... could some of them operate on a regular basis, if they could rent a micro-store from the Developer?
I don't really know the answer, but I don't thinking changing ground floor space to residential use, isn't consistent with the Town Square concept.
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I would likely spend some time at these shops, just as I spend time at the Mt Dora shops when I happen to be in the area.
Perhaps the concern is that the lower rent attractive to a micro-store would be so out of line with the rents currently being paid in the squares that existing businesses would balk. It might look better on paper to convert commercial space to apartments rather than have empty storefronts providing arguments for lower rents.
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