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LIR: Lack of big box stores in Manhattan question:

Posted by con_carne Feb 5 '09, 09:12

Do we think that is because of high rents for retailers? Or is there a resistance to them, somewhat like we have here in LA?

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It's not just Manhattan either, none in any of the boroughs either. - Krusty Feb 5, 09:20 12
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  - I don't think so. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 09:22 2
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      - Sam's Club is possible, I know there's one in Brooklyn not far from Sheepshead Bay/ -- nm - ...What Krusty Thinks Sometimes Feb 5, 09:40
  - I'm pretty sure that isn't the case. White Plains, maybe. -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 09:21 2
    - and 4 on LI -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 09:23 1
      - link -- (link) - znufrii Feb 5, 09:23
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  - Sure, but nothing like a Wal-Mart thankfully. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 09:23
  - but there's always a big community uproar when they do. -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 09:21 2
    - and then people broke the doors down to shop at Ikea Brooklyn. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 09:21 1
      - pretty much. - znufrii Feb 5, 09:24
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- have you BEEN to Times Square? -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 09:20
Big Box stores work because of low overhead costs. Not so much possible in the city with the most expensive land in the world. -- nm - Reagen Feb 5, 09:14 5
- my dotcom paid $15 or $20 per square foot for the Park Ave office. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 09:15 4
  - I think it's typically a couple hundred per square foot for retail space. -- nm - mafic Feb 5, 09:19
  - wait, I think I must have grossly underestimated that. $50-75 would have been closer to market rates. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 09:18
  - that would be $16,000 a month for an area the size of my condo ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 5, 09:16 1
    - What a bargain! We'll take ten. -- nm - dot coms in the 90's Feb 5, 09:17
It -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 09:13 14
- *sfek* It's resistance, the people here don't want them in or around the city. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 09:13 13
  - coupled with a lack of big spaces as well... - znufrii Feb 5, 09:15 12
    - Sure, the space is an issue but as soon as one gets mentioned the people here start to freak out. - Krusty Feb 5, 09:16 11
      - they did the same with Times Square and what kind of businesses are there now? Disney, Hard Rock, etc. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 09:18 9
        
        I hate the way it looks now, not to mention the fact that the shows on Broadway have gone downhill since Disney moved in. - Krusty Feb 5, 09:22 8
        
        Word. - znufrii Feb 5, 09:25 7
        
        You mean plays without singing? That would be awesome on B'way -- nm - con_carne Feb 5, 09:29 2
        
        I mean plays without Disney characters. I like musicals. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 09:31 1
        
        there's a couple good ones of those too, including the Hair revival that was in the park this summer. -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 09:31
        
        Please keep me informed, I won't remember. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 09:27 3
        
        bookmark this page -- (link) - znufrii Feb 5, 09:30 2
        
        I did not know Playbill was the name of a company, Huh. -- nm - con_carne Feb 5, 09:35
        
        Done and thanks. I would definitely be interested in Waiting for Godot. -- nm - ...What Krusty Thinks Sometimes Feb 5, 09:35
      - yup. and then they're lining up around the block on opening day. :) -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 09:17
aren't they usually a big hit when they open? I'd say rent and lack of space. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 09:12 1
- The resistance is organized mainly by small retailers -- nm - con_carne Feb 5, 09:18

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