Olympia didn't just promise a few townhomes and retail, they promised massive swaths of development. They even branded entire neighborhoods [[five, I think?) of development and renovation around the arena, Comerica Park and Foxtown. And they've completed almost none of it.
And personal opinion, the new arena is nice because it's new, but it isn't a great place to see a game, especially if you can't afford the ridiculous and perpetually empty club seats in the lower bowl. It was built with corporate $$$ in mind, not the fans.
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