For the last 30 years [[until the last 5 or 6) there was no economic value in a great deal of downtown's lots and buildings. New construction and/or renovation would not have been justified by the rents that could have been charged. Do you know how I know that? In 2009 I turned down an offer of free rent for 5 years to open a bar at a prominent intersection downtown [[other factors, not related to free rent, caused it to be turned down; the space is now occupied, but was never a bar or restaurant). As for Matty, unlike Mike Ilitch I don't think he's an asset to the city.
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