Wow... I can understand the lousy use of space for so much parking ramp versus using an elevator. Unfortunately having an elevator parking garage would really cause a traffic jam up outside the building when the employees enter the complex in the morning, as well as a queued up waiting period at 5PM when workers leave to go home. This space really is unsuitable for parking.

Also, the side of the first floor facing Elizabeth St. is a proverbial dead zone. The north side of the street is taken up mainly by the huge auditorium of the Fillmore, thus rendering much of W. Elizabeth unusable as retail. All 3 of the cross streets between Woodward and Park Avenue [[Elizabeth, Columbia and Montcalm) have issues with the bulk of theatres hindering pedestrian friendly space, and cutting off Woodward from Park. Columbia seems to be the widest, and makes the Ilitch planned retail space an ideal street for connecting Woodward and Park, pedestrian wise. One of the few things the Ilitches appear to be doing right.