Meijer Marketplace

[animatedmartian]

That's been the expectation. Of course, nothing's been announced and may not be for awhile. But it is Illitch's land and I'd be surprised if he attempted the sort of retail being discussed here on that location.

IMO, Brewster is a better site for a stadium. But I don't have millions of dollars to spend. Ironically, Brewster is where retail could be considered, I read, for a full size Mejiers.

animatedmartian, I don't see anything wrong with your ideas however the key is getting enough major retailers interested in the project to build it that way. I took a look at streetview of the Atlantic Center. The developer has a great spot in the center of highly populated Brooklyn to work with. That makes selling the space easier. It also seems to be a typical mall that get be dropped just about anywhere with Familiar Names of stores emblazoned on the outside. Target, Marshalls, Old Navy, and Office Depot could do well in Detroit, but to get these independant companies sold on the concept may be difficult.

It is also the rail hub which brings folks into the area.

I guess. I figure crime might not be as big as a problem as once thought [[but still a problem), but then I don't know anything about that other than big news stories.

The Woodward Rail could sort of act something similar to that, though no where on that scale. But I realize that having a transportation hub greatly helped in Atlantic's case since that's where you get the most concentration of people. That's why I figure a Detroit retail center wouldn't be as huge or busy.