Quote Originally Posted by finster View Post
I believe this site has this place labeled as a sort of "ruins of the suburbs" but so is Fountain Park in Novi and from what I have seen it has made at least a half decent comeback.
True, but Novi and Pontiac couldn't be more different suburbs.

And Fountain Walk is a relatively modest retail center. It isn't hard to fill a strip mall with Chuck E Cheese or whatever. It is difficult to build out grandiose retail space and high density residential.