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asdfftoday at 12:21 AM2 repliesview on HN

We are in commercial zoning oversupply to be honest. New retail units going up all the time under apartments failing to lease because there is only so much retail demand, at least at the prices offered but we know people would rather take a loss from an empty unit they can write off than actually lower rent and underlying asset value they use for collateral for loans.


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steveBK123today at 12:56 AM

Really depends on local markets. NYC by comparison has a lot of new condos that go up with zero street level retail space.

It all gets filled up with an expansive lobby and amenities.

Makes the surrounding street life dead.

sciencemantoday at 12:38 AM

Could we fix that with a vacancy tax for retail?

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