Thanks to our blog community of this close look at the end of an era in perfect village . . .
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"Unfortunately, we have been unsuccessful in our efforts to negotiate a lease beneficial to both our business and the landlord. Other unfavorable business conditions, events and obstacles have forced us to reach a final decision to end our efforts to pursue the reopening of the business . . . "
More in a bit . . .
I'd appreciate my last paycheck from them.
ReplyDeletedid those cocksuckers ever pay their workers?
ReplyDeleteThe Village Shopping Center is facing not only the tenant Bruce Smith pulling out, but Tiffany Town and Fleet Feet Sports are as well leaving. Tiffany Town has been located there for over 50 years, but a new lease just couldn't be worked out so the owner decided to retire. Sports Fleet also claims costs for a new lease was just to high, so they are leaving end of February after just 5 years. Appears that First Washington Realty lacks the ability to negotiate new leases with tenants that have been located there a long time. There is already a size able empty space located in the shopping area and now there will be three addition large empty spaces added to that. Is the smaller specialty shops just no longer able to make it, or are rents in certain areas of the Golden Ghetto just to unreasonable for shop owners? Myself, I say the tides of change are starting to appear and more are coming.
ReplyDeleteOur son is a tenant in a PV shopping center. The rent is high and the demands of the landlord and city are also high. Because of the Star bonds issued to upgrade the centers, the landlord is looking for tenants who can contribute the absolute most in sales tax revenue. PV has always been a center with small business owners (except for Jones, now Macy's). Expect that to change. There will be a CVS or Walgreens, and the chains are coming right in back of them. I hate to see this happening, but I cannot blame the landlord for getting the highest possible use of the space. Those of us of a certain age remember Blockbuster, Fox One Hour Photo, Montgomery Wards, and the local TV repair shop. They are all gone now, and somehow we survived. Things always change, we mourn for Wolf Brothers, Adlers, Chasnoff, Jones, and Stix Baer. We replaced them with Netflix, Kohl's, Amazon, and Toys R Us. I hate to see these small businesses close, but we all know that change is relentless and actually healthy.
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