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Just before the GGP/HHC split occurred, General Gr...

2011-12-28T21:59:42.903-05:00

Just before the GGP/HHC split occurred, General Growth Properties circulated a proposal to re-purpose the former Rouse Building by putting shops and stores on the first level and the walkout lakeside ground level. This sounds a lot like what you are describing. More recently, The Tale of Two Cities blog stated that Whole Foods might be a new tenant in that building. Either option would attract people to Lakefront.

I don't think we should worry too much about having more than one place for people to shop, eat, party, etc. Look at downtown Baltimore. Besides the Inner Harbor area, people walk back and forth to Federal Hill/Light Street/Charles Street and also over to the up and coming Harbor East area.

In my opinion, the very first thing that needs to happen at Lakefront is to finish the path around the lake. This has been promised for years and years and years. It would provide a destination for people in the same way that the path around Centennial Lake draws people to that park. People want to be able to circulate. CA should be starting RIGHT NOW to obtain the necessary DNR and Army Corps permits to complete the wetland portion of the path and bridge the lake. Those permits take years to obtain. Bottom line: build it and they will come! Build more and more will come. Put some there there!

Anon: yahhh, I think the Rio (the mall-like buildi...

2011-12-28T13:57:21.814-05:00

Anon: yahhh, I think the Rio (the mall-like building with the gym and the theater that used to have Sportland) predates the whole Washingtonian Center development.

But yeah, I've never called it anything else but the Rio. :)

Does anyone really call it that? I've only ev...

2011-12-28T13:02:49.111-05:00

Does anyone really call it that? I've only ever heard it called the Rio.

I may have to look that up next time I am out in t...

2011-12-27T18:45:16.812-05:00

I may have to look that up next time I am out in the 270 area. The question perhaps is how we can have both, and link the lakefront with the mall by crossing Little Patuxant in a more substantial and blending way than the current foot path.