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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Oh yeah, I forgot how they ruined the Devonian Gardens and turned it into the highly disappointing tile heavy uninspired boring wasteland that it is today.
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Given its location, it indeed is a disappointment.
Kind of like Eau Claire Market. Last weekend, I stepped foot in there for the first time in likely half a decade. I can't recall, but was it popular when it first opened its doors in the early 1990s? Even the food court options are lacking, so foot traffic for the weekday lunch hours doesn't seem like it would be great. The busiest store was an electronic bike store.
The redevelopment of ECM was supposed to break ground in both 2008 and 2016, but the recessions pumped the brakes on any significant work.
The area outside is always bustling, combined with the new condos, along with a number of hotels in the area, the pathways and river are busy...
And doing some reading online, they didn't want a +15 because it seemed outdated at the time. The market itself is just so disconnected; I'd be curious to know the vacancy rate.