What is going on in downtown Sunnyvale. The old mall is gone…except for Target and Macy’s…please continue to shop at your own risk. The big wooden fence is up and there are some very busy bees working behind that fence. Let’s just hope that the money continues to flow so that this huge, dirt laden project can be completed in our lifetime.
It has been hard going with this Sunnyvale downtown project. The people who have paid the ultimate price are the business owners at the Town and Country, Murphy business owners and businesses on Evelyn and Washington. They have had to deal with the tear down, the running out of money, and then another set of new developers. To help these business owners please make sure that you frequent your favorite downtown business often.
There are updates and even a web cam set up to keep and eye on the project. Well I can’t actually find the web cam site. The Sunnyvale City Council has taken quite a bit of heat about the delay and other issues that have arisen since the project began. The latest news says that this development is set to be ready for business early 2009. I guess we will see in the years to come.
The toll on local businesses is great. I spoke to one owner just recently who is leaving the area because the lease was up for renewal, and the owner – either to empty the space to demolish and rebuild to fit with the new downtown, or to get “higher-value” business – *more than doubled* the lease cost. It’s a shame local flavor shops will not be able to be a part of the downtown they created.
Comment by Daniel — November 20, 2007 @ 8:15 am |