That seems like an odd/large space for a Trader Joes.
The Trader Joe's is 12,000 square feet. The Kroger is about 45,000 square feet (if I recall correctly, I don't have the PDF in front of me). And let's not get started on the demographics.Kbeauty63 said:
I don't know..there is one in Houston inside the loop in an old theater that is pretty big (and really cool!) I think that would be a great location for TJ - that area needs another grocery store.
Rapier108 said:
Looks like all Stripes and Sunoco stores will become 7-Elevens.
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2017/04/06/7-eleven-buys-1110-stores-sunoco-33-billion-deal
That one is in an "advantaged" part of Houston, unlike the old Kroger's by SW Pkwy/Texas which is more of a disadvantaged part of town.Kbeauty63 said:
I don't know..there is one in Houston inside the loop in an old theater that is pretty big (and really cool!) I think that would be a great location for TJ - that area needs another grocery store.
If there was a Trader Joe's in town, there would only be three places where I can see it realistically succeeding:Cyp0111 said:
Around campus would be best given demographics. Considering all the student housing coming online it has a rather dense population footprint.
Kind of like the old Appletree on Texas at Harvey...we now have the technology to erect walls inside, so they could reconfigure the space.PS3D said:The Trader Joe's is 12,000 square feet. The Kroger is about 45,000 square feet (if I recall correctly, I don't have the PDF in front of me)...Kbeauty63 said:
I don't know..there is one in Houston inside the loop in an old theater that is pretty big (and really cool!) I think that would be a great location for TJ - that area needs another grocery store.
Cyp0111 said:
I think the only area even remotely in consideration would be Century Square.
I think it is going to be amazing and cannot wait for it to go live.armymom said:
To me Century Square looks like a nightmare that I will never want to get close to. I'll stick with South College Station.
weary before it even opens?australopithecus robustus said:
I think it's going to be very nice but will take many years to realize its potential. I also think locals will be very weary of going there because of its proximity to Northgate and campus.
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I think the only area even remotely in consideration would be Century Square.
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did they have any of a beer selection for those who are with people drinking wine and do not care for it?
Cyp0111 said:
Given College Stations propensity for Katy level strip mall development, yes, it's the first worthwhile development in the history of college station. Everything else is suburban ghetto.
I think he was referring to the William Fitch area as "suburban ghetto" as opposed to Century Square which is a bit more of an upscale and interesting development. I could be wrong though.mazag08 said:Cyp0111 said:
Given College Stations propensity for Katy level strip mall development, yes, it's the first worthwhile development in the history of college station. Everything else is suburban ghetto.
WTF do you expect them to build? College station is a suburban city without a downtown. It's history is in old school country taverns. Do you expect them to build skyscrapers? You're never going to get an inner city feel in a small town. Don't like it? Move.
Residents on this board ***** every year about the lack of upscale and fancy development. Now you get stuff that fits with the city demographics and it's all just "suburban trash". Give me a break.
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WTF do you expect them to build? College station is a suburban city without a downtown. It's history is in old school country taverns. Do you expect them to build skyscrapers? You're never going to get an inner city feel in a small town. Don't like it? Move.
About as much as College Station is a suburb of Houston. Ann Arbor is a bit closer to Detroit than we are to Houston, but it isn't like people in Detroit are flocking to Ann Arbor to go out to eat. The dining scene there is local.AGnCS said:
Isn't Ann Arbor actually a suburb of Detroit?
Don't forget that this community is very conservative and against spending any kind of tax dollars on that kind of thing. Plus it helps to have access to an interstate which AA seems to be surrounded by.Quote:
The city as a whole has done a terrible job of ushering in sustainable, development that creates any resemblance of a community
The downtown area is pretty well integrated with the campus, and to be fair, CS has sunk a lot of money into Northgate with mixed results.AGnCS said:Don't forget that this community is very conservative and against spending any kind of tax dollars on that kind of thing. Plus it helps to have access to an interstate which AA seems to be surrounded by.Quote:
The city as a whole has done a terrible job of ushering in sustainable, development that creates any resemblance of a community