I get the innate revulsion to corporations becoming more involved in our lives, really I do, but what's the problem here? It's efficient use of space and puts downward pressure on housing demand.
Are you suggesting it's part of a bigger push for corporations to take over the rental market and force out independent landlords? That would be a problem, yeah. But on its own it's fine. You could even say that using their space to provide housing opportunities for the community shows a sense of civic responsibility.
I see it as a further dehumanizing of the suburban landscape.
Retail stores on ground floors of apartment buildings makes sense in really densely populated cities like SF or NYC, but elsewhere such a setup discourages going anywhere but those places you drive to.
A Megalomart on the ground floor of my apartment building? With all the traffic it attracts? No thanks.
I get the innate revulsion to corporations becoming more involved in our lives, really I do, but what's the problem here? It's efficient use of space and puts downward pressure on housing demand.
Are you suggesting it's part of a bigger push for corporations to take over the rental market and force out independent landlords? That would be a problem, yeah. But on its own it's fine. You could even say that using their space to provide housing opportunities for the community shows a sense of civic responsibility.
I see it as a further dehumanizing of the suburban landscape.
Retail stores on ground floors of apartment buildings makes sense in really densely populated cities like SF or NYC, but elsewhere such a setup discourages going anywhere but those places you drive to.
A Megalomart on the ground floor of my apartment building? With all the traffic it attracts? No thanks.