tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post1967059827085905465..comments2023-08-24T02:17:49.104-07:00Comments on LivingInUrbanSac: Third Party Appeal: Yamanee Mixed-Use ProjectGAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714870590167707217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-10964232587410374852016-06-15T17:04:38.225-07:002016-06-15T17:04:38.225-07:00It would be a cool use for Darth Vader. BUT, it wa...It would be a cool use for Darth Vader. BUT, it was built to be an office building. I certainly hope a conversion to housing "pencils out".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056355609762825550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-40209573325105289372016-06-15T11:00:47.210-07:002016-06-15T11:00:47.210-07:00Thanks Steve for you fantastic insight on Mr. Burg...Thanks Steve for you fantastic insight on Mr. Burg and the development process, I agree. Anonymous, do you remember when Lot A on Capitol Mall was for sale for $1 by the city to lure head a major company to relocate their head quarters to the city? What a bust that idea was. Sweet incentives only work if all parties find the outcome rewarding, I don't think the Renaissance Tower has shown Zwahlen Imageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03122038976671611879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-90604618953968511862016-06-14T18:19:55.782-07:002016-06-14T18:19:55.782-07:00+1, albeit I applaud Mr. Burg's efforts to rec...+1, albeit I applaud Mr. Burg's efforts to recognize and fight potential deviations from the 2035 plan. I do see him on the right/progressive side of the development coin in encouraging more housing downtown while preserving the city's character.<br /><br />I also believe this project will never get off the ground given the points above w/ banks expecting an ROI that are not attainable inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14666781.post-44049057043782446962016-06-14T11:52:05.099-07:002016-06-14T11:52:05.099-07:00Mr. Burg is not a hindrance to all development, pe...Mr. Burg is not a hindrance to all development, per se. He just has preferences for development, which he likes to enforce on the rest of us. Those proposals that meet his standards get a his support. Those proposals which don't meet his notion of "directed development" ideals get his opposition. While he may have good points, and his advice should be considered, people like Mr. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056355609762825550noreply@blogger.com