[CTartist]

Originally Posted by StamfordRez

How does one find this path? Any pictures?

I think blueandorange means the area I have noted in the red square...or close to it. I call the ramp into the mall the "Curly Q".

[TheGrandK-Man]

Originally Posted by CTartist

I think blueandorange means the area I have noted in the red square...or close to it. I call the ramp into the mall the "Curly Q".

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Just reopen the historic old Main St. route(upper RH corner to upper center). All the original sewer and other utilities are still buried below that location.

[Connetquoter]

Originally Posted by TheGrandK-Man

You can still walk the old Main St. path underneath the mall between Veterans park and Greyrock pl.

I didn't know that. Where is the entrance to this path on Atlantic st. ? are you saying though the parking lot on first floor?

I circumbulated the mall multiple times not knowing this.

[CTartist]

Originally Posted by TheGrandK-Man

Just reopen the historic old Main St. route(upper RH corner to upper center). All the original sewer and other utilities are still buried below that location.

I was not making a comment on what what should be done (or not done) just simply wanted to show the person asking the question "where is the area" the poster blueandorange referenced. Being from Stamford I knew what he was talking about but most others probably don't.

[blueandorange]

Originally Posted by Connetquoter

I didn't know that. Where is the entrance to this path on Atlantic st. ? are you saying though the parking lot on first floor?

I circumbulated the mall multiple times not knowing this.

The entrance is off of Veteran's park to the left of 6 Landmark (if you are facing the building. There used to be shops and restaurants in it back in the 80s and into the 90s (way before I was in Stamford) but now it's all boarded up and most people probably don't realize there used to be retail in there. I guess it was an attempt to recreate Main Street that not surprising failed because people want to shop and dine on real streets and not in some subterranean feeling space. Yet another mistake of Urban Renewal.

Here's an interesting blog post from 2015 that touches on a lot of these ideas: https://oldurbanist.blogspot.com/201...arting-to.html

[TheGrandK-Man]

Originally Posted by blueandorange

The entrance is off of Veteran's park to the left of 6 Landmark (if you are
facing the building. There used to be shops and restaurants in it back in the
80s and into the 90s (way before I was in Stamford) but now it's all boarded
up and most people probably don't realize there used to be retail in there.
I guess it was an attempt to recreate Main Street that not surprising failed
because people want to shop and dine on real streets and not in some
subterranean feeling space. Yet another mistake of Urban Renewal.

Here's an interesting blog post from 2015 that touches on a lot of these ideas: https://oldurbanist.blogspot.com/201...arting-to.html

The biggest mistake was to situate the mall in such a way as to cut off a portion of original U.S. 1(Post Road).

Before the CT Turnpike came along, West Main - Main St. - East Main was the principal cross-Stamford route for all vehicular traffic.

[JayCT]

Things looking up in the Stamford office market. Jay

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/bus...d-14808561.php

[Connecticut203]

Stamford- What was scheduled to be a 30-minute presentation on the future of the downtown mall took less than 10 minutes but the gist was that city officials are helping with the sale of the property and are ready to work with any potential new owner.

The Stamford Director of Economic Development Thomas Madden said the city was working with the mall’s ownership on the sale of the property but, he said, he was limited as to what he could disclose.

“At this point, I can’t discuss anything until we actually have someone who is willing to purchase this,” Madden said in response to questions from the Planning Board at their Tuesday evening meeting. “We have expressed, as part of the offering, that the city, and all of its boards, are willing to work with anybody who does purchase the mall.”

Taubman Centers, the owner of the Stamford Town Center, announced they were putting the shopping center on the market in early October. The company has so far declined to comment on other questions, and has not disclosed an asking price for the mall.
Dan Stolzenbach, the general manager of the Stamford Town Center, said he had no further comment beyond Madden’s presentation.

Certain parts of the downtown mall complex are owned by different entities.

While the bulk of the property is owned by Taubman Centers, the city of Stamford is in charge of parking structures at the bottom and top floors. Additionally, Town Center Drive, ramps and the helix structure are owned by the Stamford Urban Redevelopment Commission, an agency created by the city that deals with municipal development projects.

The URC’s board has given approval to Madden, who serves as their executive director, to continue with appraisals of the URC-owned portion of the Stamford Town Center.

The sale of the mall would not include the Macy’s at the north end nor the Bow Tie Cinemas Landmark 9 movie theater, both of which are owned by their namesake companies. A part of the complex is also owned by Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp.

Though Planning Board members tried to get a sense of the future of the downtown mall, Madden said he was unable to offer more information though he noted that working with any potential new owner would also mean working with them on any type of redevelopment plan.

Stamford Deputy Director of Planning David Woods said that up to two years ago, many expected the mall to be at the center of downtown for a long time. “That changed with a number of things,” Woods said, referring to the construction of a new mall in Norwalk and how shopping has changed in recent years.

The Master Plan for 2015 to 2025 recommended that downtown be a regional center and remain the “focal point for large-scale office and residential development as well as regional retail and cultural attractions.”

Planning Board Chair Theresa Dell said any potential buyers were welcome to call the city’s Land Use Bureau and review the Master Plan, the city’s blueprint for development and sustainability objectives.

“As with any developer, we can’t tell any developer what to do with his property. … It’s their prerogative to do what they want with the property and then they come before us and then we can turn around and decide if we feel it’s too aggressive, too invasive or doesn’t meet the Master Plan,” Dell said.

[blueandorange]

Tear down the mall.

[JayCT]

Interesting article on the Fairfield County commercial real estate market. What’s most interesting is buried in it that a new 700,000 square foot building in Stamford will be announced in the next month or so. Any idea what and where this will be? Jay

https://westfaironline.com/119097/fa...-says-cushman/