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The RTP office park where I work continues to hemorrhage tenants.
Personally I'm in the tech/software industry and have zero desire to work in the RTP park "proper" as there's basically nothing around it within walking distance. I love working in downtown Durham/Raleigh because I can walk to something at lunch or an event after work.
Also for weekend/evening events my work parking badge basically lets me into a parking deck that is adjacent to a lot of things without having to pay for parking.
Going from that to the deadness of the RTP would be so boring.
Personally I'm in the tech/software industry and have zero desire to work in the RTP park "proper" as there's basically nothing around it within walking distance. I love working in downtown Durham/Raleigh because I can walk to something at lunch or an event after work.
Also for weekend/evening events my work parking badge basically lets me into a parking deck that is adjacent to a lot of things without having to pay for parking.
Going from that to the deadness of the RTP would be so boring.
And this is the preference for a lot of young IT workers. Gone are the days of companies locating in suburban office parks with a sea of parking and nowhere to walk but to your car or a bus depot. Companies located in the suburbs because cities were dealing with crime issues and poverty. Now that cities are on the rebound, mainly because of the social opportunities and short commute times they provide, suburban office parks will die.
I worked for a large IT company that had a headquarters so remote, you HAD to get in your car if you wanted something other than what they offered in the cafeteria. And they didn't even have a gym on site!
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And this is the preference for a lot of young IT workers. Gone are the days of companies locating in suburban office parks with a sea of parking and nowhere to walk but to your car or a bus depot. Companies located in the suburbs because cities were dealing with crime issues and poverty. Now that cities are on the rebound, mainly because of the social opportunities and short commute times they provide, suburban office parks will die.
I worked for a large IT company that had a headquarters so remote, you HAD to get in your car if you wanted something other than what they offered in the cafeteria. And they didn't even have a gym on site!
Happy hour? Even farther.
Oh my gosh, I worked on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. During lunch and after work, I'd walk to the Smithsonians, the Mall, the Jefferson Memorial, the White House, etc. In season I played softball for our company at the foot of the Washington Monument. We'd eat lunch at Old Ebbitt, the City Club, the Portrait Gallery, Chinatown, etc, go to happy hours after work in DuPont Circle or K Street. We got to watch the Inaugural Parade from our office and saw the Presidential cavalcade so often that after a bit I never even got up to look out the window when it went by. I walked everywhere and commuted by Metro.
After 9 years, I decided to look for a new job and landed one in Rockville (typical suburb) on a street that may as well have been an office park. It was called Research Blvd and was only made up of office buildings. On my first day of work, my boss said to me, "you're probably so happy, you don't have to pay for parking any more." I looked out the window of her office to a soulless street with no people, no stores, no museums, no restaurants - only a large parking lot. I almost cried.
Oh my gosh, I worked on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. During lunch and after work, I'd walk to the Smithsonians, the Mall, the Jefferson Memorial, the White House, etc. In season I played softball for our company at the foot of the Washington Monument. We'd eat lunch at Old Ebbitt, the City Club, the Portrait Gallery, Chinatown, etc, go to happy hours after work in DuPont Circle or K Street. We got to watch the Inaugural Parade from our office and saw the Presidential cavalcade so often that after a bit I never even got up to look out the window when it went by. I walked everywhere and commuted by Metro.
After 9 years, I decided to look for a new job and landed one in Rockville (typical suburb) on a street that may as well have been an office park. It was called Research Blvd and was only made up of office buildings. On my first day of work, my boss said to me, "you're probably so happy, you don't have to pay for parking any more." I looked out the window of her office to a soulless street with no people, no stores, no museums, no restaurants - only a large parking lot. I almost cried.
Awww... that's sad. Yeah... those suburban office parks freak me out. At least, with some of the larger companies here, there's a campus that's large, full of people, has trails, fitness centers, childcare, multiple cafeterias, sometimes a lake or water feature... etc. Feels more like a destination.
But, the big building/huge parking lot/nothing around sorta deal is just sad.
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Personally I'm in the tech/software industry and have zero desire to work in the RTP park "proper" as there's basically nothing around it within walking distance. I love working in downtown Durham/Raleigh because I can walk to something at lunch or an event after work.
Also for weekend/evening events my work parking badge basically lets me into a parking deck that is adjacent to a lot of things without having to pay for parking.
Going from that to the deadness of the RTP would be so boring.
Don't blame you. The great thing about RTP is The Frontier. A free coworking space especially of that size is pretty unique. If I was relocating a tech business here I would never choose RTP. Everyone knows if you want to attract talented 20 something tech workers you want to be in a hip urban setting.
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