Big Box Reuse
Not sure what this has to do with anything, but it's an intersection of two subjects near and dear to my heart: building reuse and big box stores.
What to do with a big box store after the store relocates or closes?
Slate has a slideshow about reuse of Big Box stores.
I learned one new thing from this slideshow, and that is about the lease stipulations for subsequent tenants after the first store leaves. I would not have guessed that a Wal-Mart could exert so much influence over who the subsequent tenants are for the physical store, even after they voluntarily leave a location. For example, Wal-Mart can have rental stipulations that say that no competitor can move into an old Wal-Mart store, even if the new Wal-Mart is located far away.
Well, on the other hand, maybe I could have guessed this. People - and, by extension, companies - seem to always want to keep control over their former domain, even when it's in the best interest of the townspeople to allow new tenancy so as to prevent a dead urban landscape.
What to do with a big box store after the store relocates or closes?
Slate has a slideshow about reuse of Big Box stores.
I learned one new thing from this slideshow, and that is about the lease stipulations for subsequent tenants after the first store leaves. I would not have guessed that a Wal-Mart could exert so much influence over who the subsequent tenants are for the physical store, even after they voluntarily leave a location. For example, Wal-Mart can have rental stipulations that say that no competitor can move into an old Wal-Mart store, even if the new Wal-Mart is located far away.
Well, on the other hand, maybe I could have guessed this. People - and, by extension, companies - seem to always want to keep control over their former domain, even when it's in the best interest of the townspeople to allow new tenancy so as to prevent a dead urban landscape.
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