You're talking about the entire city-not just south street. I woulda shoulda coulda bought the lucy's hatshop building for 160k but thought it was too much a mere decade ago. Could of bought an entire building on walnut street for 240k-now getting a studio condo that size is a mere pastime. A home on kater that was 35k in 94 is now 10times the price. Its got nothing to do with "million dollar homes" that realtors are claiming to be in society hill when they're actually in QV, its simply that shoddy developers are buying land and maximizing it with less-than-average construction and slapping a premium pricetag on poo.

10 years ago there were unique businesses and nearly no vacancies. Today the street is, after a decade, at a higher vacancy rate than the center city district.

Will street improvements make the street prettier-sure, but it will also cost people jobs and owners their businesses during the process. Chestnut Street is finally rebounding from their years of a streetscape fiasco, and the executive director of the Center City District has strongly warned the south street area of what closures will do to the business climate....

But your perception is much better than the facts I have at my disposal, so please continue.

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