tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post5241517969477905799..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Big Plans at Former Nordstom Site - City Council, June 28th - UpdatedSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-50493295504120946592021-06-30T12:26:51.591-07:002021-06-30T12:26:51.591-07:00Added site plan concept as presented to Council.Added site plan concept as presented to Council.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-56298831686970557772021-06-26T10:14:45.636-07:002021-06-26T10:14:45.636-07:00The tax lot information suggests the project is on...The tax lot information suggests the project is only in the footprint of the former store, and does not use any of the immediately adjoining mall.<br /><br />I like it less now. <br /><br />From the Staff Report: "The design of the building will include a lobby, rooftop deck, resident community room for gatherings, pet area, dog wash and bike repair, storage and wash station....The residents will be encouraged to use alternative modes of transportation. The lobby will be equipped with a large screen monitor for the purpose of displaying TransitScreen. TransitScreen displays 24/7 real-time arrival information for nearby trains (Amtrak), buses (Cherriots), ridesharing systems (Uber, Lyft) and carsharing companies (Zipcar). The system also gives walking distance and walking times to neighborhood businesses."<br /><br />But the building will not front Chemeketa or High, and will only be on the zoomy corner of Liberty and Center Street. It's not nearly as friendly to walking and biking and busing as it at first had seemed.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-86563493756544214512021-06-26T09:35:38.593-07:002021-06-26T09:35:38.593-07:00Over on FB a person writes;
The Nordstrom buildin...Over on FB a person writes;<br /><br /><i>The Nordstrom building/mall is a separate entity than the Salem Center mall. They are owned by two different people. There are no plans to tear down the Salem Center mall just the Nordstrom building. I want to clarify before rumors start and it hurts the businesses inside.</i><br /><br />That is a fair clarification, but there is still some ambiguity. The Salem Center mall is two blocks, the southern portion with the former Nordstrom site, and full block north of Center Street.<br /><br />It is clear the northern section is not involved here.<br /><br />But the Staff Report is ambiguous about the southern portion. It does not say anything like "the portion of the mall building only occupied by Nordstrom." And the developer is "DD Salem Center Two, LLC." Because the building had been first named Nordstom Mall, the "Nordstrom building" seemed like it signified the southern portion.<br /><br />So the scope of any demolition is not exactly clear, and it is possible, I suppose, to jam 162 apartments just on the Nordstrom store footprint.<br /><br />We will need to see more detail reported by the City or the paper.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-75045394885729562522021-06-26T07:45:15.121-07:002021-06-26T07:45:15.121-07:00And an historical note about the demolition that p...And <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2021/06/demolition-for-nordstrom-mall-shows-limits-1970s-style-urban-renewal.html" rel="nofollow">an historical note about the demolition that preceded the mall's construction</a>.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com