On 26.10.15 19:35, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 2:26:09 PM UTC-4, Phil Kane wrote:   
   >   
   >> ...The place had remained empty for six months   
   >> now.   
   >>   
   >> What do they say about a bird in the hand....  ??  :)   
   >   
   > Yes, which is the part I don't understand.   
   >   
   > Also, having a diner in a large building enhances the value of other rentals   
   in the building (or block) by providing a place to eat and attracting traffic,   
   which will spill over to other retailers.   
   >   
   >   
   Hipsterisation and gentrification, as I say.   
      
   Similar things have happened here in London. I knew of one cafe that had   
   operated for a while and had a pretty decent reputation. The landlord   
   suddenly sought a quadruple increase in the rent, pushing the business   
   out literally overnight.   
      
   Working men's pubs here in London that have been on site for generations   
   are becoming gentrified gastropubs filled with pseudo-intellectuals.   
      
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