Re: Why has Bricktown stalled?
Too many "bad" ideas. In theory, everyone wants to open a club or restaurant that is unique and distinguishable, however, in practice, they all seem to be rehashes of the same old thing. The problem may be impatience to turn a profit as soon as possible, the right approach may be to offer a quality product and expect to be in the red for awhile until your brand name is established. Redpin is a good idea. Club Savvy or Halo are not.
I think we may be seeing an influx of proposals now that the OKC bball team is here. Most of them will probably be poorly constructed, but hopefully a few will take hold and help Bricktown be more sustainable. The Brownstones, Lofts, and The Hill are going to fill up quickly and if a critical density is obtained better proposals will follow (more affordable housing, grocery, restaurants).
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