[ghaff]

At the end of the day, the buildings in a deadish mall or shopping center aren't worth much. Maybe the land is worth something but, in that case, why not start fresh with a purpose-built development, either housing or a mix of housing and retail.

[Suppafly]

yeah that's my point

[ghaff]

There are some older buildings in urban centers that probably make sense to repurpose without just tearing them down. but the idea that you'd take extraordinary measures to try to repurpose the Sears, JC Penny, and other mall properties around where I live is just silly rather than just starting from scratch--which doesn't seem to be going much of anywhere.