Why do commercial spaces sit vacant?

Re:Why do commercial spaces sit vacant? by dec0dedab0de on Thursday December 18, 2025 @10:07AM (#46313465)

Other than some of the residents who don’t want to see empty storefronts, who is incentivized to push for a correction in this case?

That is a tad dismissive. Instead of not wanting to see empty storefronts, consider residents who would like to start a local business, but can not because the rent on commercial properties is prohibitively expensive. Then remember that there are residents who would like more jobs in the area.

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Re:Why do commercial spaces sit vacant? by tokioyoyo on Thursday December 18, 2025 @07:32PM (#46320846)

But residents understand that if that property value goes down, their own property value will go down as well, no? Unless they're a renter, which is the minority of the population. So, even if they'd want to open a business, they'd need to be ok with the devaluation of their environment as well.

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