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next door to Polly

Update 2 January 2009: both sides of the renovated building now have been leased – one to a nail salon. Ho hum… see the comment below for why this is the case.

Remember this? The photo below is from February 2007 when I wrote about the derelict building next to Polly being renovated.

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The next photo shows the building during the renovation.

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Months after the building has been completed the ground floor is still empty with ‘for lease’ signs on the windows. Have rents risen to a point where new businesses cannot open on Brunswick St?

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3 Responses to “next door to Polly”

  1. John Says:

    Let’s hope so. Not because I don’t want new businesses to open in Brunswick Street, but because I think Brunswick Street is overdue for a rental reality check. Brunswick Street’s stock in trade is innovation, which translates to “risk” whenever money becomes involved. It would be a slow, agonizing death for Brunswick Street if high rents meant that only shops with low risk business models were prepared to open up.

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  2. brian Says:

    An excellent point – and a depressing reality.

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  3. plasmo Says:

    I just want to know if anyone saved Sync’s window, top right. What a loss!

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