Looks like Downtown is being flooded with "for sale" signs. It would seem, under the best of circumstances, that it would take years or even decades to absorb all these "opportunities" based on Downtown's lackluster history.
Ironically, the churches are telling us they are selling as Downtown is on the wane, not the other way. And, while Downtown has had a few "successes," mostly driven by tax credits or other incentives, I don't see the spark for soaking up all this real estate anytime soon. Curry is going to be hard pressed to show he improved Downtown substantially at this rate and Lot J isn't going to cut it.
By the way, I don't count the Brooklyn or Southbank submarkets as our traditional "Downtown" so I am excluding those developments, not that City leaders can take much credit for what's happening in those areas.