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Jahooodie t1_j8p24vc wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in Is District Kitchen BUMPIN' during the day like Reading Terminal Market or Industry City in Brooklyn? by BeMadTV

Or just like be open on the weekends when people are taking a nice walk on the waterfront. Or do like Chealsea market and have stuff that's damn good & unique

I think you hit the nail on the head, it's classic copy something successful but put no effort into understanding why or how it got there.

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objectimpermanence t1_j8prpi5 wrote

I think the fatal flaw of District Kitchen is simply its location within the Harborside complex. No one really wants to walk deep inside a sterile office building to go to a food court, especially if it feels like you’re walking through an airport terminal. This only works when you have a captive audience of office workers that’s large enough to sustain it without having to rely on the patronage of outsiders and weekend visitors.

They should have put it at the south end of the building, which faces Columbus Dr and is right next to the Exchange Place PATH. That would drive more foot traffic because it would be a lot more convenient and visible to people commuting by bus and PATH, as well as for people who live in Paulus Hook.

To me, the renovation of that whole building complex is like putting lipstick on a pig. They should have bulldozed it and started from a clean slate. The area should be built with a smaller scale street grid that’s more in keeping with the historic parts of downtown. That would have made it feel more like an actual neighborhood that people want to spend time in.

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kraghis t1_j8qegib wrote

Not putting it on the south side by exchange place was such a missed opportunity

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j8p76qw wrote

Reminds me of that market Anthony Bourdain wanted to open. Then investors took over and lost all sight of the inspiration and how it should work.

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