Comments on: almost open for business http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business mitten muses, rants and raves about life, the internet, web design and art Wed, 19 May 2010 15:15:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mitten http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business/comment-page-1#comment-887 mitten Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:25:43 +0000 http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business#comment-887 Ok, a quick Google search turns up that the owner of record is CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 1 SPE, which seems to be some kind of LLC based in New York. (See the <a href="http://www.secinfo.com/d11MXs.u1uhd.d.htm" rel="nofollow">SEC filing</a>) They seem to own lots of <a href="http://www.centrowatt.com/PropertySearch.asp" rel="nofollow">shopping centers</a>. Here's how they present <a href="http://www.centrowatt.com/PropertyProfile_short.asp?ProjectID=PMIMAPLV1" rel="nofollow">Maple Village</a>. I think I will write them a letter to ask which kinds of aliens they're trying to attract (or hide by making the night sky completely lit up) with their ridiculous parking lot lights. Ok, a quick Google search turns up that the owner of record is CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 1 SPE, which seems to be some kind of LLC based in New York. (See the SEC filing)

They seem to own lots of shopping centers. Here’s how they present Maple Village.

I think I will write them a letter to ask which kinds of aliens they’re trying to attract (or hide by making the night sky completely lit up) with their ridiculous parking lot lights.

]]> By: mitten http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business/comment-page-1#comment-886 mitten Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:09:58 +0000 http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business#comment-886 I don't know what the shopping center owners think about bus stops, but I do know they *don't* care about light pollution and energy conservation. Their new parking lot lights are horrifically bright. We live several blocks away and they light up the sky so much (woo, aiming light into the sky is really good for increasing security - if your suspected thieves are aliens, anyway) that the blinds we have in our bedroom are no longer enough to create darkness. It's completely ridiculous. Not to mention hugely un-green and energy-wasting. As for the bus stops, that's completely ridiculous, too. Now people have to stand out on the road, there are no shelters, and when the bus is early and needs to wait, it blocks Maple Road. Nice move, shopping center owners. The new Plum Market is nice enough so far, but I could just throttle whoever owns the center itself. I don’t know what the shopping center owners think about bus stops, but I do know they *don’t* care about light pollution and energy conservation. Their new parking lot lights are horrifically bright. We live several blocks away and they light up the sky so much (woo, aiming light into the sky is really good for increasing security – if your suspected thieves are aliens, anyway) that the blinds we have in our bedroom are no longer enough to create darkness. It’s completely ridiculous. Not to mention hugely un-green and energy-wasting.

As for the bus stops, that’s completely ridiculous, too. Now people have to stand out on the road, there are no shelters, and when the bus is early and needs to wait, it blocks Maple Road. Nice move, shopping center owners. The new Plum Market is nice enough so far, but I could just throttle whoever owns the center itself.

]]> By: Edward Vielmetti http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business/comment-page-1#comment-885 Edward Vielmetti Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:00:59 +0000 http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business#comment-885 There have been mysterious notes from the AATA about how the (new?) owners of maple village don't want a bus stop in their midst, so the pickup and dropoff spots have been moved out of their parking lot. Do you know more about that? http://www.theride.org/MapleVillageBusStop.asp Plum should do really well in that spot. There have been mysterious notes from the AATA about how the (new?) owners of maple village don’t want a bus stop in their midst, so the pickup and dropoff spots have been moved out of their parking lot. Do you know more about that?

http://www.theride.org/MapleVillageBusStop.asp

Plum should do really well in that spot.

]]> By: Brian http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business/comment-page-1#comment-883 Brian Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:25:51 +0000 http://blog.mittenartworks.com/almost-open-for-business#comment-883 Plum Market looked pretty open today (Feb 6). A mystery? Plum Market looked pretty open today (Feb 6). A mystery?

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