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Author: Jesse Baerkahn

Update #8: Now What?

Any “reopening” of our gathering spaces and retail establishments will be only a partial return to what things looked like pre-coronavirus. But despite this, our spirits are high here at Graffito, because it does feel that we are collectively entering a new phase in responding to this crisis: shifting from panic and shock to problem solving and opportunity assessment.

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A Main Street Resurgence?

We have, and always will, fly the local-first piece proudly in our messaging. Because it is core to our approach, our world-view, and the way we understand value creation in the urban mixed-use context. Today, with COVID-19 related considerations dominating our conversations, decision making, and daily life, we are thinking a lot about how localism will play out in the months and years ahead.

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Why We Advocate

I was quoted in this article that ran in the Boston Globe today. I think it is a very fair and important article, but I flinched a bit when I came across my own words: “When it comes to a lot of Main Street retailers, we’ve been telling our clients they’re not going to get April rent anyways.”

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