The redevelopment plan — a mix of stores, hotel rooms, apartments and open space — is strongly favored by the Bloomberg administration.
The mix of stores in the downtown includes numerous nail salons, a few clothing shops, a western wear store and Fun-Ghoul, a large supplier of theatrical costumes.
Still, there's nothing quite like Byres Road for the diversity of shoppers, eclectic mix of stores and its proximity to the university, the gardens and the bonny River Kelvin.
Soon after the Oscars on Sunday the new owners will make some changes, to both the mix of stores and the design of the complex.
In Boston, Millennium bought two parcels on Washington Street, in an area known as the Combat Zone, a rundown mix of stores, theaters and sex-related businesses.
"We want to be good corporate citizens, but we can't do it in an old, tired mall with a weak mix of stores".
The developers are seeking a mix of stores, including apparel, home furnishings and electronic goods, said Mr. Alsup, whose company developed and manages Galleria malls in Houston and Dallas.
Mr. Nyberg, whose company is College Street Management L.L.C., has developed several other residential projects downtown, including the conversion of 900 Chapel Street, a former mall and office tower that now houses a mix of stores, apartments and offices.
The terminal, which is operated by Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and Lufthansa, also received an award for best redeveloped concessions program, given for its "nice mix of stores" and good layout.
And despite recent gentrification in the neighborhood, in which one industrial building after another has made way for a new condominium, many streets are still a motley mix of stores, factories and small apartment houses like this one.
