Mixed Success

There are several mixed-use developments in Sydney. One recently completed is
After some early disappointments, multi-use developments are on the rise.
Pacific Square at Maroubra, which includes 570 flats, a Coles, an Aldi and 50 specialty shops. "Pacific Square is attracting shoppers who might normally head to Westfield Bondi Junction or Eastgardens,"
The most recent stage of Pacific Square is fully occupied and attracting good rents, Slunsky adds.
Others haven't done so well.
The retail area at the base of St Margarets in Surry Hills always appears to be struggling, with shops coming and going.
Lumiere cafe is the only original business to have survived since the complex opened just three years ago.
It's a very windy site and not sunny for most of the day, also, I think the wrong businesses moved in.
St Margarets architect Adam Haddow says there have been some issues with the site but that they are being addressed by the use of awnings and a large public sculpture to block or deflect the wind.
Haddow says mixed-use developments are the way to go but they require careful thought and planning.
"It's not just a matter of throwing a couple of cafes down there."

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