Retail Gets Saved
August 31, 2009
Two hundred fifty Circuit City stores have gone dark.
And with the economy in its current state, commercial landlords aren’t that picky. According to an article by Mary Shanklin in the Orlando Sentinel, the situation presents an opportunity for Sunday-only churches that, in boom times, weren’t sought after as tenants.
Churches are now the darlings of shopping-center landlords.
Vacancy rates are high enough that alternative tenants such as churches and medical clinics are more attractive than they once were.
If it’s breathing, it’s looking good now.
Ron Geyer is an architect in Greenville, SC who helps churches – new and old – make smart decisions about all of the buildings and spaces they inhabit and use in ministry.
October 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I know this economy drove me to MY knees!
Ron, I enjoy your writing and thinking. Keep up the good work.
I didn’t detect any Twitter connection. I know some folks that would probably like to ‘follow’ you.
Maybe someday?
October 8, 2009 at 6:23 am
Thanks for the interest and encouragement. You may also be interested in a group called Architecture for Ministry that we’re starting in the South Atlantic Region of the AIA (there’s a fledgling website at http://www.architectureforministry.org and a LinkedIn group). I have a love/hate relationship with Twitter, but you can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/rongeyer (@rongeyer). Let me know if there’s a topic that needs to be addressed here.