We got bids and I lobbied hard for the TPO. 

It has been difficult because dealerships resist and they use their money to lobby against it.

When I would walk in the morning, there was a family of foxes that lived in the old theater and they played in the open field where the shops along 38th are.

I think the remodel plan is simple flex space with minimal office (1 lobby, 1 private) for a tradesman, so a TI package should be minimal ($2/SF which is nothing more than paint and flooring for tenant turnover). 

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I would argue that the only reason you are charging $200 a day on this building when hundreds of buildings around the city are not charge that much is because of the discrimination.I would also be lobbying city official and elected representatives, to sway them onto my side.Along the way I would find the "Highest and best use' of the property, then figure the value of the property based on what it could be used for.

Eat cheap and stay out of restaurants, coffee houses, movie theaters and restaurants unless its your 3rd job.  

I often wonder how much money they must spend lobbying to avoid falling under the insurance umbrella.So the companies vary wildly...I actually have one I like a lot right now on all my rentals...Not sure I can say their name in this forum, but it rhymes with 'voice' ( i don't work for them or get paid by them in anyway). 

I agree with @Leon D. comments about landscaping, parking lot, lighting and interior common areas such as the building lobby and restrooms. 

Combine all that with an existing infrastructure that had already had in a place a golf course, performing arts theater, and the best Mexican food in town (Ninfa's, El Tiempo, Villa Arcos), and you've got a good recipe for explosive growth.