The Great Hizzy!

Actually, I prefer the I-45. It's not an architectural dynamo and can look seedy in areas (and to the urbanist, it's a nightmare of cars and strip malls) but it at least looks like it has life to it. US 59 and Hardy look pretty rural, like the NW arc of I-295 near Jacksonville. Doesn't look like you're heading into one of the largest cities in the country.

I agree. It's the gateway to the area's main airport. High time that more of the area looks the part, including the mall.

The problem is that it doesn't look like it would serve any other interests otuside of the commercial office market. It doesn't look like the best structure for a condo reconfiguration or a hotel. However, I could be wrong.

Otherwise, keeping it around seems to not really serve a purpose. It's sort of like an eyesore between downtown and Midtown.

I think of greater concern are the Savoy and old Days Inn hotels. They're better designed for condo/loft/what-have-you redevelopment, especially the Savoy.

Isn't this place scheduled to become a hotel in the distant to not-so-distant future? Retail would make sense if we're talking the same building.