tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post1258452684923124488..comments2024-03-29T01:02:09.041-04:00Comments on Rockville Nights: Another job center lost in Rockville, as developer cancels office building in favor of residentialRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-64174213578984915072019-10-02T01:31:27.396-04:002019-10-02T01:31:27.396-04:0012:15: Have you checked the tax rates for all the ...12:15: Have you checked the tax rates for all the taxes recently? Virginia is far cheaper for business. Bezos would have saved a fortune even if there were no incentives or tax breaks compared to Montgomery County and Maryland.<br /><br />Amazon did care, and that's why they chose Virginia along with the direct airport access, which MoCo (by choice of their elected officials) doesn't have.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-72871510505926186292019-10-02T00:15:55.838-04:002019-10-02T00:15:55.838-04:00No one even remotely educated re: the DMV thinks N...No one even remotely educated re: the DMV thinks NoVa is cheaper than MoCo. Amazon is paying a substantial premium for NoVa v. the literal dirt of the White Flint site, not that a $1T company cares one way or another that NoVa cost a few million more here or there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-64735710908405698132019-09-27T11:25:33.715-04:002019-09-27T11:25:33.715-04:00Modern Market has closed in Rockville and Bethesda...Modern Market has closed in Rockville and Bethesda.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-11181860726820360692019-09-27T11:25:05.645-04:002019-09-27T11:25:05.645-04:009:13: That may be a factor, but can government for...9:13: That may be a factor, but can government force the private sector to lower rents? The higher cost of locating in Montgomery County is also due to the taxes, regulations, minimum wage structure and business-unfriendly policies of the County.<br /><br />I was quite intrigued to see if Jeff Bezos would put his personal beliefs ahead of the cost savings for his company and choose Montgomery County for HQ2. Ultimately, he did not, and joined every other corporation in choosing Northern Virginia.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-12689895068371442762019-09-27T09:26:07.141-04:002019-09-27T09:26:07.141-04:00Any word on the Marvelous MArket closing at Congre...Any word on the Marvelous MArket closing at Congressional Plaza?<br />Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01973308356083132006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-16622536772572213002019-09-27T09:13:26.382-04:002019-09-27T09:13:26.382-04:00No, the problem is ine of pricing. The issue at To...No, the problem is ine of pricing. The issue at Town Square is the micro version of this macro problem. Landlords continue to price MoCo office space and Rockville space in particular as though it is a DC location. There is no cost savings for a company to relocate here rather than pay similar rates for a more prestigious DC address.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-87153583564854393962019-09-27T08:20:05.007-04:002019-09-27T08:20:05.007-04:00I know, let's build more restaurants and retai...I know, let's build more restaurants and retail! Our problems will be solved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-35654214587173903802019-09-26T22:56:49.137-04:002019-09-26T22:56:49.137-04:00Montgomery County will become PG county and Baltim...Montgomery County will become PG county and Baltimore in our lifetimes what a time to be aliveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com