Speaking of Crosscut, density destroys quality of life:
Condos elbow out groceries on Queen Anne
Metropolitan Market's almost 20,000-square-foot building is barely big enough to qualify as a modern supermarket. But it now lacks easy deliveries and easy parking for customers to make it viable. Veteran developer Joe Geivett, of Emerald Bay Equity, has developed several other properties nearby, but can't make the numbers work for Metropolitan.
Condos elbow out groceries on Queen Anne
http://crosscut.com/2012/07/19/business/…