"Unlike others here I do not think this new development is doomed to fail, but I am concerned that the vision for it might be unrealistic."--Yeah, this article makes it sound like they're going to market it as a Millennial magnet with the boutique grocery store.  What made the old mall work so well is that it was designed to appeal to the northwest metro area's middle-class population.  The demographics have changed a bit in the last 35 years.