I'm not sure what you're saying.
However it's probably around the higher figure, since the majority of what I'm seeing on a second pass backs that up. Here's an explanation:
http://villagesolutionscompany.com/b...es-to-oranges/.
I'd like to understand more about how much retail a given customer base merits in a given location. Part of that is understanding how much total retail people support per capita (average people). Part is understanding how much of people's spending tends to occur in neighborhood places vs. central places. If you build a few hundred units of housing and everything else remains equal, what is the effect, also related to the spending levels of the people moving in?
This is very relevant to urban discussions because many cities, including mine, grossly overestimate the amount of retail new developments merit, meaning that new development tends to have half-empty retail even during good economies, which also diffuses retail onto streets that probably shouldn't have it, which detracts from the better retail streets.
I'd guess that "neighborhood retail" might average 1/4 or 1/2 of the total a person merits, depending on the type of neighborhood, with the remainder happening in central (downtown, mall, tourist, etc.) locations. But instead of the 5-10 square feet I used to assume (for people of average spending habits), I'll now assume 10-20.