Earlier this year, I asked a Starbucks manager about the rumor that the chain would open a coffee shop in the new development that replaced a dilapidated old gas station on Prospect and North Avenues. The employee confirmed it would open in October next to a Bruegger's Bagels.

Now that the building is finished, it turns out that Starbucks won't open in the space directly across the street from Whole Foods' cafe and a roughly 15-second walk to Alterra on Prospect.

That explains why every space in the odd development has a for lease sign in the window. I call it "odd" because it seems amazing that someone would develop a single-story retail building on that corner instead of creating something that mixes retail and residential or retail and entertainment.

Sure, it's better than a crumbling eyesore of a disused gas station, but it's hardly anything to get excited about. Unless, of course, Jeff Sherman convinces Jamba Juice to open there.