▁L yd i ard ▁House ▁on ▁L yd i ard ▁Street ▁ ▁N th ; ▁and ▁the ▁M LC ▁tower ▁L yd i ard ▁Street ▁S th , ▁( ere cted ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁at ▁five ▁store ys . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁appro val ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁a ▁six ▁store y ▁building ▁on ▁M air ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁Ball ar at ▁City ▁Council ▁approved ▁a ▁Central ▁Business ▁District ▁Str ategy ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁buildings , ▁development ▁sites , ▁transport ▁and ▁streets cape ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁a ims ▁to ▁secure ▁fund ing ▁and ▁private ▁and ▁government ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁on going ▁development ▁of ▁Ball ar at ' s ▁C BD . ▁The ▁draft ▁proposal ▁ident ifies ▁M air ▁Street ▁as ▁an ▁alternate ▁East - West ▁traffic ▁route ▁with ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁hi - r ise ▁mixed ▁use ▁development ▁and ▁possibilities ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁' C iv ic ▁Heart ' ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁where ▁public ▁events ▁can ▁be ▁conducted ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis . ▁ ▁Ret ail ▁Ball ar at ▁Central ▁contains ▁the ▁main ▁ret ail ▁area ▁of ▁Ball ar at , ▁however ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁Wend ou ree . ▁ ▁Ball ar at ' s ▁main ▁ped est rian ▁m all ▁is ▁Bridge ▁Mall ▁which ▁occup ies ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁Bridge ▁Street ▁between ▁Gren ville ▁Street ▁and