There is a lot of room to expand the space humanity occupies , if we learn to inhabit space.
Asteroids are loaded with useful minerals , and could be the raw materiel for cities that have orbits near resources , or orbits that pass near planets .
We basically know how to survive in space , but what we haven't done yet is exploit any raw materiel from space , nor use it on site.
This little mountain has a moon of its own, and might have everything on it that a generation of pioneers might need to start a settlement . That its orbit regularly brings it close to Earth seems handy, this makes it a prize location.
You know what they say about Real estate , location, location, location,...