Drake Avenue area (north)

Drake Avenue area (north) groups 73 nearby vacant lots and buildings in North Lawndale. It is worth examining together because nearby vacant sites can sometimes be studied as one reuse opportunity — these are early possibilities from public records, not availability listings.

Streets in this area: 16th Street, Central Park Avenue, Lawndale Avenue, Millard Avenue, Drake Avenue.

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Parcels in the group

73

Combined approximate area (mapped members)

about 12,000 sq ft (size partly unknown)

Land / building mix

40 vacant land · 33 vacant buildings

Zoning (most common) (mapped members)

RT-4 — Residential (detached/townhouse/multi-unit); verify project-specific eligibility.

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 72 of the 73 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 73 sites.

• • 72 of 72 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography

• ›Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
• ›Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.

• •33 of 73 sites are not yet classified by ownership type
• •Mixed ownership types across the group
• •Some sites carry tax-sale or violation history — verify current status
• •Zoning is not recorded for 32 mapped sites — confirm allowable uses

1. 01Corridor partner: Confirm present site conditions and community priorities.
2. 02Project team: Review official parcel and deed records for each site.
3. 03Development partner: Test zoning and financial feasibility.

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 72 of the 73 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 73 sites. This table lists the mapped members only.

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