CSIM
Opportunity Areas

West Garfield Park

Groups of nearby properties worth investigating together. These are early possibilities, not availability listings.

These are early possibilities identified from public records — not availability listings. Ownership, condition, and feasibility must be verified.

Fifth Avenue area

87 sites

West Garfield Park corridor context

about 21,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 28 land · 59 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 40 of the 87 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 87 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 40 of 40 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
59 of 87 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Gladys Avenue area

87 sites

West Garfield Park corridor context

about 22,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 52 land · 35 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 63 of the 87 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 87 sites.

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
63 of 63 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · Substantial public land in the group
Needs checking
35 of 87 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Adams Street area (east)

87 sites

West Garfield Park corridor context

about 3,600 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 29 land · 58 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 36 of the 87 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 87 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 36 of 36 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
58 of 87 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Wilcox Street area

87 sites

West Garfield Park CCSA Corridor corridor context

about 9,100 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 31 land · 56 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 36 of the 87 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 87 sites.

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
36 of 36 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · 87 nearby vacant sites
Needs checking
56 of 87 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Walnut Street area

87 sites

Kinzie corridor context

about 56,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 39 land · 48 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 40 of the 87 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 87 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 40 of 40 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
48 of 87 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Lawndale Avenue area

86 sites

about 46,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 42 land · 44 buildings

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
86 of 86 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · Substantial public land in the group
Needs checking
44 of 86 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Lexington Street area

44 sites

about 41,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 19 land · 25 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 33 of the 44 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 44 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 33 of 33 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
25 of 44 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Congress Parkway area

44 sites

Roosevelt/Cicero corridor context

Size not recorded · 12 land · 32 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 35 of the 44 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 44 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 35 of 35 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
32 of 44 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Monroe Street area

44 sites

about 62,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 27 land · 17 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 44 of 44 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
17 of 44 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Jackson Boulevard area

44 sites

about 68,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 24 land · 20 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 43 of the 44 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 44 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 43 of 43 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
20 of 44 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Adams Street area (west)

44 sites

West Garfield Park CCSA Corridor corridor context

about 6,100 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 8 land · 36 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 43 of the 44 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 44 sites.

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
43 of 43 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · 44 nearby vacant sites
Needs checking
36 of 44 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Maypole Avenue area

44 sites

West Garfield Park corridor context

about 13,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 22 land · 22 buildings

Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 25 of the 44 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 44 sites.

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 25 of 25 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
22 of 44 sites are not yet classified by ownership type