CSIM
Opportunity Areas

South Shore

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.

Marquette Avenue area

41 sites

about 2,700 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 2 land · 39 buildings

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
41 of 41 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · 41 nearby vacant sites
Needs checking
39 of 41 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Cornell Avenue area

41 sites

South Shore CCSA Corridor corridor context

Size not recorded · 7 land · 34 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 41 of 41 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
34 of 41 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

79th Street area (west)

21 sites

Calumet Hts/Avalon corridor context

Size not recorded · 2 land · 19 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
19 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

79th Street area (east)

21 sites

Size not recorded · 6 land · 15 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
15 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

79th Street area (central)

21 sites

Size not recorded · 1 land · 20 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
20 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

South Shore Drive area

21 sites

Size not recorded · 6 land · 15 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
15 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Phillips Avenue area

21 sites

about 10,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 2 land · 19 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
19 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Colfax Avenue area

21 sites

Size not recorded · 5 land · 16 buildings

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · 21 nearby vacant sites
Needs checking
16 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

Kingston Avenue area

21 sites

about 32,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 6 land · 15 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
15 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

76th Street area

21 sites

about 3,000 sq ft (size partly unknown) · 4 land · 17 buildings

Could support
Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography · 21 nearby vacant sites
Needs checking
17 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

75th Street area (west)

21 sites

Size not recorded · 2 land · 19 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
19 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type

75th Street area (east)

21 sites

Size not recorded · 3 land · 18 buildings

Could support
Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
Why it stands out
Commercial zoning present · 21 of 21 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Needs checking
18 of 21 sites are not yet classified by ownership type