East 39th Street Commercial Corridor Plan by Chris Devins
Street Commercial Corridor Plan is a comprehensive commercial real estate development plan that envisions the future of the East 39th Street Commercial Corridor and the surrounding 2 mile trade area in Chicago, based on current demographic, real estate market, zoning, land use, political and commercial business data. For more visit Chris Devins Creative on the web. https;//chrisdevinscreative.com
Street Commercial Corridor Plan is a comprehensive commercial real estate development plan that envisions the future of the East 39th Street Commercial
Corridor and the surrounding 2 mile trade area in Chicago, based on current demographic, real estate market, zoning, land use, political and commercial business data. For more visit Chris Devins Creative on the web. https;//chrisdevinscreative.com
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COMPETITION WITHIN PRIMARY MARKET AREA<br />
As stated above, <strong>39th</strong> <strong>Street</strong> faces competition from 35th and 43rd, which both have more highly developed retail corridors. At<br />
the Lake Meadows shopping mall, to the east of 3500 South King Drive at Lake Meadows Shopping Mall, there is 500,000 sq feet<br />
of space housing a Jewel Foods, a Walgreen’s and a Dunkin’ Donuts, among other businesses.<br />
1. From 3500 S King Drive and west to State <strong>Street</strong>, a span of four city blocks, nine restaurants, a liquor store, Chase Bank, a hardware<br />
store, two shoe stores, two cell phone stores, and two services.<br />
• Wood’s Food and Liquor<br />
• Chase Bank<br />
• Ace Hardware (the former Sunset<br />
Café, where Louis Armstrong<br />
used to play)<br />
• 213 Wireless<br />
• US Cellular<br />
• Jackson Hewitt Tax Services<br />
• Mena Nail Salon<br />
• Payless Shoes<br />
• Just Fit Shoes<br />
• Popeye’s Chicken<br />
• Kentucky Fried Chicken<br />
• Downtown Sub<br />
• Quiznos<br />
• Church’s Chicken<br />
• McDonald’s<br />
• Jimmy John’s<br />
• Starbuck’s<br />
• Hong Kong Delight<br />
This is significant competition from only a half mile to the north<br />
or south, however the retail and restaurants at both 35th and<br />
43rd are still a half-mile away. By offering retail and services<br />
close to the developments at State <strong>Street</strong> and at King Drive<br />
<strong>39th</strong> could possibly carve an identity out for itself as a neighborhood<br />
shopping/eating cluster that would serve the area’s<br />
residents and draw traffic from 90/94. This approach was successful<br />
in the corridor’s past. Before the destruction of 3500<br />
housing units and the resulting population loss, <strong>East</strong> <strong>39th</strong> <strong>Street</strong><br />
served as a neighborhood shopping center for the area’s local<br />
residents.<br />
Figure 6 3500 S. King Drive Looking West Source: Google Maps<br />
2. Forty-third and King Drive and west to State <strong>Street</strong> is not<br />
as well developed as 35th street, but still has a bar and grill, a<br />
grocery store, three fast food restaurants, and a used furniture<br />
store.<br />
• Saveway Food<br />
• JJ Fish and Chicken<br />
• Pizza Ria<br />
• Alice’s Barbecue<br />
• Lady D’s Used Furniture<br />
• 4310 Bar & Grill<br />
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