Opportunity Sites Catalog Nick ChretienEconomic Action GroupJuly 28, 2015

Opportunity Sites Catalog • Summer 2014

Center City Opportunity Zones

• Zones where businesses exist, but an opportunity for growth, expansion, and new business development could take place.• Riverbend• Penn Rail• Ridge• Bessemer• Himrod• Smoky Hollow

Opportunity Sites Catalog

Corridors South Avenue Market Street Belmont

Avenue Mahoning

Avenue

Opportunity Sites Catalog• Methodology• Corridor by Corridor• From Center City boundary to City limit

• Sites were identified based on vacancy, tax delinquency, and proximity to other properties that had something to build upon (existing business, park, highway access, beautification opportunity)

Opportunity Sites Catalog

• South Avenue• 6 Opportunity Sites identified • Sites range from Vacant land,

vacant structures -

Opportunity Sites Catalog • Belmont Avenue• 7 Opportunity Sites

Identified • Tax delinquency prevalent

among sites located along this corridor

Opportunity Sites Catalog • Mahoning Avenue • 4 Opportunity Sites Identified

Opportunity Sites Catalog • Off Corridor Sites• Not along the defined corridors in this plan• In some cases smaller corridors or isolated development

opportunities

Opportunity Sites Catalog

Off Corridor Sites Ohio Works Lansdowne

Airport Salts Springs

Extension McGuffey Plaza