• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to footer
Valerie S. Kretchmer
Associates
  • About Us
    • Our Process
    • Our Team
  • Services
    • Affordable Housing
    • Market-Rate Residential
    • Senior Housing
    • Commercial & Retail
    • Industrial
  • Case Studies
  • Contact Us

Northwest Chicago Transit-Oriented Development Plan Economic Reality Check

Economic reality check for a transit-oriented development plan on the northwest side of Chicago

  • Wide-ranging market analysis covering residential, retail, and office uses
  • Reviewed Regional Transportation Authority and the City of Chicago’s plans for the TOD area
Jefferson Park Plaza
Photo courtesy Teska Associates, Inc.

Requirement

The Jefferson Park Transit Center is one of the most used “L” and commuter rail stations in the Chicago metro area. Working with Teska Associates, Inc, our task was to conduct a market analysis to incorporate into the Regional Transportation Authority’s and the City of Chicago’s plans for a development and redevelopment close to the transit center, as well as other activities aimed at serving transit riders and neighborhood residents.

Approach

We analyzed the market for retail, office, and different types of housing in the overall neighborhood and for specific vacant sites and buildings.

Results

Our analysis provided the economic reality check for the plan and informed the public about what could realistically be supported given area demographics, site constraints, density, and parking. The plan was supported by the local alderman, project steering committee, Regional Transportation Authority, and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development.

Related Projects: Chicago Metro, Commercial & Retail, Market Rate Residential

Footer

Valerie S. Kretchmer Associates, Inc.
807 Davis Street #2004
Evanston, Illinois 60201-7103
(847) 864-8895
vsk@kretchmerassociates.com

About VSKA

Founded in 1985 by Valerie S. Kretchmer, VSKA is a certified WBE with expertise in all aspects of residential, retail, commercial, and industrial real estate analysis in the Chicago metro area and throughout the rest of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
Copyright © 2019 Valerie S. Kretchmer Associates, Inc. • Website by Stompgear Digital Marketing