SOUTH CITY SECTOR PLAN: The Sector Inventory

OFFICE LAND USE

• The Chapman Highway corridor comprises 80% of the commercial development in this sector. Most of the development is shopping centers or strip commercial. Some major issues on Chapman Highway are: lack of sidewalks, multiple curb cuts and a proliferation of signs.
• Some structures are underutilized and have remained vacant for many years (e.g. the bowling alley).
• There was mild growth in shopping center development. Between 1995 and 2000, this sector gained 12,675 square feet of gross leasable area, while vacancy rates were reduced from 10% to 5%. Chapman Square, the second largest shopping center in this sector, had 17,000 square feet of vacant gross leasable area or 16% vacancy rate in year 2000.