My hometown (a suburb of Chicago) is slowly transitioning from heavy industrial land uses to a better blend of commercial and retail. One example in particular was an old industrial land use was redeveloped by a retail developer who transitioned the building into a two story mixed-use retail site. The site is now home to a Public Storage on the second floor and a mix of other store front retailers on the first floor. The Public Storage office can be accessed through an entrance in the back of the building. The developer kept the existing building intact, but gutted the interior, added new brick to the exterior and retrofitted the second floor to allow Public Storage to move in. In addition, there was a slight alteration to the elevations where the developer added windows to showcase the Public Storage units as a climate controlled, interior storage facility. The development has been operating for approximately three years and has added much needed retail to this neighborhood. The town is excited that this development occurred because this site and the adjacent site sat empty for a few years. The adjacent site was torn down in 2003 and turned into a retail shopping area with a Walgreen's, a bank and a few restaraunts.
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