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Adams, built in 1920, is proposed to be adaptively reused as a data center while retaining upper-floor office space.", "strategy": ["reinhabit"], "new_use": ["data center", "office"], "share_retrofit": null, "status": "proposed", "year_retrofit": null, "developer": null, "architect": "C+K Architecture and ZPD+A", "after_notes": null, "narrative": null, "narrative_license": null, "narrative_source": null, "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": null, "wikipedia": null, "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "17031", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/il/chicago-300-w-adams/", "events": [], "sources": [{"id": 7390, "site_id": "n-d96eec348c", "url": "https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/landmarks-approves-data-center-redevelopment-300-w-adams", "title": "Landmarks approves data center redevelopment at 300 W. Adams", "publisher": "chicago.urbanize.city", "date": null, "quote": "300 W. Adams", "kind": "news", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "300 W. Adams is proposed as a data center/office conversion but has a 0.0 opportunity score because it's 'already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans.'", "why": "Context shows nearby projects are active: '300 West Adams Street' (approved, 1km), 'LaSalle Street Reimagined' (proposed, 1km), and 'Millennium On LaSalle' (built, 1km). Peer analysis lists 'Millennium On LaSalle' as a high-score peer (1km, built).", "where_it_stands": "Status is 'proposed' with 'verified: draft'—no construction timeline or developer named. Housing market data (ZHVI $340k, ZORI $2,228) and traffic (Eisenhower Expwy, 76,900 ADT) are provided but not directly relevant to the opportunity status.", "for_a_planner": ["Not a current opportunity due to existing development activity", "Nearby projects suggest active market for similar conversions"], "for_a_developer": ["No actionable opportunity here—already under development", "Peer projects (e.g., Millennium On LaSalle) are more viable"], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No construction start date or developer identified", "Status 'proposed' but context implies it's not available for new deals"], "data_quality": "thin", "one_line": "Proposed but blocked: already in play per context (nearby approved projects), 0.0 score, verified as draft.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "f53e5ca5fbc4"}, "cluster": {"within_10km": [{"id": "m-d01926c765", "name": "James R. Thompson Center Mall", "city": "Chicago", "status": "unknown", "km": 0.7}, {"id": "n-33435fc94e", "name": "Sports Authority", "city": "Chicago", "status": "built", "km": 1.0}, {"id": "n-63fe99af98", "name": "LaSalle Street Reimagined", "city": "Chicago", "status": "proposed", "km": 1.0}, {"id": "n-64264fa458", "name": "300 West Adams Street", "city": "Chicago", "status": "approved", "km": 1.0}, {"id": "n-78f3f67f0e", "name": "Millennium On LaSalle", "city": "Chicago", "status": "built", "km": 1.0}, {"id": "m-762d1576d9", "name": "Chicago Place", "city": "Chicago", "status": "closed", "km": 2.0}, {"id": "m-8ce74f2c19", "name": "North Pier", "city": "Chicago", "status": "partial", "km": 2.0}, {"id": "n-8202a59887", "name": "Cabrini–Green Homes", "city": "Chicago", "status": "demolished", "km": 2.4}, {"id": "n-4d28c1a4e3", "name": "Shell Gas Station at 130 W. North Ave.", "city": "Chicago", "status": "proposed", "km": 3.5}, {"id": "n-9c36bbe86e", "name": "BP Gas Station at 1647 N. LaSalle Drive", "city": "Chicago", "status": "proposed", "km": 3.7}, {"id": "m-f0cbf831bd", "name": "1800 N. Clybourn", "city": "Chicago", "status": "operating", "km": 4.1}, {"id": "n-f343d541cd", "name": "Stateway Gardens", "city": "Chicago", "status": "proposed", "km": 6.2}], "count_10km": 14, "count_25km": 23}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 593.2, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "food_access": {"tract10": "17031839100", "urban": 1, "lila_1_10": 0, "low_access_1mi": 0, "poverty_rate": 11.387720773759499, "median_family_income": 155383.0, "snap_households": 67.0, "pop2010": 4350.0, "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "housing_market": {"zhvi": {"latest": 340258, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.06, "change_5y": 0.232}, "zori": {"latest": 2228, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.051, "change_5y": 0.335}, "county_fips": "17031", "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"}, "jobs_lodes": {"tract20": "17031839100", "jobs": 328146, "retail_jobs": 1997, "food_accommodation_jobs": 4478, "year": 2022, "source": "Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 (all jobs, primary and secondary), blocks summed to the 2020 tract", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "listings": {"zip": "60606", "month": "202609", "median_listing_price": 347000, "median_listing_price_yy": -0.0014, "active_listing_count": 17, "median_days_on_market": 51, "price_reduced_share": 0.1722, "pending_ratio": 0.3636, "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "opportunity": {"tract10": "17031839100", "kfr_p25": 0.3343, "jail_p25": 0.0437, "kids_count": 37.3768, "commuting_zone": "Chicago", "vintage": "children born 1978-83, outcomes measured 2014-15", "source": "Opportunity Insights, Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones, Porter 2018)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "peers": {"peers": [{"id": "n-cf98178bd5", "name": "Central Manufacturing District", "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "score": 6.0, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in IL", "7 km away"]}, {"id": "m-d2e7c68b84", "name": "Forest Park Mall", "city": "Forest Park", "state": "IL", "score": 5.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in IL", "15 km away"]}, {"id": "n-78f3f67f0e", "name": "Millennium On LaSalle", "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "score": 5.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in IL", "1 km away"]}, {"id": "m-f0cbf831bd", "name": "1800 N. 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