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   "name": "3+ other atlas sites within 10 km",
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   "evidence": "4 within 10 km",
   "origin": "computed"
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   "site_id": "n-2af09e4edd",
   "url": "https://mwrd.org/stormwater/projects/golf-mill-stormwater-park",
   "title": "Golf Mill Stormwater Park | MWRD",
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   "quote": "Golf Mill Stormwater Park",
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   "what_happened": "The site was repurposed from an abandoned bank building and parking lot into a park (\"regreen\" strategy), completed as a built project. It is currently operating as Golf Mill Stormwater Park, though the record lists its type as \"gas-station\"\u2014this appears inconsistent with the park use but is stated in the data.",
   "why": "The retrofit is already built (per 'opp_reasons': 'retrofit already built'), so no further development is planned here. Peer projects include 5 similar regreen conversions in Illinois and Colorado, with Westfield Old Orchard (8 km away) and Randhurst Mall (9 km) noted as closest comparable sites.",
   "where_it_stands": "Located in Niles, IL, on Greenwood Ave (minor arterial, 4 lanes, 18,451 ADT). Within 10 km: 4 sites (including demolished Des Plaines Mall and under-construction Logistics Campus). Housing market shows Cook County ZHVI at $340k (6% annual growth).",
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    "No active construction or permits for this site (status: built).",
    "Traffic data confirms moderate volume (18,451 ADT) on a minor arterial road."
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   "for_a_developer": [
    "No development opportunity here (retrofit already built).",
    "Peer projects show regreen strategy applied to similar sites, but no financials or park size provided."
   ],
   "risks_and_unknowns": [
    "Park's exact function (beyond 'stormwater') is unspecified.",
    "No details on funding, size, or community impact.",
    "Inconsistent type field: listed as 'gas-station' despite park use."
   ],
   "data_quality": "thin",
   "one_line": "Abandoned bank site converted to park (regreen strategy), already built; no further development possible. Peer projects exist but specifics unknown.",
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