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 "last_updated": "2026-10-18",
 "created": "2026-10-18",
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   "name": "3+ other atlas sites within 10 km",
   "grp": "place",
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   "origin": "computed"
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   "why": "Record explicitly states: 'retrofit already built', 'median rent $2,132', 'operating', and 'reinhabit' strategy. Peer context (A&P Warehouse) and cluster data are directly from the record.",
   "where_it_stands": "Current use: office. Historical use: Vanderbilt guest house (1908), CBS Radio studios, Columbia Records. No vacancy rate or construction timeline provided. Zillow data (ZHVI $1.25M, ZORI $4,779) is not site-specific.",
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    "No planning context provided beyond cluster data",
    "Traffic: 26,153 ADT on Central Park S (principal arterial)"
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   "for_a_developer": [
    "Median rent $2,132 is cited",
    "No new construction noted (permits show 2023-24 units for other projects)"
   ],
   "risks_and_unknowns": [
    "No vacancy rate",
    "No current ownership timeline",
    "No details on 'reinhabit' strategy implementation",
    "No confirmation of 'Vanderbilt family guest house' conversion timeline beyond 1908"
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