{"id": "n-49bc970158", "slug": "kalamazoo-newman-s-airport", "type": "other", "name": "Newman's Airport", "aka": [], "city": "Kalamazoo", "county": "Kalamazoo County", "state": "MI", "country": "US", "census_division": 3, "lat": 42.28888889, "lon": -85.75, "geocode_method": "wikipedia", "address": null, "metro": null, "original_use": "airport", "year_opened": 1950, "year_closed": null, "acres": null, "gla_sqft": null, "stores_peak": null, "levels": null, "original_developer": "Howard \"Budd\" Newman", "original_architect": null, "before_notes": "Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Newman's Airport, originally a private airport, was sold and subdivided in 1999 to create the Skyview Estates airpark community with 13 homes and private hangars.", "strategy": ["redevelop"], "new_use": ["housing", "other"], "share_retrofit": null, "status": "built", "year_retrofit": 1999, "developer": null, "architect": null, "after_notes": "an airpark community consisting of 13 homes each with private hangars", "narrative": "Newman's Airport (FAA LID: 4N0) is a privately owned, public airport located 7 mi (11.3 km) west of Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It is a choice for many pilots in the area who wish to avoid the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport. Newman's is an airpark community consisting of 13 homes each with private hangars. The airport offers tie-downs and hangars.\nOn average, 96 aircraft operations occur per week, with 90% being local general aviation. No commercial airlines service Newman's. 20 aircraft are based on the field.\n\n\n== History ==\nNewman's Airport is named after Howard \"Budd\" Newman. He built the airport after moving from Detroit to the Kalamazoo area.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Airport", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q7018394", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Airport", "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": "26077", "opp_score": 0.0, "opp_reasons": ["retrofit already built", "housing in the record"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/other/mi/kalamazoo-newman-s-airport/", "events": [{"year": 1950, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "First east/west runway built", "source_id": 7549}, {"year": 1950, "date": null, "kind": "opened", "detail": "Opened", "source_id": null}, {"year": 1998, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Airfield and surrounding land sold", "source_id": 7550}, {"year": 1999, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Land subdivided to create Skyview Estates community", "source_id": 7551}, {"year": 1999, "date": null, "kind": "retrofit", "detail": "Retrofit: redevelop", "source_id": null}], "sources": [{"id": 7548, "site_id": "n-49bc970158", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Airport", "title": "Newman's Airport", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "Newman's Airport", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7549, "site_id": "n-49bc970158", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Airport", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "He built the first east/west runway, now a taxiway, in the early 1950s", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7550, "site_id": "n-49bc970158", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Airport", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "In 1998, the airfield and surrounding land was sold", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7551, "site_id": "n-49bc970158", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Airport", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "in 1999 was subdivided to create the Skyview Estates community", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Newman's Airport (opened 1950, original developer Howard \"Budd\" Newman) was retrofitted in 1999 to become an airpark community. The retrofit is complete (status: built), with 13 homes each featuring private hangars. Current use is residential housing. The record states retrofit is already built and housing exists on-site. Housing market data (ZHVI $273,812, ZORI $1,287) is available for Kalamazoo County (2026-09). No recent development permits beyond 2024 are noted. The airport no longer functions as an airport; it is now a residential community. Peer comparisons (e.g., Bayshore Mall, Muskegon Mall) are provided but not relevant to this site's current status. Traffic data shows low-volume local road (Brekke Ln) with 292 ADT. No commercial aviation activity remains.", "why": "Record explicitly states retrofit is complete and housing exists. No current development opportunities noted (opp_score: 0.0). No evidence of ongoing redevelopment or new construction beyond the 1999 retrofit.", "where_it_stands": "The site is fully converted to housing. No further retrofitting is indicated in the record. Housing market data is available but not analyzed for this assessment.", "for_a_planner": ["Airport infrastructure repurposed to residential use", "13-unit airpark community with private hangars", "No current commercial aviation or retail activity"], "for_a_developer": ["Retrofit already completed", "No active development opportunities noted", "Housing market data available for Kalamazoo County"], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No vacancy rates or occupancy data provided", "No recent sales or rental activity data", "No current owner or management details", "Traffic volume (292 ADT) is low, but no context on accessibility"], "data_quality": "partial", "one_line": "Retrofit complete: 13-home airpark community on former airport site. 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