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Strategy: redevelop to housing (61 medium-density units), mixed-use retail, and walkable streets. Status: proposed.", "why": "Low opportunity score (0.0) due to: 1) Site already in play (permits show active construction in Cabell County, 2023-2024); 2) County population declined 2.1% (2018-2023); 3) Housing already planned in record.", "where_it_stands": "No current developer named. Permits indicate housing construction underway (2023-2024). County retail establishments and jobs down 10% and 9.2% since 2012. Traffic: US 60 (principal arterial, 9,900 ADT) nearby.", "for_a_planner": ["Housing market shows stable growth (ZHVI +2.5% YoY).", "Retail decline aligns with broader trend.", "Walkable street design noted in proposal."], "for_a_developer": ["Not a priority opportunity (already active).", "County population shrinkage may impact demand.", "Traffic access confirmed via US 60."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No timeline or developer details.", "No community feedback or approval status.", "County shrinkage cause unknown."], "data_quality": "partial", "one_line": "Proposed housing/redevelop site already in active construction phase; low priority due to county population decline and existing housing plans.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "618470817d36"}, "cluster": {"within_10km": [], "count_10km": 0, "count_25km": 1}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 565.5, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "food_access": {"tract10": "54011010900", "urban": 1, "lila_1_10": 0, "low_access_1mi": 0, "poverty_rate": 51.6429014259144, "snap_households": 402.0, "pop2010": 2044.0, "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "housing_market": {"zhvi": {"latest": 170976, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.025, "change_5y": 0.311}, "zori": {"latest": 1087, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.055, "change_5y": 0.323}, "county_fips": "54011", "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"}, "jobs_lodes": {"tract20": "54011010900", "jobs": 5594, "retail_jobs": 389, "food_accommodation_jobs": 908, "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": "25701", "month": "202609", "median_listing_price": 170125, "median_listing_price_yy": -0.1327, "active_listing_count": 58, "median_days_on_market": 40, "price_reduced_share": 0.2436, "pending_ratio": 0.4609, "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "opportunity": {"tract10": "54011010900", "kfr_p25": 0.3673, "jail_p25": 0.0149, "kids_count": 148.1527, "commuting_zone": "Huntington", "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": "m-7905b1d829", "name": "Kyova Mall", "city": null, "state": "KY", "score": 4.0, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop", "23 km away"]}, {"id": "m-6b182abdf8", "name": "Lotus Grove", "city": "Doraville", "state": "GA", "score": 4.0, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "n-fd75d3ba74", "name": "Former Walmart store", "city": "Riverhead", "state": "NY", "score": 4.0, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "n-d5e94412ed", "name": "Former Kmart", "city": "Riverhead", "state": "NY", "score": 4.0, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "n-69f80451de", "name": "Cherry Lane", "city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "score": 4.0, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "n-a525464130", "name": "Kmart at Monaco and Evans", "city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "score": 4.0, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop"]}], "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"}, "permits": {"county": "Cabell County", "2024": {"units_1": 28, "units_2_4": 21, "units_5plus": 30, "value_total": 13565852}, "2023": {"units_1": 48, "units_2_4": 14, "units_5plus": 22, "value_total": 14117486}, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, "qcew_retail": {"county": "54011", "year": 2025, "establishments": 428, "employment": 5780, "avg_annual_pay": 36589, "lq_employment": 1.13, "employment_change_1y": 0.2, "source": "BLS QCEW 2025 annual, county, NAICS 44-45 retail trade, private", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "retail_trend": {"2012": {"estab": 440, "emp": 6708}, "2023": {"estab": 396, "emp": 6092}, "estab_change": -0.1, "emp_change": -0.092, "county_fips": "54011"}, "schools": {"district": "Cabell County School District", "district_geoid": "5400180", "grades": "PK-12", "district_vintage": "SY2024-25", "public_schools_1mi": 2, "schools": ["Huntington Middle School", "Southside Elementary"], "schools_vintage": "SY2023-24", "source": "NCES EDGE", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "storms": {"county": "54011", "years": "2016-2025", "events": 147, "by_type": {"Thunderstorm Wind": 58, "Flash Flood": 33, "Flood": 27, "Hail": 26, "Tornado": 2, "Heavy Rain": 1}, "property_damage_usd": 2055650, "deaths_direct": 2, "injuries_direct": 0, "note": "county-typed events only; 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