East Harlem Retail Analysis 

 
Community Board 11 
Paul Costa 
Community Board Planning 
Fellow

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Table of Contents

1) Executive Summary:…………………….3-4

2) Introduction:…………………………… 4
3) Corridor Breakdown: ………………….................6-12
a) All Corridors:……………………….7
b) 3rd Avenue:………………………… 8
c) 125th Street:………………………... 9
d) 116th Street: …………………………10
e) 106th Street:………………………… 11
4) Survey:…………………………………………….12-13
5) Expenditure Analysis………………………………14-15
6) Potential Sales of the Corridors……………………15-16
7) Gap Opportunities Per Expenditure Category……..16-21
8) Conclusion…………………………………………21

Appendix 1: Map of Corridors

Appendix 2: Gap Analysis Tables

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Executive Summary:

East Harlem’s local retail is an essential part of its community, hosting a wide range of stores from
local independent owned restaurants to large chain stores. The majority of East Harlem’s retail and
service business are concentrated along four major corridors; 3rd Ave between 96th street and 128th;
106th, 125th and 116th streets between 5th Avenue and the FDR Drive. There are a total of 540 store
fronts within these corridors, totaling 1,852,303 square feet of commercial space; 45% of the
businesses are retail and 36% are businesses providing services to the community while 19% are
vacant.

While there is an established commercial presence along the corridors, they are unable to capture a
significant portion of the expenditure of East Harlem residents. Currently there is $1.2 billion of
potential expenditures in East Harlem; based on an expenditure analysis of these corridors, they only
capture 30% of this $1.2 billion. The estimated sales of the four corridors are $378 million, leaving a
gap of -$860 million being spent outside the community of East Harlem. Recognizing this leakage as a
problem the Community Board 11(CB), wanted to further analyze why this was occurring and what can
be done to close this gap. The CB wanted to explore both the supply of commercial businesses and the
expenditure demand of its residents. In order to accomplish this task the CB Planning Fellow created
and distributed a retail consumer survey to the resident of East Harlem to gauge the demand of goods
and services, and conducted a land use survey of all existing businesses in the area to get a better
account for the supply of businesses.

Although there is strong evidence of “out-shopping” based on the expenditure analysis, the consumer
retail survey showed the leakage is not the result of residents in East Harlem shopping elsewhere.
Rather, the four corridors lack a significant and diversified supply of businesses to capture the demand
of consumers. The survey revealed that 90% of the respondents shop frequently at one of the four
major corridors in East Harlem with the highest expenditures going towards supermarkets (74%), drug
stores (80%) and discount stores (75%). The only stores that saw a large percentage of out-shopping
were stores that sell discretionary items: electronic stores with 52% and computer stores with 57%.

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Based on the consumer survey there is pent up demand to shop locally, but the current supply of
businesses lacks the ability to meet this demand. Over 70% of the respondents expressed interest in
wanting a variety of additional businesses in community.

East Harlem would need about 2.6 million additional square feet of commercial space to close the gap
of expenditures, and this does not all have to be new space. East Harlem has the advantage of having a
high vacancy rate of 19% in the corridors: there are 102 vacant storefronts representing 216,967 of
commercial space that is not being utilized, in addition to 20 vacant lots. East Harlem can close a
portion of the gap by using existing vacant space and developing new commercial opportunities to
capture goods and services that are in demand and are lacking the proper supply.

East Harlem is a growing community with a strong potential to build on an established local retail. By
increasing the supply of goods and services that is demanded by the community, local retail can
become even stronger than it is now, creating new jobs and new opportunities for the residents of East
Harlem.

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Introduction:
East Harlem’s local retail is an essential part of its community. The corridors are home to various
businesses ranging from a small perfume store to large, big-box stores like Costco. This diverse blend
of retail mixed with a strong local character give the commercial corridors a true community feel.

The majority of the local retail is concentrated along four corridors in East Harlem: 3rd Ave between
96th street and 128th; 106th, 125th and 116th streets between 5th Avenue and the FDR Drive. (See
Appendix A). In 2004, the Urban Technical Assistance Project (UTAP) at Columbia University
completed a retail analysis of the area and discovered that there was a leakage of consumer
expenditures within East Harlem. The four corridors were only capturing 19% of the potential
expenditure dollars. This represented a total amount of $ 1.2 billion that was being spent outside the
community. The 19% capture rate is very low when compared to other neighborhoods: East
Rockaway's retail corridors capture 25%-30% (EDC, 2008) of its retail expenditures while Central
Harlem’s North-South corridors capture 54% of the trade areas expenditures (UTAP, 2008).
The low capture rate in East Harlem indicates there is a strong amount of “out-shopping” within the
community.

In order to better understand this leakage Community Board 11(CB), with the help of the Manhattan
Borough Presidents Office Planning Fellow, set out to investigate and quantify why this was
happening. The CB wanted to gauge from its residents what goods and services were in demand and
what they were leaving the community for. To capture the residents demand the CB issued a Consumer
Retail Survey which would ask about the shopping habits and the demand for various stores in East
Harlem. The CB also wanted to know if the leakage in the community was caused by a lack of supply,
and this accomplished by completing a comprehensive land use survey of the four corridors.

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Description of Corridors:
East Harlem's four major corridors are comprised of 540 commercial storefronts. These commercial
establishments are categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and are
broken into two industries: retail and service. Community, religious and public establishments were
not included in the count.

Of the four corridors, the number of businesses is as follows: 3rd Ave contains 236 storefronts; 125th
Street contains 91 storefronts, 116th Street has 170 and 106th Street has 49. There is a total of 1,852,303
square feet available for commercial use in the corridors. The average business size is 3,430 square
feet. The commercial space within these corridors has increased by 830,048 square feet since the 2005
UTAP report.

Retail Sector:
There are 243 retail 1 businesses in the corridors, representing 45% of all commercial businesses.
Currently 994,363 square feet is being used for retail businesses with the average retail business size
being 4,092 square feet.
The most common retail businesses in the corridors are Clothing and Clothing Accessories.
These businesses make up 11% of the total retail businesses within the corridors. The next most
abundant retail businesses are Food and Beverage stores, which make up 8% of the corridors. Food
and Beverage stores range from supermarkets to the corner convenience store. General Merchandised
stores, which include variety stores and 99 cents stores, make up 6% of the retail sector.
East Harlem’s corridors lack retail stores in discretionary categories. Sporting goods, Hobby,
Book & Music stores make up only 2% of the retail stores. Additionally, Electronic and Appliance
stores only make up 3% of the retail. The corridors are capturing the non-discretionary shopping habits
of its residents but there is not enough supply of discretionary retail stores. Many of the corridors
duplicate various retail businesses, leaving a void in the discretionary category.

1 The NAICS classifies retail to include: Automotive Parts, Accessories, & Tire Stores; Building Materials and Garden Equipment and Supplies
Dealers; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Electronics and Appliances Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores;
General Merchandise Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Sporting Goods,
Hobby, Book, and Music Stores; and Telecommunications.
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Service Sector:
There are 192 service 2 businesses representing 36% of all the commercial businesses. Currently,
633,273 square feet is being used for service businesses with the average service business being 4,025
square feet. Food Service and Accommodations are the most common service sector businesses,
making up 13% of the total commercial businesses, and include dining establishments, fast food and
drinking places. Other Services is another business category that is well represented in the corridors.
The majority of businesses in this category are personal services which include hair salons, barber
shop, cleaners and other daily personal services, and they make up 9% of the corridors businesses.
The corridors lack Professional Services and Technical Services which make up only 0.2% of the
business establishments. Another sector that is under represented are Arts, Entertainment and
Recreation services, as they only consist of 1% of all the commercial establishments.

The service sector follows the same pattern as the retail; the sector is capturing non-discretionary
expenditures but does not provide the supply to capture the discretionary goods and services or higher
end services.

Vacancy:
There are 102 vacant storefronts in East Harlem which give the four corridors a vacancy rate of 19%.
The vacant stores fronts comprise of 216,967 square feet. In addition, there are 20 vacant lots in the
corridors.

2 Services are classified by NAICS as: Administrative and Support Services, Ambulatory Health Care Services, Building Equipment
Contractors, Credit Intermediation, Educational Services, Food Services and Drinking Places, Personal and Laundry Services, Printing and Printing
Related Activities, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Services, Repair and Maintenance, Specialty Trade
Contractors, Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation.
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3rd Avenue Corridor:

The 3rd Avenue retail corridor runs from 96th street to 130th street, north and south. It has 232
storefronts, the most out of any of the corridors. 3rd Avenue is the longest of the corridors and the only
one situated along a major avenue, allowing for an increased pedestrian and vehicular traffic. 3rd
Avenue has a total of 724,060 square feet of commercial space representing 36% of the total square
footage of all four corridors.

Retail:
There are a total of 134 retail businesses along 3rd Avenue accounting for 57% of 3rd Avenue
storefronts. There is a total of 468,044 square feet of retail space along 3rd Avenue with the average size
of a retail establishment being 3,493 square feet. Along 3rd Avenue the most common retail store is
clothing and clothing accessories, which accounts for 18% of all the commercial storefronts along the
corridor. Other popular businesses are General Merchandise and Food and Beverage; each has 20
stores along the corridor. 3rd Avenue has at least one store in every type of retail category expect
Gasoline Stations.

Service:
There are a total of 64 service businesses along 3rd Avenue accounting for 27% of 3rd Avenues
storefronts. There is a total of 134,188 square feet of service space along 3rd avenue with the average
service store comprising of 2,097 square feet. The largest service business is Food and
Accommodations with 25 businesses along the corridor making up 18% of total businesses. Other
Services make up the second biggest service category, which include 22 different personal service
establishments such as hair salons, nail salons and dry cleaners, comprising 9% of the total stores in the
corridor. 3rd Avenue lacks Professional Services, as only 1% is used for banking and there are no
professional or technical services available. This is the lowest of all the corridors.

Vacancy:
3rd avenue has a vacancy rate of 13%, the lowest of all four corridors. There are 31 vacant store fronts
totaling 85,107 unused square feet of commercial space. Adding to the vacancy problem are 2 vacant
lots along this corridor.

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125th Street
The 125th Street corridor runs from 5th Avenue to the FDR drive. There are a total of 91 storefronts
along the corridor. The storefronts along 125th make up 17% of businesses within the four corridors,
totaling 388,396 square feet of commercial space, with an average store size of 4,315 square feet.

Retail:
There are a total of 44 retail businesses accounting for 48% of 125th Street storefronts. There are a total
of 234,122 square feet of retail space with average retail store being 5,321 square feet. There are a
wide range of retail businesses that make up most of the retail components on 125th street. The most
common stores found here are Miscellaneous Stores, Clothing and Food and Beverages, which each
make up 9% of the corridor. Furniture stores and electronic stores each make up 5%. 125th Street
lacks any retail sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores.

Service:
There are a total of 26 retail businesses accounting for 29% of 125th Street storefronts. There are a total
of 71,346 square feet being used for service businesses, with the average store being 2,744 square feet.
The largest use is for the Food Service and Accommodations sector, with 11 stores comprising of 11%
of the corridor. 125th street has six Finance and Insurance businesses comprising of 7% of the corridor
businesses. 125th street lacks any businesses catering to art and entertainment services, health care
services and transportation services.

Vacancy:
125th has a vacancy rate of 23% with 21 empty storefronts, totaling 82,928 square feet of unused
commercial space along 125th Street There are also 10 empty lots along this street with an average lot
size of 53 feet by 99 feet.

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116th Street:
The 116th street corridor runs from 5th avenue to FDR drive. The majority of the commercial activity is
concentrated between 5th avenue and 3rd avenue. 116th Street has second highest number of businesses
because of many of the building structures allow for two small storefronts in one building. There are a
total of 168 storefronts along 116th street, consisting of 31% of all the storefronts in the four corridors.
There is a total of 455,966 square feet of commercial space, with the average storefront being 2,682
square feet.

Retail:
There are a total of 55 retail storefronts which account for 32% of the corridors storefronts. There are a
total of 208,665 square feet of retail use, with the average retail business being 3,794 square foot. The
most common is Food and Beverages; there are 9 stores in this category making up 7% of the corridor.
116th Street has the most sporting goods, hobby and book stores, with 4% of the corridor being
dedicated to these businesses. The corridor lacks stores that need large spaces; it has no Furniture
Stores and only a few Electronic Stores.

Service:
There are a total of 83 retail businesses accounting for 49% of 116th Street storefronts. There is a total
of 211,421 square feet of service use, with the average service business being 2,547 square feet. The
most common business is Food Services and Accommodations with 19 businesses comprising of 16%
of all uses along the corridor. The Other Services category, which includes personal services, makes up
the second most common business along the corridor at 11% with a total of 19 stores. 116th Street has
the most professional services and finance and insurance services compared to the other corridors, who
lack these services.

Vacancy:
116th has a vacancy rate of 19%, consisting of 32 empty storefronts which represents a total of 35,580
square feet of commercial space not being used. There are also 4 vacant lots along the corridor with an
average lot size of 32ft by 134ft.

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106th Street:
106th street runs from 5th Avenue to the FDR Drive with the bulk of retail concentrated between
Lexington and Second Avenues. 106th street has the fewest retail stores with 49 storefronts available
for commercial use. 106th Street commercial establishments make up 9% of the total retail stores.
There is a total of 254,926 square feet of commercial space, with the average store size being 5,202
square feet. 106th has the lowest amount of business along its corridor.

Retail:
There are total of 10 retail businesses accounting for 20% of 106th streets total corridors storefronts.
There are a total of 66,920 square feet of retail space; the average storefront is 6,629 square feet. The
most dominate business type along this corridor is Food and Beverages, making up 6% of the corridor.
106th street is the least active/populated/dense corridor. 106th street lacks many retail stores having
only one store in four stores of the twelve retail business types and the majority of these businesses are
the same type; Health Care and Personal care stores and Food and Beverage stores.

Service:
There are a total of 21 service businesses accounting for 43% of the entire 106th street total corridor
storefronts. There are total of 175,584 square feet of service commercial space; the average service
business is 8,361 square feet. The most frequented service businesses is for Accommodations and
Food Service, 16% of the corridor is used for this businesses type. 106th is one corridor that has the
most Professional and Technical Services, with 8% of the corridor making up this business type. The
service sector is well represented along this corridor.

Vacancy:
106th street has the highest vacancy rate of all the corridors. There are 37% vacancy rate along the
corridor. This represents a total of 13,052 square feet of vacant commercial space. There is are 6
vacant lot along the corridor, with the average lot 25ft by 100ft.

The corridors all support various parts of the local consumer demand, but they do not provide
an adequate assortment of retail and service businesses. Most of the corridors tend to have a majority

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of the same stores, with most corridor businesses being Food Stores, Food Service and Other Services.
Each corridor has its own advantage of having at least one business category that is well represented,
but as a whole they still lack a balance of all business uses.

Survey Results:
The purpose of the East Harlem Consumer Retail survey was to allow Community Board 11
(CB) to gain insight into the shopping habits of East Harlem residents. The questions asked residents
which stores they shopped at locally and which stores they went to outside of East Harlem.
Additionally, the CB wanted to know what goods and services the residents wanted in the community
and how they felt about the businesses already operating in East Harlem. Complete survey data is
available at the community board

Shopping Habits:
The first part of the survey asked residents what stores they shop at in East Harlem and what
stores would the rather visit outside of East Harlem.
The survey found that residents will stay in East Harlem for non-discretionary goods or
services. The business categories with the highest percentage of people stating that they stayed in East
Harlem for were Food, Food Service and Personal Services. Of the total respondents, 82% stated that
they shop for food or at food service businesses in East Harlem. The most frequented food stores were
convenience stores (82%), supermarkets (74%) and Fast Food/ Take Out (74%). For Personal services
or Other Services, 75% stated they stayed in East Harlem. Of the respondents, 81% shopped locally at
pharmacies and health stores. The other most frequented businesses under the NASCIS Other Services
category were Dry cleaning (81%), Barber Shop(X), Hair Salon(X) and Nail Salon(X). Residents also
stayed locally for inexpensive products, shopping within the corridors at Discount Stores (76%) and
Variety Stores (62%).
The survey results showed that residents tended to stay within the community for basic goods
and services. There were some residents that did shop outside East Harlem, but there was not one
particular store that residents would leave for. The highest rate of outshopping which residents said
was in Computer and Computer software stores with 58% saying they leave East Harlem and
Appliance and Electronics stores were the second highest at 53%.
The survey also showed that residents in the 35-54 age bracket were most likely to leave East
Harlem to shop, while residents from 18-24 were most likely to stay in East Harlem.

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Retail Demand:
The second part of the survey was designed to gauge the demand of the residents; the CB
wanted to know what businesses its residents wanted in the community.
The survey showed a strong demand for additional stores in the Art, Recreation and
Entertainment Services. Of the respondents, 90% wanted a movie theater in East Harlem and 89%
wanted more Fitness and Recreational stores.
The second most in-demand sectors are Sporting-Goods Stores and Book Stores, with 83% and
94% respectively as well as Electronic and Computer Stores, with 80% of the respondents wanting to
see more of these stores in the community. These stores with high demand are those which residents are
leaving East Harlem to shop at more frequently.
While most residents shop for food locally, there is still a strong demand for better quality food.
81% of the respondents wanted more supermarkets in the area and 84% wanted more Food and
Nutrition stores. There was not a demand for Fast Food/Take Out with 61% of the respondents stating
they did not want to see additional fast food stores in East Harlem. Others Services are also not in
demand, with 52% not wanting additional stores such as Nail Salon, Beauty Shops and Barber shops in
East Harlem.

Corridors
The most frequented corridor in East Harlem was 3rd avenue, with 60% of the respondents
stating they shop there between “often” and “always”. The least visited corridor was 106th street with
41% of the respondents indicating they “rarely” or “never” frequent this corridor. Of the 128 survey
participants, only 6% rated their overall experience with the East Harlem corridors as “excellent”. The
biggest complaint was the lack of overall variety of goods and services in East Harlem.

The survey revealed that there is a strong demand for more businesses in East Harlem. The
residents stay in East Harlem most of the time for basic goods and services. The respondents clearly
showed a demand not only for additional stores but for better quality stores, indicating that they want
supermarkets and health food stores rather than take out or fast food. The survey gives a picture of a
community that wants to shop locally but does not have the right supply to meet their needs.

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Expenditure Analysis:

Since 1990 East Harlem has experienced a rapid increase in its consumer expenditure power. This
corresponds with the changing demographics in East Harlem. It's population has grown from 108,468
in 1990 to 121,950 in 2008 based on the American Community Survey. Per capita income has also
seen a growth, growing from $8,917 in 1990 to $21,933 in 2008. This increase in population and
income has helped increase the consumer expenditures in East Harlem.

In 2004, the UTAP Report found that while East Harlem had a significant amount of expenditures, the
retail corridors were not capturing a significant position of these expenditures. The report found that
there was the corridors were only capturing 19% of all potential expenditures. There was $1.49 Billion
in potential expenditures in 2005 but because of the low capture rate the corridors were only capturing
$282 million. This left a leakage of $1.2 billion that are being spent outside the community.

To update the capture rate, the same methodology was followed in this study. The data was gathered
using the American Community Survey for PUMA 3087, the Census Consumer Expenditure Report,
New York City’s Department of City Planning’s (DCP) PLUTO GIS layer and 2006 Urban Land
Institutes Dollar and Cents of Shopping Centers.

To calculate the potential sales, a land use survey was done to find out what business establishments
were located along the corridors. DPC’s Pluto layer gave the commercial square footage of each
building. Multiplying the commercial square footage with the ULI’s Sales per square foot gave the
potential sales for each storefront, giving the total yearly potential sales for each of the four corridors.

Total Population Income (TPI) was calculated by multiplying the total population from the 2008
American Community Survey (ACS) and the per capita income. The TPI number represents the total
income available to be spent within the community. Using the Census Consumer Expenditure (CER)
Report the total expenditures was calculated by using the percent of income spent in different
expenditure categories. The categories that were used were expenditures that fit with the ULI stores
sales categories and the CER. Consumer expenditures that were used were: Food, Alcoholic
Beverages, Household operations, Housekeeping supplies, Household furnishing and equipment,
Apparel and Services, Health Care, Entertainment, Personal Care and Products, Reading, Tobacco

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products, Miscellaneous and Transportation.

Using the same method as above, it was calculated that East Harlem has $1.2 billion in total
expenditures. The potential sales of the four major corridors are only capturing $378.3 million of the
total potential expenditures. This is a 30% capture rate, which is an increase of the 19% from 2005 but
still represents a significant amount of leakage. The leakage represents -$766.4 being spent outside of
East Harlem.

Breaking the total potential sales down, retail sales makes up $208 million of total potential sales.
Services make up the remaining $170 million.

The new capture rate can be from various factors. One factor is the addition of 800,000 square feet of
commercial space. Another factor is the addition of Costco to East Harlem. Based on the ULI sales per
square foot, Costco brings in potential sales of $24,751,650. Costco is part of the East River Plaza,
which will also hold a Best Buy, Target, Marshalls and Game Stop in the near future. The capture rate
has improved but each corridor can be better utilized to capture more of the expenditures leaving the
community.
Potential Sales of the corridors:

3rd Avenue:
3rd Avenue has the highest potential for retail sales of all the corridors. It captures 38% the total
corridors potential sales, totaling $143,991,200. The highest sales amount comes from clothing and
clothing accessories, which is the most abundant business along this corridor; these businesses have
potential sales of $30 million. Overall, 3rd Avenue has the largest mix of commercial establishments
and is able to capture potential sales from almost all business categories.

125th Street
125th street captures 24% of the total potential sales, which is about $91.3 million; this is the second
highest behind 3rd Avenue. The high potential sales are unique since 125th Street has the third fewest
total stores of all the corridors. The high capture rate is the result of 125th Street having a board range
of stores and services, allowing it to acquire a larger amount of expenditures. 125th Street captures
sales from all but three of the Urban Land Institutes commercial categories. The largest amount of

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sales is in the Food Service sector, as it captures $23 million. In addition, the 125th Street corridor has
the advantage of capturing $11 million in Entertainment and Community sales; this is the largest of the
four corridors. The lowest capture rate is from Liquor, which contributes only $545,250 in sales.

116th Street:
The 116th street has a total of $75.4 million in potential sales, capturing 20% of all potential sales in the
four corridors. While this number is high, 25% of all the potential sales come from General
Merchandise. This category captures $20 million in sales, yet these stores only makes up 5% of the
corridor. The large potential sales come from Costco which makes up $24.7 million in potential sales.
Food Service is the next business that captures the most potential sales along this corridor with $12
million in sales. 116th street has the second most businesses but because of the size and type of
business; businesses that are Food Services or general Merchandise stores, which all have low sales,
thus corridor does not have a large amount of potential sales.

106th Street:
106th street captures $67,557,074.29 of potential sales making up 18% of all potential sales. The
majority of potential sales come from the ULI category of Drugs which includes Pharmacies. 106th
street captures $22 million in potential sales from this category. The next largest potential sales come
from Personal Services with the corridor creating $17 million in sales. 106th street only captures sales
in nine of the 20 ULI categories.

Retail Opportunity Gaps:

Combining the commercial corridor supply analysis and the residents demand survey allows the CB to
better influence retail in East Harlem. East Harlem's corridors have continued to grow, adding over
800,000 more square feet of retail space in 5 years. However, there is still a leakage in expenditure
dollars. In order to find out where this leakage occurs, the potential sales based on the ULI categories
were broken down into the Census Expenditure Categories 3 By subtracting the amount of expenditures
from potential sales of each Expenditure Category it provides a more accurate picture of the gap and
surplus in the community. By knowing where the gaps are in the community the CB can more
accurately guide and develop businesses.

3 Consumer Expenditure Categories used are Food, Alcoholic Beverages, Household operations, Housekeeping supplies, Household furnishing and
equipment, Apparel and Services, Health Care, Entertainment, Personal Care and Products, Reading, Tobacco products, Miscellaneous
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Where is the leakage?
Food and Food Services 4 :
Food and Food Services have a leakage of -$2.4 million. Based on the average ULI Gross Leasable
Sales of $320 per square foot, the corridors will need an additional 777,563 square feet of retail stores
in this category to close this gap. This large expenditure gap agrees with the consumer survey with
more than 84% of the respondents wanting additional supermarkets, 90% wanting restaurants and 85%
wanting food and nutrition stores. In order to close the gap in the community there needs to additional
supermarket and food stores, rather than small convenience or grocery stores. These larger stores will
better help capture the demand in the community.
Alcoholic Beverages 5 :
Within this consumer expenditure category there is a leakage of -$21 million in the corridors. Based on
ULI's sales per square foot of $363 the corridors would need an additional 59,597 square feet to close
this gap. While this leakage is can be closed through additional stores, the demand for more Alcoholic
beverage stores may not be present in the community. Of the respondents, 77% stated they did not
want additional Alcoholic Beverage stores in the area. So while there is a leakage in this expenditure
there is not the demand for additional stores.
Household Operation 6 :
There is an expenditure gap of -$43,870,423 based within this consumer category. Based on the
average ULI Gross Leasable Sales of $144, the corridors will need an additional 304,655 square feet of
additional retail store space of this category to close this gap. The survey indicated that there is a strong
demand for some of these services, but not all of them. For instance, 70% of residents want more
laundry and dry cleaning services while the demand for Lawn and Garden tools/repairs stores was low,
with 56% of people stating they do not shop at these stores.
Housekeeping Supplies 7 :
Housekeeping supplies have a leakage of -$4,946,833 within this consumer expenditure category.

4Food refers to the total expenditures for food at grocery stores (or other food stores) and food prepared by the consumer unit on trips. It excludes the purchase of nonfood
items. Food Services includes all meals (breakfast and brunch, lunch, dinner and snacks and nonalcoholic beverages) including tips at fast food, take-out, delivery,
concession stands, buffet and cafeteria, at full-service restaurants, and at vending machines and mobile vendors. Also included are board (including at school), meals as
pay, special catered affairs, such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, and confirmations, school lunches, and meals away from home on trips.
5Alcoholic beverages include beer and ale, wine, whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, and other alcoholic beverages.
6Personal services includes baby-sitting; day care, nursery school, and preschool tuition; care of the elderly, invalids and handicapped; adult day care; and
domestic and other duties. Other household expenses includes housekeeping services, gardening and lawn care services, coin-operated laundry and dry-
cleaning (non-clothing), termite and pest control products and services, home security systems service fees, moving, storage, and freight expenses, repair of
household appliances and other household equipment, repair of computer systems for home use, computer information services, reupholstering and
furniture repair, rental and repair of lawn and gardening tools, and rental of other household equipment.

7 Housekeeping supplies includes laundry and cleaning supplies, cleaning and toilet tissues, stationery supplies, postage, delivery services, miscellaneous
household products, and lawn and garden supplies.
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Based on the average ULI Gross Leasable Sales of $213 the corridors will need an additional 23,224
square feet of additional retail stores in this category to close this gap. This gap is one the smallest in
the community. Many of the residents shop locally for these goods, with 80% of the respondents
shopping at drug stores, 76% shopping at discount stores and 62% at variety stores. Some of the
leakage may come from Stationery supplies as 50% of the respondents state they leave East Harlem for
Office Supplies, Stationery and Gift Stores even though there is a demand with 84% of the respondents
wanting these stores.

Apparel and Apparel Services 8 :

There is a total leakage of -$55,843,867 for this expenditure category. Based on the average ULI
Gross Leasable Sales of $244, the corridors will need an additional 227,983 square feet of additional
retail stores of this category to close this gap. Clothing stores are one of the most common businesses
along the corridors, though they are still in demand. Over 70% of the respondents they wanted more
clothing stores in the area; men's, women’s, children’s and family clothing stores. Shoes were also in
demand with over 77% wanting shoe stores in the area. There is a clear need for additional clothing
stores in the community based on the leakage and the demand of the consumer.
Entertainment 9 :
There is a total leakage of -$98,739,205 for this expenditure category. Based on the average ULI
Gross Leasable Sales of $235, the corridors will need an additional 420,166 square feet of commercial
space in this category to close this gap. The goods and services within this expenditure are high in
demand in the community and are lacking. Included in this expenditure are fees for movies and health
clubs. Based on the survey, 90% of the respondents wanted more movies theaters and

8 Clothing Men's and boys' apparel includes coats and jackets, sweaters and vests, sportcoats and tailored jackets, trousers and slacks, shorts and short
sets, sportswear, shirts, underwear, nightwear, hosiery, uniforms, and other accessories. Women's and girls' apparel includes coats and jackets, furs,
sportcoats and tailored jackets, sweaters and vests, blouses and shirts, dresses, jeans, culottes, slacks, shorts, sportswear, underwear, nightwear, uniforms,
hosiery, and other accessories. Apparel for children under age 2 includes coats, jackets, and snowsuits; underwear; diapers; dresses; crawlers and other
sleeping garments; hosiery; footwear; and accessories. Footwear includes articles such as shoes, slippers, boots, and other similar items. It excludes
footwear for children under age 2 and special footwear used for sports such as bowling or golf shoes.Other apparel products and services includes material
for making clothes, shoe repair, alterations and repairs, sewing patterns and notions, clothing rental, clothing storage, dry cleaning and sent-out laundry,
watches, jewelry, and repairs to watches and jewelry.

9 ENTERTAINMENT Fees and admissions includes fees for participant sports; admissions to sporting events, movies, concerts, and plays; health,
swimming, tennis and country club memberships; fees for other social, recreational, and fraternal organizations; recreational lessons or instruction; rental
of movies, and recreation expenses on trips. Television, radio, and sound equipment includes television sets, video recorders, video cassettes, tapes, discs,
disc players, video game hardware, video game cartridges, cable TV, radios, phonographs, tape recorders and players, sound components, records, compact
discs, and tapes (including records, compact discs, and tapes purchased through mail order clubs), musical instruments, and rental and repair of TV and
sound equipment. Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment includes pets, pet food, pet services, veterinary expenses, etc.; toys, games, hobbies, and
tricycles; and playground equipment. Other entertainment equipment and services includes indoor exercise equipment, athletic shoes, bicycles, trailers,
purchase and rental of motorized campers and other recreational vehicles, camping equipment, hunting and fishing equipment, sports equipment (winter,
water, and other), boats, boat motors and boat trailers, rental of boats, landing and docking fees, rental and repair of sports equipment, photographic
equipment and supplies (film and film processing), photographer fees, repair and rental of photo equipment, fireworks, and pinball and electronic video
games.

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fitness/recreation places in the community. Also included in this category are Electronics Stores which
are in high demand, with 81% wanting more stores in the community and 84% stated they wanted more
Camera and Photographic stores in the community. The demand for these stores is there but supply is
not. Sporting Goods, Hobby and Book stores only make up 2% of all the businesses in the corridor.
Entertainment only makes up 1% of all the businesses in the corridors.

Transportation:
There is a total leakage of -$98,739,205 for this consumer expenditure category. Based on the
average ULI Gross Leasable Sales of $805, the corridors will need an additional 227,983 square feet of
commercial space of this category to close this gap. While this gap is high, there is little demand in the
community for these services. From the results of the survey, 57% of the respondents stated they do
not shop at automotive stores. Additionally, 50% of the respondents did not want any more automotive
stores in the community. This gap is appropriate and may not warrant closing since many residents do
not want more automotive services in the community and do not shop for these good and services.

Reading 10 :
There is a total leakage of -$5,349,458 for this consumer expenditure category. Based on the average
ULI Gross Leasable Sales of $160, the corridors will need an additional 33,434 square feet of
commercial space of this category to close this gap. This expenditure is the most in demand. Of the
respondents, 59% leave East Harlem to shop at a store that sells these expenditures, and 94% of
respondents stated they wanted to see more Book and Periodical Stores in the area. Book stores make
up less than 2% of all the businesses within the corridors. There is a clear demand and need for stores
providing these products in the community.

Tobacco Products and Smoking Supplies 11 :

There is a total leakage of -$15,773,452 for this consumer expenditure category. Based on the average
ULI Gross Leasable Sales of $318, the corridors will need an additional 100,231 square feet of
commercial space of this category to close this gap. While this is big gap, many of the other stores
listed may capture these expenditures.

10 Reading includes subscriptions for newspapers and magazines; books through book clubs; and the purchase of single-copy newspapers, magazines,
newsletters, books, and encyclopedias and other reference books.
11 Tobacco products and smoking supplies includes cigarettes, cigars, snuff, loose smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, and smoking accessories (such as
cigarette or cigar holders, pipes, flints, lighters, and pipe cleaners).
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Miscellaneous 12 :
There is a total leakage of -$-33,076,394 for this consumer expenditure category. Based on the
average ULI Gross Leasable Sales of $330, the corridors will need an additional 100,231 square feet of
commercial space of this category to close this gap. Miscellaneous contains expenditures that are
associated with financial and professional services, which are missing within the corridors. These
services only make up around 5% of the total corridor businesses but the survey revealed that 74% of
the residents want additional banking services and legal services in the community.

Where is the Surplus?

These expenditure categories are the only expenditures that East Harlem has a surplus in, meaning that
they are capturing more then what the resident’s normal expenditures are expected to be.
Personal Care Products and Services 13 :
There is a total surplus of $16,194,543 for this consumer expenditure category. Based on the average
ULI Gross Leasable Sales for these stores at $167, there is a surplus of 96,973 square feet of
commercial space under these categories. The supply of the corridors supports this; “Other services,”
which include personal services, makes up 9% of the business in the corridors. The over abundance of
personal services is evident walking throughout the community, which will have two nail salons
directly next to each other.

Health Care 14 :
There is a total surplus of $2,791,200 for this consumer expenditure category. Based on the average
ULI Gross Leasable Sales for these stores at $374, there is a surplus of 7,463 square feet of commercial
space under these categories. While there is a surplus in this sector, there may be an extra demand that
made this surplus predictable. Out of the respondents, 63% stated they still want more pharmacies and
drug stores in the area. The gap in health care does not take up a significant portion of the corridor and
the surplus is potentially meeting the demand of the area.

12 Miscellaneous includes safety deposit box rental, checking account fees and other bank service charges, credit card memberships, legal fees,
accounting fees, funerals, cemetery lots, union dues, occupational expenses, expenses for other properties, and finance charges other than those for
mortgages and vehicles.
13 Personal care products and services includes products for the hair, oral hygiene products, shaving needs, cosmetics and bath
products, electric personal care appliances, other personal care products, and personal care services for males and females.
14 Drugs include nonprescription drugs and vitamins and prescription drugs. Medical supplies includes topical and dressings,
antiseptics, bandages, cotton, first aid kits, contraceptives, syringes, ice bags, thermometers, sun lamps, vaporizers, heating pads, medical
appliances (such as braces, canes, crutches, walkers, eyeglasses, and hearing aids), and rental and repair of medical equipment.

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Conclusion:
In total East Harlem will need approximately 2 million square feet of retail space to close the gaps in
the corridors. These 2 million square feet will help capture the goods and services that are in-demand.
But this new space does not have to be created; the four corridors have 216,967 square feet of vacant
space. Better utilizing this vacant space would allow for a portion of the expenditure gap to be closed
without developing new space. But there is new retail space is already being built, that will also help
close the gap. The East River Plaza Mall will provide an additional 500,000 square feet of retail, with
stores like Target and Best Buy starting to open. These stores will help capture much of the demand of
the community.

The East Harlem has experience tremendous growth in the past few years, while this has occurred the
business supply has remained the relatively the same. This has caused a pent up demand for additional
goods and services in the community and an outflow of expenditures in the community. East Harlem
must now gear its commercial space to more accurately capture the demand of its residents and close
this gap. By capturing more of the of the community's expenditures East Harlem can build on an
already active and established local retail presences.

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Central Harlem, 2008

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APPENDIX A: MAPS OF CORRIDORS

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 EAST HARLEM’S COMMERICAL CORRIDORS
E 128 ST
E 127 ST
E 126 ST
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E 125 ST

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E 123 ST

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E 122 ST

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E 121 ST

PLEASANT AV
W 120 ST E 120 ST
E 119 ST
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E 118 ST
PARK AV

W 118 ST

T E 117 ST

W 116 ST E 116 ST
E 115 ST

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LEXINGTON AV
MADISON AV

RD
E 114 ST
5 AV

FD
113 ST

E 112 ST

R
RD
FD
E 111 ST
E 110 ST

E 109 ST
3 AV

E 108 ST
E 108 ST
E 107 ST E 107 ST
2 AV

E 106 ST
E 105 ST
E 105 ST

E 104 ST
E 103 ST
E 103 ST
E 102 ST
E 101 ST E 101 ST E 101 ST East Harlem's Commerical Corridrors
EW

Business Uses
LIN

E 100 ST No Commerical Use

E 100 ST
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Retail
E 99 ST
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PARK AV

Service
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Vacant
E 98 ST Vacant Lot
E 97 ST
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Unknown Use
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Relgious Use
E 96 ST Community Use
 East Harlem’s Four Corridors

Percent of Businesses Number of Businesses

1% Retail

Service

Vacant
Unknown
19%
Unknown
Vacant
Public Administration
45% Other Services (except Public Administration)
Accommodation and Food Services
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Health Care and Social Assistance
36%
Educational Services
Waste Management and Remediation …
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Professional, Scientific, and Technical …
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Finance and Insurance
Number of Business
Information
Transportation and Warehousing
Average Business Size Miscellaneous store retailers
General merchandise stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores
Clothing & clothing accessories stores
Unknown Gasoline stations
Health & personal care stores
Retail
Food & beverage stores
Vacant Service Building material & garden equipment & …
Vacant Electronics & appliance stores
Unknown Furniture & home furnishings stores
Service
Motor vehicle & parts dealers

Retail 0 50 100 150

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000

3rd Avenue Commerical Uses Percent of Businesses
1%
LEXINGTON AV E 115 ST
ALLEY E 128 ST 13%

ALLEY E 127 ST
E 112 ST
E 126 ST
E 111 ST E 125 ST 28%
58%

E 110 ST
E 124 ST
E 109 ST LEXINGTON AV
E 123 ST

E 108 ST 3 AV E 122 ST
Number of Businesses
E 121 ST
SYLVAN PL

E 107 ST Unknown
Vacant

E 106 ST Public Administration

Other Services (except Public Administration)
E 120 ST

ST
Accommodation and Food Services

E 105 ST
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Health Care and Social Assistance
E 119 ST Educational Services
Waste Management and Remediation Services
Management of Companies and Enterprises
E 104 ST E 118 ST Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Finance and Insurance
E 103 ST E 117 ST Information

E 102 ST Transportation and Warehousing

¯
E 116 ST Miscellaneous store retailers
General merchandise stores
ALL

Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores

E 101 ST E 115 ST Clothing & clothing accessories stores
EY

Gasoline stations
Health & personal care stores
Food & beverage stores
E 100 ST Building material & garden equipment & …
Electronics & appliance stores
3rd Avenue
Furniture & home furnishings stores
E 99 ST Non Commerical Use Motor vehicle & parts dealers
Retail
E 98 ST 0 20 40 60
3 AV

Service Use
Vacant
Vacant Lot
Average Business Size
E 97 ST Unknown
New Construction
Unknown
E 96 ST Community Use

Vacant/Empty Lots

Service

Retail

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000

 125th Street

PARK AV

2 AV
MADISON AV

LEXINGTON AV
E 126 ST

METRO-NORTH RR
5 AV

PARK AV
E 125 ST

3 AV
PARK AV
E 124 ST

Percent of Businesses
Non Commerical Use
Retail Use
Service Use
23% Vacant Use
Vacant Lot
Unknown
48%
New Construction
Community Use

29%

Number of Businesses

Vacant

Other Services (except Public…

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Average Business Size
Educational Services

Management of Companies and…

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Information

Miscellaneous store retailers

Sporting goods, hobby, book, &…

Gasoline stations

Food & beverage stores

Electronics & appliance stores

Motor vehicle & parts dealers

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
0 10 20 30
 116th Street

PARK AV
E 117 ST

LEXINGTON AV
MADISON AV

PARK AV

3 AV
E 116 ST

E 115 ST

Percent of Businesses

19%
32% Non Commerical Use
Retail Use
Service Use
Vacant Use
Vacant Lot
Unknown
49%
New Construction
Community Use

Number of Businesses
Motor vehicle & parts dealers
Furniture & home furnishings stores
Electronics & appliance stores
Building material & garden equipment &…
Food & beverage stores
Health & personal care stores Average Business Size
Gasoline stations
Clothing & clothing accessories stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores
General merchandise stores
Miscellaneous store retailers
Transportation and Warehousing
Information
Finance and Insurance # of stores
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Waste Management and Remediation Services
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Public Administration
Vacant
Unknown

0 10 20 30 40
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
 106th Street

2 AV

1 AV

F D R DR
E 108 ST
E 108 ST

PARK AV
MADISON AV

3 AV
E 107 ST E 107 ST E 107 ST

LEXINGTON AV

FDR
E 106 ST

DR
5 AV

E 105 ST
PARK AV

E 105 ST

E 104 ST

Percent of Businesses
0% Non Commerical Use
Retail Use
Service Use
20%
Vacant Use
37% Vacant Lot
Unknown
New Construction
Community Use

43%

Average Business Size

Number of Businesses

Unknown
Vacant
Public Administration
Other Services (except Public…
Accommodation and Food…
Arts, Entertainment, and…
Health Care and Social Assistance
Educational Services
Waste Management and…
Management of Companies and…
Professional, Scientific, and…
Real Estate and Rental and…
Finance and Insurance
Information
# of stores
Transportation and Warehousing
Miscellaneous store retailers
General merchandise stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book, &…
Clothing & clothing accessories…
Gasoline stations
Health & personal care stores
Food & beverage stores
Building material & garden…
Electronics & appliance stores

Motor vehicle & parts dealers

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
0 5 10 15 20
APPENDIX B: RETAIL GAP ANALYSIS TABLES

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 Potential Sales and Gap Analysis Table

ULI Category Median Sales/SqFoot 3rd Avenue Total Sales 125th Street Total Sales 116th Street Total Sales 106th Street Total Sales Total sales GLA

General Merchandise $163.20 115,972 $18,926,630.40 16,231 $2,648,899.20 127,141.00 $20,749,411.20 - $0.00 $42,324,940.80
Food $338.67 57,048 $19,320,446.16 69,252 $23,453,574.84 19,753.00 $6,689,748.51 15,303 $5,182,667.01 $54,646,436.52
Food Service $302.70 40,786 $12,345,922.20 26,997 $8,171,991.90 39,727.00 $12,025,362.90 10,400 $3,148,080.00 $35,691,357.00
Clothing and accessories $221.89 99,964 $22,181,011.96 4,958 $1,100,130.62 21,368.00 $4,741,345.52 - $0.00 $28,022,488.10
Shoes $190.69 34,079 $6,498,524.51 18,020 $3,436,233.80 2,964.00 $565,205.16 - $0.00 $10,499,963.47
Home furnishings $183.58 28,427 $5,218,628.66 34,867 $6,400,883.86 - $0.00 1,210 $222,131.80 $11,841,644.32
Home appliances/music $269.59 22,900 $6,173,611.00 17,120 $4,615,380.80 4,039.00 $1,088,874.01 - $0.00 $11,877,865.81
Building materials/hardware $314.85 5,835 $1,837,149.75 - $0.00 - $0.00 - $0.00 $1,837,149.75
Automotive $531.41 6,433 $3,418,560.53 9,992 $5,309,848.72 7,760.00 $4,123,741.60 4,175 $2,218,636.75 $15,070,787.60
Hobby/Special interest $206.62 8,470 $1,750,071.40 - $0.00 7,692.00 $1,589,321.04 - $0.00 $3,339,392.44
Gifts/Specialty $146.55 3,500 $512,925.00 35,927 $5,265,101.85 5,505.00 $806,757.75 - $0.00 $6,584,784.60
Jewelry $322.26 4,581 $1,476,273.06 - $0.00 3,218.00 $1,037,032.68 - $0.00 $2,513,305.74
Liquor $363.50 3,077 $1,118,489.50 1,500 $545,250.00 2,050.00 $745,175.00 - $0.00 $2,408,914.50
Drugs $454.34 28,119 $12,775,586.46 18,698 $8,495,249.32 3,634.00 $1,651,071.56 44,102 $20,037,302.68 $42,959,210.02
Other retail $241.76 32,833 $7,937,706.08 22,283 $5,387,138.08 3,541.00 $856,072.16 1,500 $362,640.00 $14,543,556.32
Personal Services $164.33 85,659 $14,076,343.47 22,612 $3,715,829.96 48,826.00 $8,023,576.58 105,980 $17,415,693.40 $43,231,443.41
Entertainment/Community $76.03 29,622 $2,252,160.66 150,762 $11,462,434.86 48,207.00 $3,665,178.21 21,945 $1,668,478.35 $19,048,252.08
Financial $0.00 5,265 $0.00 32,708 $0.00 57,467.00 $0.00 14,520 $0.00 $0.00
Other Offices(non-financial) $330.30 18684 $6,171,160.05 4,000 $1,321,200.00 21,487.00 $7,097,156.10 52,381.00 $17,301,444.30 $31,890,960.45
631,254 $143,991,200.85 485,927 $91,329,147.81 424,379.00 $75,455,029.98 271,516 $67,557,074.29 $378,332,452.93

Total Potential Sales $378,332,452.93

Potential Expenditures $1,238,399,689.05
Gap/Surplus -$860,067,236.12
Capture Rate 30.55%
 Gap Opportunities Per Expenditure Category

Total Expenditures Total Potential Sales Gap/Surplus Square Feet to Close Gap
Food 12.70% $339,690,627.45 $ 90,337,793.52 -$249,352,833.93 777,563.13
Alcoholic beverages 0.90% $24,072,564.15 $ 2,408,914.50 -$21,663,649.65 59,597.39
Household operations 2.00% $53,494,587.00 $ 9,624,163.13 -$43,870,423.87 304,655.72
Personal services 0.80% $21,397,834.80 - - -
Other household expenses 1.20% $32,096,752.20 - - -
Housekeeping supplies 1.30% $34,771,481.55 $ 29,824,647.93 -$4,946,833.62 23,224.57
Laundry and cleaning supplies 0.30% $8,024,188.05 - - -
Other household products 0.70% $18,723,105.45 - - -
Postage and stationery 0.30% $8,024,188.05 - - -
Household furnishings and equipment 3.30% $88,266,068.55 $ 13,901,116.44 -$74,364,952.11 308,568.27
Household textiles 0.30% $8,024,188.05 - - -
Furniture 0.80% $21,397,834.80 - - -
Floor coverings 0.10% $2,674,729.35 - - -
Major appliances 0.40% $10,698,917.40 - - -
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 0.20% $5,349,458.70 - - -
Miscellaneous household equipment 1.50% $40,120,940.25 - - -
Transportation 10.6% $283,521,311.10 $ 7,449,410.00 -$276,071,901.10 342,946.46
Gasoline and motor oil 5.4 $14,443,538,490.00 - - -
Other vehicle expenses 5.2 $13,908,592,620.00 - - -
Apparel and services 3.60% $96,290,256.60 $ 40,446,389.53 -$55,843,867.07 227,983.78
Men, 16 and over 0.70% $18,723,105.45 - - -
Boys, 2 to 15 0.20% $5,349,458.70 - - -
Women, 16 and over 1.20% $32,096,752.20 - - -
Girls, 2 to 15 0.20% $5,349,458.70 - - -
Children under 2 0.20% $5,349,458.70 - - -
Footwear 0.60% $16,048,376.10 - - -
Other apparel products and services 0.50% $13,373,646.75 - - -
Healthcare 2.60% $69,542,963.10 $ 72,334,164.00 $2,791,200.90 7,463.10

Medical services 1.40% $37,446,210.90 - - -

Drugs 1.00% $26,747,293.50 - - -
Medical supplies 0.20% $5,349,458.70 - - -
Entertainment 5.60% $149,784,843.60 $ 51,045,638.00 -$98,739,205.60 420,166.83
Fees and admissions 1.20% $32,096,752.20 - - -
Audio and visual equipment and services 2.10% $56,169,316.35 - - -
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 1.40% $37,446,210.90 - - -
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 0.90% $24,072,564.15 - - -
Personal care products and services 1.20% $32,096,752.20 $ 48,291,287.00 $16,194,534.80 96,973.26

Reading 0.20% $5,349,458.70 $ - -$5,349,458.70 33,434.12

Tobacco products and smoking supplies 0.60% $16,048,376.10 $ 274,924.00 -$15,773,452.10 49,602.05
Miscellaneous 1.70% $45,470,398.95 $ 12,394,004.00 -$33,076,394.95 100,231.50
Total $378,332,452.05 -$860,067,237.00