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Directions & Help
SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE PROPERTIES
To find available properties select the type of property (retail, office, industrial or vacant land) you want to find from the list. To do this, simply click on the desired . After selecting the type of property, type in the minimum and maximum area you want for a property.
After entering all the categories, click on the "Search for Properties" button.
A new web page will be generated showing all of the properties matching your search requirements. Matching properties will be shown on the map and listed as a report. To get detailed information about any of these properties click on the icon on the map or an address listed in the text list report.
A new web page will be generated showing the property information in detail.
If you want to go back to see all of the matching sites click on the "back to sites" button near the top of the web page.
Click on the "New Search" button near the top of the web page
SEARCH FOR A PROPERTY BY ADDRESS
From the home page, type in the address of the property you want to view. Include the whole address. Then click on the "Search by Address" button below.
After finding a property, click on the "demographics" file tab located near the top of the web page. A new web page will be generated. Select the type of demographic report desired (demographics, consumer expenditures, business & workforce). Next type in the distance around the property you want the report to cover. Finally, click on the "calculate" button and a demographic report will be created. This information can be used to understand market characteristics of the site.
After finding a property, click on the "businesses" file tab located near the top of the web page. A new web page will be generated. Type in the distance around the property you want the report to cover. Then, click on the "calculate" button and a demographic report will be created. A new web page will be generated that will list the businesses around that property by industry category. The businesses will be mapped by color as well as displayed as a list on the report. To view only one industry category click on the underlined link in the report area. This will generate a new web page showing only the businesses in that category on the map and a list of the business names with addresses in the report.
Under the map is a "scale" of circular buttons in between the words "zoom in" and "zoom out". The highlighted button shows the zoom scale at which the map is currently shown. To zoom in or out, click on the other buttons on the scale.