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III. COMPONENT ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN
A. Boundaries
The proposed Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) consists of the
area generally bounded by:
1) The Jefferson Park neighborhood to the north,
2) Dickerson Courts and Harbor Homes Public Housing Communities to
the south
3) The CSX rail corridor to the west, and
4) The Chestnut Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Corridor to the east.
The area within the designated boundaries is contiguous and comprises an area totaling
approximately 675 acres with the following characteristics (based on the proposed land-
use map contained in the Framework for the Future):
1) Residential Use – Approximately 58% of the target area (395 acres) is
designated for residential use and contains a variety of housing types
ranging from single-family detached homes to multi-family rental units.
The largest proposed residential use is single-family housing comprising
45% or 305 acres of the target area. The remaining 90 acres consist of
medium density and high density residential comprising 4% (28 acres)
and 9% (62 acres) respectively. The principal characteristics of the multi-
family developments are discussed in Section D – Assessment.
2) Commercial – Approximately 11% of the target area (78 acres) is
designated for community and neighborhood commercial/retail and
consists of the Jefferson Avenue and Chestnut Avenues corridors and
39th Street. The commercial designation is comprised of:
A) Community Commercial – 7% of Target Area (47 acres)
Jefferson Avenue Corridor between 25th and 50th Streets and a
portion of the 39th Street Corridor
B) Neighborhood Commercial – 4% of Target Area (29 acres)
Chestnut Avenue Corridor, Jefferson Avenue Corridor between
18th Street and Hampton Avenue, and a portion of the 39th
Street Corridor
3) Industrial – Approximately 16% of the target area (111 acres) is
designated for industrial development including:
A) The 22-acre Southeast CommerCenter site between bounded by
Jefferson Avenue and Terminal Avenue between 28th and 33rd
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