I don't know the market, the city, the current economic drivers of those staying there.

This is the number that maximizes the economics of the facility.

It would be a rare instance that the city would prefer a vacant economically unproductive (low to now property tax) lot in an infill location.However, as the guys above pointed out you need to check with zoning laws to see what you can build "as of right."  

If in a city or suburbs, code enforcement will likely deal with it if it doesn't go to tax sale or the public administrator (or equivalent) marshals control.What typically happens, however is that someone sees economic value.

Makes me wonder what is passing for compassion by the so-deemed do-gooders when they miss the opportunity for economic renovation that is being inhibited. 

For any economic, beneficial transaction the principle fundamentals of economics must be present, at least 3 of the 4, land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.

Growth area with good economics and growing industries.  1.

For those of you that have experienced it what happens to rentals in a crash? I would imagine investors who mainly have rentals would fare better then those flipping. I'm always looking to plan for the worst. If you c...

I am also conducting a full market analysis of a significant multifamily development which includes site and neighborhood analysis, economic analysis, demographic analysis, and competitive product analysis (largely based on pulling data from various governmental sources and visiting the actual site to be developed).

I doubt they are a large enough group to impact your direct marketing economics all that much.