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Washington Heights

108 restaurants have held a licence here since 2002. 33 are trading today. Rent tier: Tier 4 · Value.

How long restaurants last here

38%
still open four years on (92 matured)
61%
Chicago overall
2.5 yrs
median tenure

That is 24 points below the citywide rate. This measures outcomes, not the quality of a place. Access to capital, insurance, lending and daytime foot traffic all move it, and none of them appear in a licence record. Read it as a description of what has happened here, not as a verdict on the neighbourhood or on anyone trading in it.

What is open here now

The concept mix among the 33 restaurants currently trading. 8 opened in the last two years.

ConceptOpen nowShare
Fried Chicken927%
Restaurant (unspecified)618%
Coffee / Cafe39%
Latin / Caribbean39%
American / Burger26%
Sandwich / Sub26%

Addresses that have turned over most

Storefronts in Washington Heights that have hosted the most separate restaurants. A high count is not a verdict on the address either — but it is the first thing worth knowing before signing one, and it is the question a broker will not raise.

AddressRestaurantsOpen now
9044 S ASHLAND AVE90History
1233 W 99TH ST 181History
9305 S HALSTED ST71History
1122 W 95TH ST 1ST50History
1049 W 103RD ST51History
10226 S HALSTED ST40History
1431 W 95TH ST31History
1400 W 95TH ST 1ST31History

A neighbourhood is not an address.

Everything above describes Washington Heights as a whole. The record for one storefront is usually more decisive than the average around it, and the read scores a specific concept at a specific address for a specific operator.

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