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Board detail · Permit #016-502974
FScore 17/100
top 99% citywide

Michigan Ave billboard — West Pullman

Weak site — low traffic and/or visibility. Likely not worth pursuing on its own.

#19 of 20 boards in West Pullman by score

11700, South Michigan Avenue, West Pullman, Chicago
2 faces on this structure. Permits: #016-37815, #016-502974

For context: many commercial real estate investors target cap rates in the 5–8% range. This board's modeled 25% is above that band — not a substitute for your own diligence, but a starting comparison.

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Location
NeighborhoodWest Pullman ↗
RouteMichigan Ave
Nearest roadMichigan Ave
Nearby billboards2 within 0.25 mi
Report card
Traffic
F
9,250 vehicles a day
Visibility
D
route type and distance to the road
Audience
F
area income and population
Value
C
$7.10 per 1,000 views vs. $7 benchmark
Competition
B
2 other structures within 0.25 mi (A means uncluttered)

The overall grade blends traffic, visibility, and audience. Value and competition are extra lenses and are not in the overall score. See Methodology.

Site quality
Traffic score
9/100
Visibility score
50/100
Demo fit score
10/100

Composite 17 = traffic 5 (55%) + visibility 10 (20%) + demo fit 2.5 (25%).

Who sees it
Vehicles passing daily9,250 (2022)
Est. monthly reach~176,000
Area income$29,747 · 8th pctl
Area population1,858 · 13th pctl

Reach is a modeled vehicle-pass estimate (traffic × visibility), not a verified impressions count. Income/population are for the Census tract this board sits in — percentile is rank among all Chicago tracts in this dataset (higher = wealthier/denser).

The money
Perch Estimate / month
$1,250–$1,750
Perch Estimate / year
$15,000
Effective CPM
$7.10
Modeled valuation
~$60,000
Est. cap rate
25%
Payback period
~4 yrs
Permit
#016-502974

Revenue modeled from traffic × visibility at a $7 CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions/month — the standard way outdoor ad space is priced) benchmark, clamped to real Chicago market ranges by road type (source: public OOH rate data, see Methodology). Valuation assumes a 4× annual-revenue multiple (rough rule of thumb, not a real appraisal or listing).

Effective CPM works out to $7.10 per 1,000 modeled monthly views, vs. the $7 Chicago benchmark — at model benchmark — fairly priced.

Nearby competition

Closest 1 structures within 0.25 mi, all competing for the same eyeballs. Separate faces of one sign are grouped into a single row.

Value history

Tracking started here — check back after future data updates to see how this board's estimate moves.

2026-09-18F17$1,250–$1,750
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Data as of September 2026