Subarea Allocation
Commercial Development Breakdown
Five purpose-designated subareas with direct US-24 & SR-49 access. Each is intentionally zoned to maximize its specific commercial use case.
Freeway Commercial & Hotel
Optimized for hospitality, dining, and highway-oriented commerce. Maximum visibility from US-24 at the SR-49 interchange, the highest-traffic node on the corridor.
Ideal For
National hotel flags, QSR chains, fuel/convenience, sit-down dining
acres
Commercial / Institutional
Designated for large-scale medical, corporate headquarters, or institutional facilities requiring significant footprint and regional accessibility.
Ideal For
Regional medical campus, corporate office, government facility
acres
Business / Flex Space
Perfect for light industrial, logistics, trade services, or modern office environments requiring flexible build-out and truck access.
Ideal For
Light industrial, trade services, last-mile logistics, flex office
acres
Travel Plaza, Hotel & Restaurant
Positioned directly at the primary corridor nexus for maximum traffic capture from the Fort Wayne to Toledo freight lane.
Ideal For
Travel plaza operator, limited-service hotel, truck services
acres
Neighborhood Commercial
Weaving retail and daily-needs services directly into the residential entryway, capturing the built-in demand of 345+ planned residential units.
Ideal For
Pharmacy, coffee, grocery, personal services, medical clinic
acres
Logistics & Site Selector Highlights
Why National Brands Choose the US-24 Corridor
Unrivaled Access
Frontage along S. Erie Street (S.R. 49), purpose-engineered for high-volume commercial ingress and egress with no traffic conflict with the residential zones.
Industrial Connectivity
Quick 15-minute transit to the Fort Wayne industrial and logistics hub via I-469. Antwerp Square is a key corridor node positioned for both consumer-facing and supply-chain-facing commercial uses.
Captured Workforce Market
400+ new manufacturing workers relocating to the Defiance corridor create immediate, built-in daily customer demand before a single anchor brand opens. First movers capture loyal, local spending.
Shovel-Ready Design
Intentionally zoned to separate residential peace from high-volume commercial utility, reducing development friction and accelerating permitting timelines for national site selectors and franchisees.
~17,500
Vehicles Per Day
75 mi
"Fort to Port" corridor length
15 min
To Fort Wayne I-469 hub
20 min
To Defiance, Ohio