Pillar for Retail
Find corners your customers already drive past.
Hard corners, pad sites, and outparcels near the anchors that matter — plus the owner's phone number when you find the one.
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Turn a promising retail corner into a site research brief
A visible location still needs a workable site. Use Pillar to organize parcel research and owner follow-up, with the proposed retail use and unresolved access questions attached to each candidate.
Define the format and customer approach
Record the intended use, parcel size range, target trade area, and surrounding businesses you want to investigate. Keep a drive-through, a standalone shop, and a shopping-center outparcel in separate comparisons when their requirements differ.
Investigate access before assuming it works
Note the roads bordering the parcel, mapped entrances, and any shared-access questions. Ask the responsible road authority about the proposed connection or change. Road frontage and a visible driveway do not answer every access question for a new project.
Give the shortlist a clear next action
Record the planning source and date checked, questions about parking and servicing, and the owner contact task. Compare candidates using the same fields so an attractive location does not hide a missing piece of evidence.
Questions to settle early
Does a corner location establish usable vehicle access?
Treat the corner location as an observation. Confirm the proposed entrance, turning movements, shared-access arrangements, and responsible authority before relying on them in a site decision.
How should I compare retail pads and outparcels?
Keep the proposed use, parcel identity, access questions, surrounding context, planning sources, and owner follow-up together. Mark unavailable traffic or other market evidence as missing rather than estimating it from how busy the road looks.
For a specific example, TxDOT requires a permit form for new or modified access driveways on the state highway system. Check the authority and process for your own site. TxDOT access driveway policy.