The county’s main business strips, each with what’s there, what’s new, who owns the buildings, space for lease, traffic counts and development. For any other spot, explore an address.
The City of Elmira’s downtown, on the north bank of the Chemung River: Water, Main, Lake and Church Streets, the Clemens Center and the blocks around them. Offices, banks, restaurants, shops and the county and city government buildings.
153 businesses · 424 business properties · up to 12,808 vehicles a day
From the Main Street Bridge south along South Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue on Elmira’s Southside, then into the Town of Southport along Pennsylvania Avenue, Broadway and Cedar Street: groceries, restaurants, auto shops and everyday services.
61 businesses · 168 business properties · up to 7,902 vehicles a day
The county’s biggest shopping district, at I-86 Exit 51: the Arnot Mall on Chambers Road, the plazas along County Route 64 and Colonial Drive, hotels and chain restaurants. Mostly in the Town of Big Flats, with its east end in the Town of Horseheads.
84 businesses · 120 business properties · up to 15,351 vehicles a day
North from the Elmira Heights line along Lake Road and Grand Central Avenue, through the Village of Horseheads’ South Main Street to Hanover Square, the village center: plazas, restaurants, car dealers, offices and the village’s own shops.
136 businesses · 300 business properties · up to 10,919 vehicles a day
Corridor outlines are drawn by this site to group what’s along each strip; they aren’t official districts.
