Community lot

A Community Lot is a public lot which serves as the basis for commercial or recreational buildings/facilities in a neighborhood, such as shops, parks, etc. These lots often provide important services for a neighborhood, such as selling clothes, groceries, and magazines; and providing gathering places and entertainment. Townies and playable sims alike often appear on community lots to browse the goods, socialise or just hang around, so community lots are great places to make friends.

In the Open For Business expansion pack, playable Sims can buy community lots and establish businesses on them, as an alternative to running a home business.