Total Expenses: $1,513,565 Marketing 9% Administrative Expenses 16% Advocacy 9% Strategic Planning 12% Public Space Management 24% - Ambassador Program Membership Services 30% - Business Development - Housing - Amenities - Events
New performance and events space 12,000 SF Studio space, gallery, black box theater Can be configured in a variety of ways Photo Credits: Victoria Theatre Association & Dayton Daily News
Public & Private Investments Since the Launch of the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan: Accelerating Investment in Downtown s Core (Cumulative Investment: Downtown Core Since 2010) ~$700 million of projects completed and in pipeline
Developer Team: Cross Street Partners, Model Group, McCormick Baron Salazar Artist housing, startup hub / innovation space, events space, and culinary incubator Construction to start soon, opening in 2020 Winchester Lofts, New Haven Findlay Kitchen, Cincinnati T-REX, St. Louis
Photo: WYSO Photo: Dayton.com
PHOTO CREDIT: Andy Snow
COMMUNITY- CONNECT Connecting community through free music Connecting emerging artists with new audiences Connecting at risk youth with music Connecting audiences with non-profit partners Connecting vulnerable population with opportunity Connecting community to the vibrant urban core
2018 attendance-25,780 (33 concerts/1 canceled due to rain) Value of programming=$2.21 million (Based on Pollstar 2017 average concert ticket at $87) 2018 Season Overview Average attendance by day: Thursday-1108 Friday-874 Saturday-739 Sunday-341 Number of artists that performed Local/Regional-12 National/International-26
New Dining & Amenities The Van Buren Room Bar Granada Grist Provisions Olive Mediterranean Grill The Grande Hall at Liberty Tower
Downtown Events DP&L Summer in the City Housing Tour Great Dayton Adventure Race Art in the City The Square Is Where Free lunchtime entertainment More than 15,000 attendees Dayton Holiday Festival Grande Illumination & Parade Holiday events & activities through December Festivals & Other Events Germanfest Picnic Dayton Celtic Festival Summer Music Series AleFest & AleFeast Many more!
Urban Art Intersections Engages local artists and activates downtown streetscapes with public art Partnership between DDP, DVAC, & K12 with funding support from Ohio Arts Council Next Mural:
Downtown Transportation The Flyer Greater Dayton RTA New circulator shuttle service Hybrid buses run a continuous loop with dozens of stops between RiverScape and University of Dayton Link Bike Share 100,000+ trips since launch 26 stations throughout downtown
Urban Living in Demand Variety of housing options: apartments, condominiums, and historic neighborhoods Downtown has the region s highest apartment occupancy rate at 97.5%
Riverfront Grande 255 N. Main St. Renovation of 27 apartments underway The Landing 166 units; acquired by Crawford Hoying & Woodard Development
Fire Blocks District $24 million renovation to Huffman and Elks properties 92 market rate apartments 25,000+ SF of first floor space 60,000 SF of office Construction started earlier this year Fire Blocks Historic District Mixed Use Developments Underway
Education Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School Sinclair College
Dayton Riverfront Plan Project Partners: Five Rivers MetroParks City of Dayton MCD DDP MVRPC Montgomery County GDRTA
The Downtown Environment Downtown Dayton Ambassador Program Snapshot of work through November 2018:
2018 Activities Support of mixed-use development projects to activate under-utilized downtown properties Helping employers find commercial space through Site Seeker New marketing campaigns to promote the value proposition of doing business downtown Continued Start Downtown efforts to support entrepreneurs and grow the downtown startup ecosystem CORE PROGRAMS STATUS GOAL Business Visits (R&E Program) Total Searches (Site Seeker Program) 136 125 56 50
New Downtown Hotels Fairfield Inn & Suites Opened early October 6 stories, 98 rooms Barclay Building 137 N. Main Purchased by Lawyers Development Corporation and First Hospitality Group Plans for $20 million conversion to a boutique hotel
Additional Investment YWCA Dayton began a $17 million renovation project 65 updated apartments First floor transformed to KeyBank Economic Empowerment Center TRIAD Architects purchased 18 W. Fifth St. Plans to redevelop Reed-Steffan building with mix of uses Photo: Dayton Daily News
2018 Commercial Activity 32 New downtown businesses Taylor Communications Picture Perfect Paint Parties 28,000+ net sq. feet of first floor space absorbed RSM Reza s Downtown