What are the downtowns most urgent needs?
Mixed use projects with higher density components to drive activity for the retail area. A mixed used project could consist of ground floor commercial (retail or office space) with additional floors for housing, or could consist of ground floor retail with additional floors of office space. The density component above the ground floor is what will create the retail activity. Housing will support evening and weekend activity, whereas the office space will support weekday activity. Additionally, the Center for the Arts is an important catalyst in energizing current investments, re-energizing some stagnate investments, and drawing new investments to the area.
