downtown pittsburgh - The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

DOWNTOWN P I T T S B U R G H
2011
A N N U A L R E P O RT
Dear Downtown Stakeholder:
2011 was a great year for Downtown Pittsburgh! The organization saw some
Even though there is much to be excited about, Downtown and the region
impressive accomplishments over the course of the year with the launch of a volunteer
experienced its fair share of challenges in 2011, most notably, a decrease in funding
program focused on beautification initiatives throughout Downtown, the production of
for our public transit system. The Port Authority implemented a 15% cut in services
the 51st Duquesne Light Light Up Night® and the creation of a new five-year strategic
in March 2011 and is facing additional cuts unless sustainable transportation dollars
organizational plan to drive economic vitality and improve urban living in Downtown.
are provided in 2012. The PDP continues to advocate for dedicated transit dollars to
ensure we Keep Pittsburgh Moving in 2012 and beyond. The Downtown retail scene
I joined the organization in mid-May, and I am excited to work with the Board of
was shaken with the announcement that Saks Fifth Avenue would be closing in 2012.
Directors and staff to continue the momentum that Downtown is experiencing. Despite
We are working closely with the City of Pittsburgh and other partners to create a
a stagnant national economy, Downtown Pittsburgh has continued to thrive. Investment
retail strategy that responds to today’s market. We are pleased to work on innovative
in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle grew in unprecedented ways. Downtown development
partnerships like Project Pop Up: Downtown which support and enhance our vibrant
projects including PNC’s plans to construct the worlds’ largest “green” skyscraper,
streetscape and introduce new artists and entrepreneurs to Downtown.
Point Park University’s expanding Academic Village initiative and Millcraft Industries’
announcement of a LEED-certified hotel and commercial project, the Gardens at
Downtown Pittsburgh in 2012 and beyond
Market Square, will create more jobs and improve the built environment of Downtown.
As Pittsburgh celebrates some tremendous successes, opportunities for Downtown and
the Pittsburgh region still abound in 2012 and beyond, including the opening of the North
While large developments made headlines throughout the year, we are pleased to
Shore Connector which will expand the boundaries of Downtown and connect the
welcome new firms like Showclix and Bennet Bricklin & Saltzburg to Downtown
entertainment destinations along the North Shore with the Triangle. Pittsburgh will once
Pittsburgh. It is great to see firms of all sizes realizing the value of a Downtown location.
again be put in the international spotlight as we welcome One Young World in the Fall
In addition to the increase in commercial development, Downtown also experienced
of 2012. We welcome the opportunity to once again show the world why Pittsburgh is
a surge in new residential rental properties; 201 Stanwix began welcoming residents
America’s most livable city and one of the 20 best places in the world to visit in 2012.
and RiverVue broke ground on 220 new apartments. All these new residents will need
Best regards,
more walkable destinations and Market Square has continued to be a catalyst for the *
restaurant scene, welcoming eight new businesses* in and around the
square with five more set to open in 2012.
Winghart’s
Burgers and
Whiskey
JAN
FEB
DiBella’s
Old Fashioned
Submarines
Las Velas
(Reopened)
NOLA on the Square
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
Jeremy Waldrup
President & CEO
Noodles &
Diamond Market
Company
Bar and Grill
Anna’s La
Sinobi 2 Go
Cucina Flegrea
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
Bluebird
Kitchen
Il Pizzaiolo
My Big Fat
Greek Gyro
Vallozzi’s
Italian Restaurant
Thompson Building
(restaurant name TBD)
COMING SOON IN 2012
2011 OPENINGS
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Dear Downtown Leader:
Dear Downtown Leader:
In recent years multiple sources, including National Geographic Traveler,
Huffington Post, The Economist, as well as Smart Traveler, Forbes and Yahoo!,
have ranked Pittsburgh among the greatest places to visit, to work and to
live. We at Leech Tishman enthusiastically agree, and so proudly sponsor
the Downtown Partnership’s Annual Report for the fourth consecutive year.
There is an excitement in Downtown’s air and Point Park University is proud to be a part
of it. The Wood Street corridor is alive with a new energy as the University’s students rub
elbows with the Downtown workforce. The new Village Park along the Boulevard of the
Allies at Wood Street is open for business and when the spring flowers bloom we will
welcome Osteria 100 in the Park as the newest restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh and
the newest addition to the Academic Village.
Pittsburgh remains the core of Western Pennsylvania because it remains
affordable, safe, culturally rich, focused on growth, and a city of champions. Since 1994, Leech Tishman has partnered with the region’s leading
businesses, providing the full-range of legal services they need to help
them prosper and forge a robust foundation for our future. Together, with the vigilance of the PDP, we will preserve and enhance
the vitality of Downtown and keep the heartbeat of Pittsburgh steady
and strong.
Very truly yours,
Our neighbors up and down the Wood Street corridor and throughout Downtown are
doing their part to keep Downtown vibrant. From passing a PDP Clean Team member in
Market Square keeping the new businesses sparkling and safe, to witnessing PNC’s growth in
our region’s urban core, to seeing the work of our City and County governments, there
is evidence of change all around Downtown.
A lot has changed for Point Park since we graduated our first class in 1960. A lot has
changed about Downtown Pittsburgh as it continues to reinvent itself. What hasn’t changed
is this region’s commitment to community, a commitment to excellence, a commitment to
building a big neighborhood offering the best quality experience to those who choose to
work, live, play and be educated in Pittsburgh. It’s a community you want to engage with
and a place where you want families and businesses to grow and prosper. Point Park University is proud to be a part of Downtown. It’s great to be a part of Pittsburgh
and we’re proud to support organizations like the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and
what they stand for in making Pittsburgh a great place. Glad you’re in the neighborhood!
Pete A. Fuscaldo, Partner
Sponsor
Signature
Very truly yours,
Paul Hennigan, President
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Clean & Safe
Marketing
The core service of our Business Improvement District is to improve the
cleanliness and safety of Downtown Pittsburgh. Our Clean Team ensures
Downtown is a clean and attractive place to do business and call home while
our Street Team specializes in homeless outreach and panhandling issues. Each
year we strive to improve services through increased efficiencies, staying current
with best practices, and adding special programs that help achieve our goals of a
clean and safe Downtown.
The PDP strives to improve Downtown patrons’ experiences through our
informative website and mobile platform. Whether bringing over 800,000
visitors Downtown for the 51st Annual Duquesne Light Light Up Night® and
the 2nd Annual Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade to kick off the holiday retail
season, producing collateral pieces like the Ultimate Shop and Dine Guide or
interacting with the media as the voice for Downtown stakeholders, we create
the buzz and excitement about Downtown.
Clean Team:
• Labor Hours: 31,345
• Trash Removed: 1.1 million pounds
• Graffiti Tags Removed: 4,677
• Equipment Hours: 1,981
• Miles of Sidewalks Power Washed: 26.3
• Trash Cans Renovated: 30
• New Cigarette Urns: 150
• Hospitality Assistance: 15,234
• Increased user activity across all marketing channels
– Increased Get Into It weekly e-newsletter subscribers by 42%
– Increased Facebook fans by over 200%
– Increased Twitter followers by over 380%
– Increasing web traffic (sessions) by 37%
– Increased mobile web sessions by over 240%
Street Team:
• Panhandling Incidents Addressed: 509
• Homeless Outreach Contacts: 928
• Sweaters Collected: 849
• Requests for Police/Fire or
EMS Assistance: 44
Volunteers:
• Number of Participants: 192
• Hours Performed: 1442
• Projects: Mowing, Weeding, Leaf Pick Up,
Graffiti Removal, Painting, Gardening
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Economic Development
Supporting a vibrant retail environment is critical to the continued success of Downtown
Pittsburgh. One example of our work is Project Pop Up: Downtown. In partnership with
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Department of City
Planning and the generous support of our funders, we activated storefronts around
Downtown through the installation of interactive and engaging art and new retail ventures,
activating vacant first-floor spaces and partnering to bring more people into Downtown
throughout the year. We are also partnering with the Mayor’s Office on a retail task force to
begin the development of an action plan with support and input from property owners, the
brokerage community and Downtown retailers. In the fall, we partnered with NAIOP and
CREW to conduct a commercial property tour for brokers, public officials and prospective
businesses, to highlight some of the great commercial properties Downtown.
PARIS TO PITTSBURGH
Paris to Pittsburgh is a coordinated effort to enhance the streetscape in the Golden Triangle
through pedestrian-oriented design with two matching grants that help owners to upgrade
their properties. The Sidewalk Activation Grant was started in 2007 and has encouraged
outdoor dining elements throughout Downtown. Building on the success of the Sidewalk
Activation Grant, the PDP introduced the Façade Grant in 2011 to incent retail and service
businesses interested in building façade improvements with up to $30,000 in grant funding
for qualifying projects. These programs are changing the face of Downtown and encouraging
the improvement of Downtown’s beautiful architecture and pedestrian environment.
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• $2,284,800 invested since 2008 on (a total of 34 projects completed)
• 9 projects completed in 2011 (leveraging $541,696 in private investment)
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MARKET SQUARE
The PDP has been an active partner in the City’s efforts to reactivate Market
Square, managing daily operations in our renovated “town square” and
encouraging programming and positive uses for this great public space.
2011 saw the first full year of operations after the transformative renovation
and Downtown workers are enjoying the park year round. PDP is encouraging
the revitalized square by supporting the renewed Market Square Merchants
Association’s efforts to program and market the venue to Downtown office
workers and visitors throughout the year. We assisted many diverse
organizations to plan 49 events in the Square for a total of 161 programs.
This doubled the number of events for this park since 2008, the last full year
prior to renovation. Clearly Market Square is a special place but we are now
receiving regional and national acclaim as our Square was awarded three
prestigious honors in 2011: the Merit Award from the International Downtown
Association, Gold Level winner from 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, and 7th in
the “Top 100 Public Places Contest” by IdeaScale from among 184 competing
public spaces across the nation.
RESEARCH & ADVOCACY
The PDP serves as the source of information for all activities occurring in
Downtown Pittsburgh, whether we are meeting with a real estate developer
to discuss the benefits of investing in Downtown or speaking with a new home
buyer contemplating a move to Downtown Pittsburgh, we provide high quality
data to assist throughout the process. In 2011, we produced, monitored and
distributed Downtown-specific data including quarterly residential market reports and a Downtown Investment Map highlighting all the developments in
the Golden Triangle. We also began establishing baseline data in order to
track historical trends and created vitality indicators that will be measured
to benchmark the successes we achieve and the challenges we will need to
address as we continue our efforts to improve the vitality of Downtown.
We also continued advocacy for State Historic Tax Credits by launching a website
to communicate the benefits of the proposed program and conducting outreach to
elected officials throughout the State to discuss the benefits of the SHTC program for
Pittsburgh and cities throughout the Commonwealth.
Transportation
The PDP operates a Transportation Management Association, one of three in the
Pittsburgh Region. We strive to improve access to Downtown for motorists, transit
users, bicyclists, and pedestrians. As the transportation hub for the Southwestern
Pennsylvania region, we welcome over 130,000 commuters daily.
Transit has played a big role in our 2011 activities. We received funding to implement
a program we called KeepPGHmoving designed to educate and inform the public about
Pennsylvania’s transportation and funding crisis, which doesn’t just affect transit users
but all people traveling in and out of Downtown. We helped the region plan for the
future by completing a study on High-Frequency T service. This study considered the
impact and cost of increasing the frequency of our subway service and enlarging the
free fare zone to encompass the North and South shore stations. Frequent service
and a free fare zone would ease parking pressure Downtown, better connect
businesses and travelers on all sides of the rivers, increase ridership, and reduce
Downtown congestion by rerouting buses to the North and South Shore stations,
making the bus routes more efficient at the same time. The study quantified the
exact costs needed to achieve all these benefits and the PDP is working to identify
funding sources to implement Free, High-Frequency T Service. We partner with many
organizations throughout the year for efforts like Bike Pittsburgh’s Car Free Fridays
and the production of “Street Smarts” a series of educational materials for pedestrians,
cyclists and drivers.
• Assisted 2,446 Downtown visitors with the PDP Parking Reservation Service
• Produced and distributed the 2011 Downtown Made Easy Guide
(88,300 physical copies and more than 15,800 digital downloads)
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Funding
The PDP has five main funding sources to support its initiatives. First, as the
management entity for Downtown’s Business Improvement District (BID),
the PDP receives funding from assessments paid by Downtown property
owners and operates in agreement with the City of Pittsburgh to manage
BID activities. Second, it receives dues from voluntary members who want to
invest in the future of Downtown. Third, through the support of foundations
for important project-specific activities. Fourth, government grants and, fifth,
through earnings from advertising, fees and sponsorships.
2011 REVENUE
2011 EXPENSES
0.3 % 5.0 %
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
BID INCOME
EARNED INCOME
10.7 %
39.9 %
16.9 %
FACADE GRANTS
13.9 %
8.1 %
31.7 %
INTEREST INCOME
24.0 %
3.2 %
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MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
MARKETING
OPERATIONS
PUBLIC/PRIVATE GRANTS
SPONSORSHIP
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The PDP is proud to have a robust program demonstrated by an increase in
membership and sponsorship contributions, a unanimous City Council vote for
the five-year renewal of the BID, and the support and interest of the diverse
set of stakeholders who lent their ideas and perspectives to creating the new
five-year strategic organizational plan.
22.8 %
TRANSPORTATION
23.5 %
ADMINISTRATION
OUR VISION
Downtown Pittsburgh is essential to the region - the metropolitan
heartbeat where business, culture and entertainment intersect. OUR MISSION
To advance initiatives that foster economic vitality and improve
Downtown life - for a moment or for a lifetime.
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2012 GOALS AND STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ACTION
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has targeted five areas to enhance and support growth in our Downtown.
Goal 1: Make Downtown Pittsburgh
Safe, Clean, Efficient and Manageable
Goal 2: Market Downtown Pittsburgh to
Southwestern Pennsylvania and the World
APPROACH
APPROACH
The core of our work as a business improvement district is to enhance the
experience offered to users of Downtown. We are very proud of the results
of our Clean and Safe program and will continue to partner with the City of
Pittsburgh to ensure this success continues.
As the voice of Downtown, PDP will focus Marketing efforts on highlighting
Downtown as a place to do business, as a visitor destination and as the essential
Downtown of the region. Leveraging our strong network of local partners, we
will amplify these messages across all available channels of communication.
In 2012 we will:
• Expand our volunteer program to clean and green Downtown. In 2012 we will:
• Work with the City and private property owners to improve
infrastructure maintenance, including sidewalks, curbs, streetlights
and trees.
Our work in Transportation is an integral part of making Downtown more
efficient and manageable, making it easier to get into and around Downtown
Pittsburgh by enhancing mobility choices. This work will encompass all modes of
transportation. The North Shore Connector will begin service in March 2012 and
will be incorporated as a part of the solution for our commuter parking challenges.
In 2012 we will:
• Continue our advocacy and education efforts to support Public
Transit, working to ensure our transportation system remains
strong and supports the vibrancy of our Downtown.
• Partner with the City and potential funders to develop an
effective pedestrian “wayfinding” system for Downtown.
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• Serve as the primary organization collecting and maintaining research
and data on Downtown amenities and competitive advantages.
• Support the URA and Allegheny Conference in marketing
Downtown to existing and new businesses. • Enhance our partnerships with Visit Pittsburgh and hotel concierges to
ensure that visitors have timely and relevant information on Downtown
attractions, businesses, restaurants and events. • Produce events like Light Up Night® that showcase Downtown,
and expand our efforts to support organizations that wish to
hold events Downtown. • Continue to promote Downtown as the City’s newest residential
neighborhood, an excellent place to call home. • Forge stronger relationships with students, suburban residents, and
people looking for an active nightlife, and work to create enhanced
experiences for those visiting from even further distances.
Goal 3: Foster Sustainable Economic and
Physical Life within the Golden Triangle
APPROACH
As the only organization focused exclusively on the success of Downtown,
we will engage the public and private sectors to determine additional ways to
support businesses while working to attract new investments.
In 2012 we will:
• Continue advocacy for historic tax credits at the state level.
• Lead a realistic and sustainable approach to retail recruitment.
• Determine the feasibility of creating a Downtown playground.
• Improve the physical environment of Downtown by advocating for
improved design standards at the city level.
• Work with property owners and the City to identify property
parcels that might be converted into functional temporary or
permanent open space.
• Expand the Paris to Pittsburgh program to stimulate more private
investments and further enliven and activate our streetscape.
• Formulate ideas and develop short and long-term strategies to
implement sustainability initiatives.
• Advance programs that support economic vitality and improve
urban life, boosting the nighttime economy with events that
leverage the unique physical environment of Downtown.
• Encourage the creation of block and district programs that create
signature destinations.
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Goal 4: Be a Resource for Visitors,
Businesses, Developers and Residents
Goal 5: Assure Long Term
Organizational Capacity and Capability
APPROACH
APPROACH
PDP will continue to serve as the information hub for all things Downtown by
leveraging our work in Economic Development, Transportation, Clean
and Safe, Marketing and Advocacy.
A strong and flourishing Downtown needs a strong organization to support
growth and development initiatives.
In 2012 we will:
• Collect, analyze and publish facts, figures and trends, tracking and
maintaining the key data points that promote the success of Downtown.
• Strive to become the top-of-mind resource of information for developers
and businesses, whether directing them to relevant City departments or
sponsoring local networking meetings for smaller Downtown businesses.
• Continue to be the voice for the people, businesses, and organizations of
Downtown Pittsburgh. Be proactive in understanding their concerns
and using the PDP voice and reputation to raise awareness of relevant
issues and drive their resolutions.
In 2012 we will:
• Structure a funding strategy that supports the key initiatives of
our five year strategic plan.
• Build stronger corporate and foundation relationships.
• Expand our membership base and sponsorship opportunities.
• Continue to attract and retain the best talent on our staff.
• Strengthen our board to effectively fulfill the mission of the PDP
in 2012 and beyond.
Our work will ensure Downtown is
essential to the region – the metropolitan
heartbeat where business, culture and
entertainment intersect.
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Sponsors
206, Inc.
Renewal By Andersen
BOMA
Back to Nature
Clearview Federal Credit Union
Comcast
Duquesne Light
Eat ‘n Park
Fifth Avenue Place
First Commonwealth Bank
First Niagara Bank
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Highwoods Properties
Huntington Bank
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC
Level 3 Communications
Northwest Savings Bank
One Oxford Centre
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Rivers Casino
UPMC
Winthrop Management
Foundations
Buhl Foundation
Colcom Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
Laurel Foundation
McCune Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Including:
Sarah and Goldie Wolfe Fund
Westwood Fund
Alice Risk Wilson Fund
The Lois Tack Thompson Fund
Sara Jane Zacharias Fund
RenaissanceLeader
$10,000 and higher
Downtown Visionary
$5,000 - $9,999
ALCO Parking Corporation
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
BNY Mellon
Dollar Bank
Elements Contemporary Cuisine
First Niagara Bank
H. J. Heinz Company
Huntington National Bank
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC
Level 3 Communications
LG Realty Advisors, Inc.
Northwest Savings Bank
Pittsburgh Parking Authority
Point Park University
Downtown Champion
$2,500 - $4,999
Beynon & Company
Duquesne Light Company
Duquesne University
Forest City Management, Inc.
Gateway Health Plan®, LP
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak
& Stewart, P.C.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.
Reed Smith, LLP
Rugby Realty
Saks Fifth Avenue
Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation
The Pennsylvanian
University of Pittsburgh
Yellow Cab Company
Downtown Patron
$1,000 - $2,499
Allegheny County Bar Association
Alpern, Rosenthal & Company
Astorino
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Carnegie Mellon University
CB Richard Ellis
Central Blood Bank/ITxM
Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Dozen Bake Shop
Duquesne Club
Eat’n Park Hospitality Group Inc.
Fairmont Pittsburgh
Federated Investors, Inc.
First Lutheran Church
First Presbyterian Church
FSC Marketing Communications
Gateway Clipper Fleet
Gateway Eye Associates
Gateway Financial Group, Inc.
Grubb & Ellis Company
Henderson Brothers, Inc.
Hertz Gateway Center
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Janice Smith
Jones Lang LaSalle
Lincoln Property Company
McCormick & Schmick’s
Mechanical Operations Company
Michael Baker Corporation
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks
Foundation
Pittsburgh Pirates
Renewal, Inc.
Sanford-Brown Institute
Strategic Investment Fund
The Capital Grille
The Hillman Company
Toshiba Business Solutions of
Western Pennsylvania
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
U.S. Film Crew
Underwriters Brokerage Service
Urban Pathways Charter School
Urban Redevelopment Authority
of Pittsburgh
William E. Hunt
Willis of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh
Zipcar Inc.
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Downtown Advocate
$500 - $999
Ad1 Partners, Inc.
African American Chamber of Commerce
Courtyard Marriott Pittsburgh Downtown
Cowden Associates, Inc.
DoubleTree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center
Duane Morris LLP
First Commonwealth Bank
Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas, P.C.
Goldstock Jewelers
Harvest Financial Corporation
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Heartland Restaurant Group, LLC
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler
Interpark, Incorporated
ISS Pittsburgh
JJ Pittsburgh (Jimmy John’s)
K&L Gates LLP
Larrimor`s
Maher Duessel
May Building/NDC Real Estate
McCrory & McDowell, LLC
Midtown Towers/NDC Real Estate
Omni William Penn Hotel
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Penn Ave Renaissance LP
Perkins Eastman Architects, P.C.
Pitt Ohio Express
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh Business Times
Pittsburgh CLO
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc.
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Plan 4 Retirement, LLC
Production Masters, Inc.
Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel
Robert Morris University
Sonoma Grille
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The Carlton Restaurant
The Elmhurst Company
TJ&S, Inc.
TREK Development Group
Tripp Umbach
Urban Design Associates
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Westin Convention Center Hotel
Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc.
YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
Zambelli Fireworks
Klavon Design Associates
Levy MG
Nicholas M. Fazzini, Jr. D.D.S., F.A.G.D.
Oliver Brothers
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Richard Beynon
Smithfield United Church of Christ
Sushi Kim
The Rubinoff Company
The Vision Center
Venture Outdoors
Downtown Supporter
$350 - $499
Downtown Neighbor
$100 - $149
Carmassi Benefit Group
Grant Street Associates, Inc.
Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff & Goettel
Regional Industrial Development Corp.
Sisterson & Company, LLP
Strada
The Buncher Company
Aaron Stauber
Allen Newton
Anthony Muto
Brian Watkins
Craig Stambaugh
David Meyer
Debra Dodds
Debra Donley
E. Gerry Dudley
Eric Feder
Eve Picker
F. Brooks Robinson, Jr.
George L. Pry
George Whitmer
Gerard T. Sansosti
Grant Mason
Herbert Burger
Jack Klingler
Jamie Campolongo
John R. Roach
Joseph G. Petak
Joseph Lagana
Kevin McMahon
Kurt Lesker
Margaret Bell
Mark Broadhurst
Downtown Partner
$150 - $349
625 Stanwix Partners L.P.
AAA East Central
Alphagraphics
Benedum Interests
Bonnie and Art McSorely
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
David Gleason
Eric K. Mann
Franklin Electric, L.P.
Franktuary
Gateway Towers Condominium
Association
John Hughes & Associates
Just Ducky Tours
Kerestes-Martin Associates
Matthew Wagle
Michael Edwards
Nancy Lynches
Nathan A. Kostelnik
Pamela Clouse
Paul Hennigan
Phyllis M. Armstrong
Randy Waugaman
Robert Pfaffman
Romel Nicholas
Ron Allison
Tammy Nelson
Thomas J. Harrington
Thomas L.VanKirk
Tom Grealish
William R. Clarkson, Jr.
Downtown Friend
$50 - $99
Ceil Rockovich
Leslie Cooley
Linda Dickerson
Ruth Delach
Sol Ruben
Thomas B. McChesney
Downtown Vendors
$100
Andrew Veneziale
Cherico’s Classic Canoli & Snow Kone
Downtown Dawg, LLC
Eddie Benton, Jr.
Edward Rabinovich
Jake Lemkov
James Selelyo
Kenneth Heimbuch
Red Hot Pittsburgh
Officers
Richard L. Beynon, Chairperson
Beynon & Company
Thomas J. Harrington,Vice Chair
Winthrop Management, LLC
William R. Clarkson, Jr., Treasurer
Strategic Investment Fund, Inc.
Mark Broadhurst, Secretary
Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group Inc.
Larry Jackson, Acusis
Janice M. Smith, Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
John R. Java, BNY Mellon
Merrill Stabile, ALCO Parking Corporation
Kevin Joyce, The Carlton
R. Daniel Lavelle,
City of Pittsburgh, City Council
Grant Mason,
Oxford Development Company
Kathleen K. McKenzie,
West Penn Allegheny Health System
Barbara A. McMahon,
Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel
Herbert Burger*
Speedwell Enterprises
Kevin McMahon,
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Jamie Campolongo
Yellow Cab Company
Clare Meehan, Alphagraphics
David Case, Production Masters, Inc.
Kevin C. Clarke, Grubb & Ellis
Debra Donley, Hertz Gateway Center
E. Gerry Dudley,
C.B. Richard Ellis Pittsburgh
Eric Feder, Downtown Resident
David P. Gleason,
First Lutheran Church
Thomas B. Grealish,
Henderson Brothers, Inc.
Mariann Geyer, Point Park University
Tom Michael, Larrimor`s
Romel L. Nicholas, Sr.,
Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas
David Onorato,
Pittsburgh Parking Authority
Joseph Petak, CB Richard Ellis
John R. Roach,
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
F. Brooks Robinson, Jr.,
Regional Industrial Development Corp.
Michael Romano,** Highmark, Inc.
Craig R. Stambaugh, UPMC
Aaron Stauber,
Rugby Realty Company, Inc.
Kyra Straussman,
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Thomas L.VanKirk, *
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Jake Wheatley, Jr., State of Pennsylvania
Jeremy Waldrup
President and CEO
Lucinda G. Beattie
VP of Transportation
Brooke M. Fornalczyk
Manager, e-Marketing and Promotions
Robyn L. Williams, CPA, CMA
Director of Finance
George Whitmer, PNC Bank
Yarone S. Zober, City of Pittsburgh,
Office of the Mayor
*emeritus
**retired
Kathleen Zawrotniak
Program and Events Manager
Geof Comings
Economic Development Manager
Brian Kurtz
Research Project Manager
Lynda Fairbrother
Administrative Assistant
Paul J. Hochendoner
Manager, PDP Clean and
Street Team Programs
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