WELCOME Retail Incubation Program

WELCOME
2012 STATE of the
DOWNTOWN
ADDRESS
A New Perspective
Monday, February 20
3pm
#NewPerspective
Bobby Hopewell, Mayor
City of Kalamazoo
#NewPerspective
“If you seek a
pleasant downtown,
look about you.”
Fred Upton, Congressman
Michigan’s 6th District
#NewPerspective
#NewPerspective
Chris Lampen-Crowell
Gazelle Sports, Owner
Downtown Kalamazoo Inc., Board Member
WELCOME
2012 STATE of the
DOWNTOWN
ADDRESS
A New Perspective
Monday, February 20
3pm
#NewPerspective
Downtown Kalamazoo Inc.
Argos East
141 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 501
#NewPerspective
WELCOME
Downtown Kalamazoo:
Top 10 Turn-Around
Downtown
Urban Land, 2007
WELCOME
Business Recruitment
and Retention
WELCOME
Employee Count
2009 12,940
2010 12,553
2011 12,225
Retail Vacancy Rate
New: 13
Relocated: 2
Lost: 8
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
2008
2009
2010
2011
Office Vacancy Rate
New: 2
Relocated: 3
Lost: 14
18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
2008
2009
2010
2011
Residential Vacancy Rate
2%
1%
0%
2008
2009
2010
2011
WELCOME
Residential: New On-Line
Metropolitan Center
WELCOME
2011 Tenant Changes: Office
New: 2
Relocated: 3
Lost: 6
NEW:
Your I.T.
The Bureau
WELCOME
2011 Tenant Changes: Retail
New: 13
Relocated: 2
Lost: 8
WELCOME
2011 Tenant Changes: New Retail
Kalamazoo Ink
Pedal Bicycle
Barista Blues Café
Jazzi’s Town Beauty
Bella Kara Skin Care Treatments
The Embassy Recording Studio
2011 Tenant Changes: New Retail
The Spirit of Kalamazoo
Simply Chic Boutique
Raw Impact
Park Lane Florist
Metropolis
The Nectar Room
Your Home
WELCOME
Retail Incubation Program
Spirit of Kalamazoo
Kathleen and Andrew Widner
Owners
Retail Incubation Program
Your Home
Chris King, Owner
Tina Smith, Manager
BUSINESS RECRUITMENT &
RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Terbo, LLC
259 E. Michigan
$9,099
Kalamazoo Inc
426 S. Burdick
$8,700
West Mi Cancer Center
444 W. Michigan
$1,960
SW Michigan First
241 E. Michigan
$3,608
Park Lane Florist
426 S. Burdick
$1,555
Simply Chic
157 S. Kalamazoo Mall
$432
BUSINESS RECRUITMENT &
RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Centra Care
445 W. Michigan
$10,000
Lippert Components
259 E. Michigan
$1,602
Cultural Tours
259 E. Michigan
$1,620
Garden Gate Café
230 Kalamazoo Mall
$4,800
BUILDING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
Business
Design
Adventure Travel/Residential
Climb Kalamazoo
$10,043
Rehab
$16,212
$2,959
Stewart & Clarke Furniture
TOTAL
Façade
$2,367
$5,326
$10,043
$16,212
2012 Connecting
with Customers
March 8
WELCOME
Marketing
Bronson Park – Super Saturday, KIA Art in the Park
North Kalamazoo Mall, Art Hop Night
Michigan Avenue
Art Hop Night
Summer Sidewalk Sales
Winner:
Carol King
WMU Homecoming Week
Paint the Town Brown
11,000 Friends
3,000 Twitter
Followers
WELCOME
DKA Charities Board
WELCOME
Do- Dah Parade
WELCOME
Art on the Mall
WELCOME
Safe Halloween
Downtown Kalamazoo Association Charities
Arcadia Creek Festival Place
• 37 event days/ 21 events
• $716,000 raised for local organizations
• Over 152,000 attendees (up 13%)
#NewPerspective
Greekfest
35 Year Anniversary
20 Year Anniversary
Race for the Cure
15th Anniversary
50th
Anniversary
Kalamazoo
Holiday
Parade
1,000 pieces
of cake
1 giant bouncy
slide
Hundreds of
happy kids
(with a special
downtown
memory)
Five
helium
balloons
25,000
cubic feet
of helium
150+
balloon
handlers
Ten High
School
Marching
Bands
&
WMU
Bronco
Marching
Band
2,011 pounds
of food items
collected for
Loaves and
Fishes
Thank you to our special sponsors
Maple Hill Auto Group
Presenting Sponsor
Midwest Radio
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Discover Kalamazoo
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
WELCOME
Deb Droppers
Event Company
WELCOME
DDA
Citizens Advisory
Council
WELCOME
Safety Committee
WELCOME
Safety Initiatives
• Community Police
Officer
• Horse Patrol
• Surveillance Cameras
Downtown Crime Statistics
(within DDA/TIFF boundaries)
2011: 365 Reported Part 1 Crimes, down 11%
2010: 411 Reported Part 1 Crimes, down 9%
2009: 456 Reported Part 1 Crimes, down 21%
2008: 525 Reported Part 1 Crimes
* Preliminary information provided by KDPS
Thank you for
your five years
of dedicated
service to
downtown
Kalamazoo.
CPO
Josh
Breese
Community
Police
Officer
Chris Hancox
WELCOME
Parking Committee
WELCOME
Parking Initiatives:
• Implemented new energy efficient lighting in
all three public ramps
• Earmarked $100,000 in parking system capital
repairs
• Finalized the Haymarket Lot #9 reconstruction
plan
• Conducted two “Parking 101” public workshops
WELCOME
Downtown Kalamazoo
2009 Comprehensive
Plan
Report Card
#NewPerspective
#NewPerspective
WELCOME
Covered Bike Rack
KVCC
WELCOME
Indoor Covered Bike Racks
Kalamazoo Mall Ramp
WELCOME
Bike Lockers
WELCOME
A New Perspective
WELCOME
A New Perspective
Greg Taylor, Phoenix Properties
James Dally, MAVCON
Steve Deisler, DDA
Patti Owens, Catalyst
Rob Peterson, Peregrine Place
Dr. Hal Jenson, WMU School of
Medicine
WELCOME
Development Project Partners
THE EXCHANGE:
Phoenix Properties
Tower Pinkster
Skanska
Kalamazoo Downtown Development Authority
City of Kalamazoo Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
WELCOME
Development Project Partners
METROPOLITAN CENTER:
Mavcon Properties
Downtown Tomorrow Inc.
Kalamazoo Downtown Development Authority
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
City of Kalamazoo Brownfield Redevelopment Authority/
Economic Development Corporation / Community Development
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Kalamazoo County Economic Development Corporation
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office / Michigan State Preservation
Network
Kalamazoo Historic District Commission
WELCOME
Development Project Partners
HAYMARKET LOT # 9 PARKING REDEVELOPMENT:
Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. Parking Committee
Kalamazoo Downtown Development Authority
Walker Parking Consultants
City of Kalamazoo
CORPORATION HALL:
Catalyst Development
Tower Pinkster
CSM Group
Kalamazoo Downtown Development Authority
City of Kalamazoo Brownfield Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development
Corporation
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
WELCOME
Development Project Partners
PEREGRINE PLAZA:
Peregrine Realty
ab2 Architecture
Kalamazoo Downtown Development Authority
City of Kalamazoo Brownfield Redevelopment Authority/Economic
Development Corporation
THE GAZETTE BUILDING:
Phoenix Properties
Tower Pinkster
Downtown Kalamazoo Inc.
City of Kalamazoo
WELCOME
Development Project Partners
WMU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE:
Western Michigan University
Bronson Healthcare Group
Borgess Health Alliance
MPI
SLAM / Diekema Hamann
Downtown Kalamazoo Inc.
City of Kalamazoo
Awards & Recognition
Gazelle Sports:
• Northface ‘Never Stop Exploring’ Award
• Named one of the 50 Best Running Stores in America
by Running Insight and Competitor Magazine.
Arcadia Creek Linear Park and Festival Site
• Excellence on the Waterfront, Project Honor Award
Downtown Tomorrow Inc.
City of Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Downtown Development Authority
O’Boyle, Cowell, Blalock & Associates
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
STS Consultants
Awards & Recognition
Memories Bridal & Formal Wear
Bride’s Choice Award, WeddingWire.com
• Best of Weddings, “The Knot” Magazine
•
Millennium Restaurant Group
Technomic’s 2010 Top 200 Leading Multiconcept
Operators Restaurant Report.
www.downtownkalamazoo.org
DKI Board of Directors
Greg Ayers
Discover Kalamazoo
Caroline Ham
James Bridenstine
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Amanda Hayes-Woodruff,
Chair
Orrin B. Hayes, Inc.
Rick Briscoe, Secretary
Encore Publishing Group
Bobby Hopewell, Mayor
City of Kalamazoo
Chris Crowell
Gazelle Sports
Ken Collard
City of Kalamazoo
Bob Doud
Immediate Past Chair
Bronson Hospital
Dr. Brenda Earhart
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics
& Science Center
Bill Leonard
Pfizer Animal Health
Margaret Patton
Borgess Health
Betty Peristeridis
Argo’s East
Ann Rohrbaugh
Kalamazoo Public Library
Chris Shook
Treasurer
Jim Gilmore Enterprises
Jennifer Shoub
Vice Chair
YWCA of Kalamazoo
James Stephanak
Kalamazoo Gazette
Cindy Stewart
Stewart & Clarke Furniture
Rev. Seth Weeldreyer
Kalamazoo First Presbyterian
Church
DDA Board of Directors
Jim Escamilla, Vice Chair
Byce & Associates, Inc.
John Schmitt, Secretary
Downtown Resident
Bjorn Green
Tower Pinkster Titus
Chris Shook, Chair
Jim Gilmore Enterprises
Bobby Hopewell, Mayor
City of Kalamazoo
Stanley Steppes
Christian Alexander Wealth
Advisors
Bob Miller
Western Michigan University
Lisa Prasher
Triangle Associates, Inc.
Ann Rohrbaugh, Treasurer
Kalamazoo Public Library
Greg Taylor
Phoenix Properties, LLC
Derek Wissner
Memories Bridal & Evening Wear
DTI Board of Directors
Jim Barnum, Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Jeff Eckert
Eckert Wordell
Joe Gesmundo
American Village Builders
Caroline Ham
Secretary/Treasurer
James Hilboldt
Lafourche Realty
Bob Miller
Western Michigan
University
Ken Miller, President
Miller Havrico
Patti Owens
Catalyst Development
Frank Sardone
Bronson Healthcare Group
Jack Hopkins
Marilyn Schlack
Kalamazoo Valley
Community College
Larry Lueth
First National Bank of Michigan
Cindy Stewart
Stewart & Clarke Furniture
Chuck Vliek
LISC
DKAC Board of Directors
Martha Aills
City of Kalamazoo/Resident
Elspeth Inglis, Secretary
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Fenner Brown
Vine Neighborhood Association
Frances Jewell, Vice-Chair
City of Kalamazoo
Jennie Bach Cook
Discover Kalamazoo
Laurel Parrott
Kalamazoo House Bed & Breakfast
Paul Ecklund
Disability Network of SW Michigan
Betty Peristeridis, Chair
Argos East
Grant Fletcher
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Adrienne Wissner
Memories Bridal & Evening Wear
Brian Hill
Millennium Restaurant Group
Business Recruitment Retention
Committee
Steve Blinn, Vice-Chair
Olde Peninsula Brewpub/Harvey’s
on the Mall
Doug Knudson
Ace’s Cycle
Pete Comensoli
Comensoli’s Pasta Pasta/Symphony
Financial Services
Gloria Spoerl
Southwest Commercial Realty, LLC
Warren Cook
City of Kalamazoo
James Coyle, Chair
Nexus Business Solutions
Nancy Kiesling
First National Bank of Michigan
Anne Summerfield
A.L. Summerfield Associates
Mac Waldorf
Columbia Building/Apjohn Group
Marketing Committee
Brian Abbott
Western Herald
Michelle Larason
Biggs/Gilmore
Mike Applegate
Ace’s Cycle
Farrell Howe
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Cheri Arnold
Plata Y Oro
Beth McCann
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Maria Dacoba
Mangia Mangia
Renee Newman, Vice-Chair
Discover Kalamazoo
Marti Fritz, Chair
Kalamazoo Public Library
Jeff Weisman
Downtown Resident, Parking
Committee & Citizens Council Liaison
Dean Hauck
Michigan News
Event Marketing Sub-Committee
Cheri Arnold
Plata Y Oro
Beth McCann
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Cindy Carter
Keystone Bank
Renee Newman
Discover Kalamazoo
Maria Dacoba
Mangia Mangia
Terry Nihart
Midtown Gallery
Dean Hauck
Michigan News
Laurie Russell
Nature Connection
Bettina Jacobs
Tempo Vino Winery
Dana Schmidt
Gazelle Sports
DDA Citizens Council
Melba Colca, Secretary
Mark Kraai
Martha Cohen
Adam Renaud, Chair
Stu Eddy
Tom Shuster
Michael Harrell
Jeff Weisman, Vice-Chair
Valda Karlsons
Josh Willson
Parking Committee
Cheri Arnold
Plata y Oro Jewelers
Cindy Carter
Keystone Community Bank
Thomas Huff
Peregrine Realty
Jerome Kisscorni
City of Kalamazoo
Bob Lewis
Millennium Restaurant
Group
Bruce Merchant
City of Kalamazoo
Mary Oudsema
Kalamazoo Gazette
John Schmitt
Downtown Resident
Chris Shook, Chair
Jim Gilmore Enterprises
Jeff Weisman
Downtown Resident
Jim Woodruff
E.M. Sergeant
Ken Young
Northwestern Mutual
Project Review Committee
Bjorn Green
Tower Pinkster
Sondra Phillips
SKP Design
Steve Hassevoort
InForm Architecture
Matt Smilanich
Bimbo’s Pizza
Liam Hickey
R.W. LaPine
John Steele, Chair
Capital Improvements Program
Committee
Bjorn Green
Tower Pinkster
Lisa Prasher, Vice-Chair
Triangle Associates, Inc.
Bob Miller
Western Michigan University
Derek Wissner, Chair
Memories Bridal & Evening Wear
Safety Committee
Officer Josh Breese
Kalamazoo Public Safety
Valda Karlsons
Downtown Resident
Larry Schwabauer
Pfizer
Ken Colby
KVCC Public Safety
Kevin King
Kalamazoo Public Library
Mark Wrench
Signwriter/Serigraphics
Sandra Gillman
A-1 Printing
Jerome Kisscorni
City of Kalamazoo
Dawn Zomer
Bronson Hospital
Caressa Hamby
YWCA
Mary Oudsema, Chair
Kalamazoo Gazette
Leslie Hoffmann
Central City Parking
Margaret Patton
Borgess Health
WELCOME
Thank You
2012 STATE OF THE
DOWNTOWN
A New Perspective
#NewPerspective