RALEIGH, NC - Downtown Raleigh Alliance

RALEIGH, NC - Downtown Raleigh Alliance

RALEIGH, NC
DOWNTOWN OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWING RETAILERS
Downtown Raleigh’s fast facts:
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1 1% annual restaurant sales tax growth
91,660 residents live within three miles
40,000 daytime office workers
3.2 million visitors in 2013
243 outdoor festivals in 2013
39,000 students within two miles
2,274 apartments planned or under
construction
Join downtown’s growing list
of popular dining establishments including
Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Mellow Mushroom,
Starbucks Coffee Company, and Carolina Ale
House. Several downtown Raleigh retailers and
restaurants have recently received national
recognition, including Raleigh Denim, Holly
Aiken Bags + Stitch, The Pit, and Ashley
Christensen Restaurants.
© Cheryl Gottschall
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Downtown Raleigh is a dining and nightlife
destination supported by its growing number
of daytime employees, residents and evening/
weekend-oriented traffic drivers. Revitalized
historic buildings and new construction, mixeduse projects present great opportunities
for fast casual and fine dining restaurants
as well as service retailers exploring urban
store concepts. And there are several prime
locations available for entertainment and
grocery-anchored developments seeking
heavily trafficked sites.
FOR RETAIL MARKET INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
BILL KING
Planing and Development Manager, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
[email protected] | 919.832.1231 | www.YouRHere.com
RALEIGH, NC
DOWNTOWN OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWING RETAILERS
downtown demographics
1-mile
3-mile
5-mile
2011 total population
14,817
91,660
191,708
2011 households
5,851
32,967
72,516
average household income
$38,650
$53,178
$60,438
median age
32.9
29.1
29.9
top downtown attractions in 2013
visitors
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
1,026,177
Marbles Kids Museum/IMAX
648,450
DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
410,913
NC Museum of History
349,911
Raleigh Convention Center
333,857
Red Hat Amphitheater
122,414
NC State Capitol
101,753
Artspace
94,379
NC Legislative Building
54,502
Contemporary Art Museum
22,244
Governor’s Mansion
18,694
Raleigh City Museum
21,127
total
3,204,421
raleigh accolades
• #1 Market for Retail Job Growth, American City Business
Journal, September 2012
•#1 Fastest Growing City for Technology Jobs, Dice, March 2012
•#1 Among Family-Friendly Cities in the U.S. (Raleigh-Cary),
Human Life Project, January 2013
© Cheryl Gottschall
FOR RETAIL MARKET INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
BILL KING
Planing and Development Manager, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
[email protected] | 919.832.1231 | www.YouRHere.com