The document summarizes development plans and trends in downtown Nashville. It notes that the number of downtown residents has grown to over 7,300 currently and is projected to reach 12,000 by 2017. Over 50,000 people are now employed downtown, a 23.4% increase since 2004. Several new residential and commercial buildings are under construction or planned, and hotel rooms in the downtown area have increased 45% since 2012. The mayor expresses confidence that continued investment in downtown Nashville will make it a compelling urban center for living, working, playing and investing in the Southeast.

2. To make downtown Nashville the compelling
urban center in the Southeast in which to
LIVE, WORK, PLAY and INVEST
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3. 7,300 Downtown Residents Now;
12,000 by 2017
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4. Low Vacancy + High Demand
Re-sale units on
market: less than
2-month supply
98% rental
occupancy
rates since 2012
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5. Market Study: Can Absorb 3,500
New Residential Units by 2017
935 rental units under construction
1,347 rental units planned
+ Twelve Twelve — 286 new condos,
100+ already sold
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6. Twelve Twelve: 1st New Condo
Tower Since 2009
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7. Major Employers Downtown:
Relocations and Expansions
UBS Nashville Business Solutions Center
1,200 employees downtown by end of 2015
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8. 55,000 Downtown Employees:
Up 23.4% since 2004
Downtown Employee Appreciation Week
Downtown Employee Appreciation Week
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9. Additional Class A Inventory
Gulch Crossing
Opening in 2015
1201 Demonbreun
Opening in 2016
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10. LP Field Park and Ride Option
for Employees
Free weekday parking;
$30 for monthly
shuttle passes
4 daily routes
>1,600 monthly passes
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11. Cleaning Stats, Jan-Aug 2014
Power washed 1,896 alleys and 1,028 block faces
Removed 88,361 pounds of trash and 10,298 SF of graffiti
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12. Hospitality Ambassadors
YTD 3,184 Segway
miles around
downtown
YTD 9,850 directional
printouts and 1,095
discount coupons
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13. 650 Seasonal Hanging Baskets
Began with
68 in 2008
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14. 25 stations
225 bikes
Jan–Aug 2014
20,856 casual users
342 annual
members
37,787 checkouts
119,862 miles ridden
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15. Easy Checkout, Easy Ride
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16. New Downtown Retail
YTD 38 Downtown Retail
Openings or
Announcements
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18. 207 Downtown Dining Options
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19. Downtown Amenities
19 coffee shops
11 massage therapy
10 barbers, salons, nails
9 fitness/dance studios
8 bakeries
4 ice cream shops
4 post offices
3 florists
2 urban grocery stores
1 urgent care center
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20. 45% Increase in Downtown
Hotel Rooms Since 2012
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21. Major Hotel Renovations
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22. Broadway Nights
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23. Live on the Green
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24. 800 to 900 live music and events per month!
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25. CMA Music Festival
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26. Downtown As Economic Engine
©Warne Riker
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27. Net Tax Revenue
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29. #theNDPmeeting
Retail Taxes

30. “Periodically, a city has to have enough confidence in
itself to invest in itself. We have that confidence.”
—Mayor Karl Dean
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West Riverfront Park

32. First Tennessee Park
Opening April 2015
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33. Parallon & Sarah Cannon
Headquarters
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34. Capitol View
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35. 2014 Board of Directors
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36. 2014 Lead Sponsors
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37. 2014 Lead Sponsors
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38. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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39. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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40. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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41. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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42. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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43. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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44. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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45. 2014 Associate Sponsors
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46. 2014 In-Kind Sponsor
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