This document summarizes the annual meeting of the Nashville Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Property Owners on November 12, 2015. It discusses the CBID budget priorities of public space management including cleaning, safety, and landscaping. Metrics on cleaning and outreach programs that provided housing to homeless individuals are presented. Downtown development trends of increasing residential units, employees, hotels and amenities are outlined. The meeting concluded with electing board members and officers for 2016.
2. ABOUT THE CBID
Area: 371 acres, 90 blocks
in downtown Nashville
Current 10-year term: January
1, 2008-
December 31, 2017
Management agreement with the
Nashville Downtown Partnership
to provide a wide range of CBID
services within these boundaries
3. Top CBID budget priority
• Public space management
– Clean team
– Safety team, Hospitality Ambassadors
– Outreach Coordinator
– Landscaping and beautification
55% of TOTAL 2015-2016 CBID
BUDGET
57% of TOTAL 2014-2015 CBID
BUDGET
8. Housing first approach is making
a real difference
‘’YES, WE ARE PAYING MORE AS TAXPAYERS TO WALK PAST THAT
PERSON ON THE STREET AND DO NOTHING THAN WE WOULD BE PAYING
TO JUST GIVE THEM AN APARTMENT.”
9. 3-Year outreach progress
• Since July, 2011, a fulltime Outreach
Coordinator has focused on providing
housing and wraparound social
services to individuals with highest
number of arrests in the CBID.
• Several peer cities are duplicating this
successful “housing first” model for
outreach.
10. Outreach results
• 56 clients have received housing
placements
– 17 have moved to permanent housing with
outside sources of support
– 9 others are currently in transitional housing
with wraparound services
– 1 is in rehab
• Based on the clients’ prior activity,
2,250 arrests have been prevented by this
program
11. Homeward Bound
• Since June 2008, a total of 779
individuals have received one-way
transportation to families, jobs or
support services
– They accounted for 6,180 Nashville arrests
– Total program cost: $127,242
12. Central Precinct Crime Stats
YTD 2015 to 2011
• 15% decrease in Robbery,
Assault, Burglary
• 18% decrease in Theft
• 19% decrease in Misdemeanor
Citations
16. Market Study: Can Absorb 3,500
New Residential Units by 2017
• 863 CBID
units under
construction
• 350 CBID
units planned
Greater downtown:
• 1,993 units under
construction
• 3,232 units planned
23. More hotels
Under construction (904 rooms):
• Westin
• Tribute Portfolio by Starwood
• Thompson
Planned (2,425 rooms):
• Printers Alley Hotel
• JW Marriott
• 21c Museum Hotel
• plus more!
24. Downtown development tour
Take a tour of past, current, and future downtown developments!
www.nashvilledowntown.com/invest/development-tour