Ms. Nichols has been the Economic Development Director for the City of Cleveland since February 2008 and is responsible for financial incentives, business attraction, and for helping businesses navigate City Hall for all their needs. She is a certified Economic Development Professional from the National Development Council and is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. Nichols’ particular expertise is in forming unique funding mechanisms for projects, including former brownfields. The Urban Retail Solutions Conference was on June 20, 2013 at the Ariel International Center located at 1163 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH.

1. Cleveland Retail
Success Stories
June 20, 2013
Developing the vision
for your area

2. Mayor Jackson believes
that Cleveland needs to
be a place where people
can Live, Work and
Play.
Retail is an important part
of any community

3. Neighborhoods create a
Sense of Place
You need to
gather data to
understand your
neighborhood
and to
understand what
your residents
picture the
neighborhood to
be

4. Take Inventory
 What do you have?
 What is missing?
 What will residents support?
 Who can you partner with?
 Are there low cost actions you can
take to move your area forward?
 YOU HAVE HOMEWORK!

5. Successful Projects
 Cleveland has had many neighborhoods
who have found their identity in recent
years- and despite the recession, have
positioned themselves for success
 Each one took hard work and partnerships
 Some are well-established, some are on
their way, some have recognized the need
to reinvent themselves

6. Uptown - Mixed Use
Case Western’s College Town
Phase I
•66,000 sf
retail
•102
Apartments
Phase II
•Apartments,
student
housing,
Corner Alley

7. Garrett Square
Vacant Tops brings
back grocery,
clothing & more –
success to build on
Residents needed
a grocery store

8. Ariel International Center
Sometimes the sheer will of just a few
people can make an impact to start a
vision forward

9. Steelyard Commons
We lost $1.3 billion in retail purchases to the
suburbs prior to Steelyards. Steelyards helps us
attract & retain residents and creates jobs.
PITCH SHEET ON WEBSITE:
Cleveland, Ohio, new regional market, untapped trade
area - no competition. "City [of Cleveland] residents in
2000 spent about $1.3 billion in retail purchases at
suburban stores, according to a recent study from
Oster Research Group of Iowa
Immediate access to I-71 (115,950 VPD), SR 176
(68,800 VPD), I-490 (61,510 VPD), I-90, and I-77
(2004 traffic counts) Densely populated residential
trade area and enormous daytime employment base
Immediate Trade Area - 320,812 people (34% of
these people have a household income over $50,000)
Extensive secondary trade area

10. Market Garden Brewery
Ohio City- Cleveland’s
Artisan Neighborhood

11. Ohio City
La Bamba Tortillerilla
Joy
Machines
Bike Shop

12. Why Cleveland?
 Monster Ranked us 4th
in the Nation for finding a
job
 Ohio City is 4th
in the World for Bar-hopping
 Yahoo Travel Ranked us 4th
Most Visionary City in
the World for our Urban Farming Movement
 Bloomberg News ranked us 17th
for best cities for
College grads to find a job (up from 28th
)
 The Health Line (RTA) recognized as most
successful BRT in the nation
 Cleveland ED Dept won the “Best Community
Development Project” in the Nation award from the
National Development Council

13. City of Cleveland
Tracey Nichols
Director
Dept. of Economic
Development
(216) 664-3611
tnichols2@city.clevel
and.oh.us