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Kent, Washington is a growing suburb located 18 miles south of Seattle and 18 miles north of Tacoma. It has been voted one of the best places to live by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. The downtown Kent area has a population of over 217,000 people and features a mix of historic buildings, businesses, courts, and entertainment venues. It is also home to several large employment sectors and sees over 100,000 cars passing through its downtown core each day, demonstrating its strong transportation infrastructure and access. Bringing a business to Kent provides an opportunity to tap into its expanding economy and business environment.
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- 1. (p) 253 656 5357 (email) chad@gleasonandco.com www.gleasonandco.com
- 2. Kent Washington Growing
- 3. Downtown Kent Built-in charm access to business, legal and financial areas
- 4. 10 minute Drive Time-2009 Voted one of the best places to live,by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
- 5. 10 minute Drive Time-2009 •Population: 217,623 •# HH: 84,270 Voted one of the best •Avg. HHI: $74,240 places to live,by Seattle •Avg. HV: $285,983 •Location: -18 miles north of Tacoma Metropolitan Magazine -18 miles south of Seattle - 7 miles east of SEATAC
- 7. Ten Strongest Areas 1.Austin-San Marcos, TX 2.Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT 3.Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 4.Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 5.Fort Collins-Loveland, CO NAOIP-National Association of Office and Industrial Properties Kent feeds the #4 Business District in the Country
- 8. SportsTown USA Kent named Sports Illustrated 50th anniversary Sportstown for the state of Washington
- 11. Transportation Sounder Commuter Rail Commuters to Seattle/Tacoma Combined 2010 annual boarding for sounder rail/ bus reaches 25,000,000
- 12. Entertainment North America’s first Sports & Showare Center Entertainment center that is Leeds Gold certified. Home of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Kent Predators
- 13. Professional-Business District Regional Justice Center King County Superior and District Courts,King County Sheriff’s office and Prosecuting Attorneys.
- 14. Retail- Mixed Use Kent Station 18 acre development, 30,000 s/f of foot civic plaza with as a full mixed use urban village: office, retail, education and entertainment
- 15. Kent Downtown Partnership The KDP follows four points of the main street program: •Organization •Design •Promotion •Economic development
- 16. Chamber of Commerce • Represents 400 members with 20,000 employees • Located in Downtown Kent • Local, State & National
- 17. Traffic Counts Traffic Count Map - Close Up Prepared by Chad Gleason Kent Latitude: 47.380634 Downtown Longitude: -122.237463 Site Type: Drive Time Drive Times: 5, 10, 15 Minutes • 107,000 cars daily RR 167 • 28,900 cars daily Willis St (feeder to downtown) • 17,200 cars daily on James Street (Kent Station- East Hill) • 30,000 cars daily on Smith St (directly through downtown kent to the East Hill communities) • Approximately 100,000 cars daily through the downtown Kent business core-A five square block radius
- 18. Sophisticated Squires Households: 11,809 Population: 36,347 • Enjoy cultured life on the urban fringe- Accept long commutes to live near fewer neighborhoods • Mostly married couples/families Median age 38.2 years/Educated- Bachelors/Graduate -White collar jobs • Median HHI $86,075, HH value- $237,607 • Do-it-yourselfers/Households have 4 TV’s/Investors-mutual funds/
- 19. Aspiring Young Families Household: 9,822 Population: 25,616 • Young startup families/married with and w/out children-avgerage household size is 3.1 • HHI: $52,036 HH value: $141,309 • 87% graduated HS- 58% College grad, 24% Graduate degree • Focused on family/home-income spent on baby/children’s products/ home furnishing (IKEA) • Vacation to theme parks/bowling/ bikeing-eat out at family style restaurants (Chili’s/IHOP)
- 20. Young & Restless Households: 9,089 Population: 21,114 • Young on the go-age: 28.6 yrs 2/3 under the age of 35 yrs • HHI: $45,458 Median Net Worth: $13,000 • Only 23% have children so it allows for disposable spending (retail/food/ entertainment) • Y&R are renters • Pursuing career/busy lifestyle/ technology savvy/convenience driven(online communications)
- 21. Bring your business to the table and grow with us
- 22. (p) 253 656 5357 (email) chad@gleasonandco.com www.gleasonandco.com
Editor's Notes
- Sent to all new business’s coming to the State of Washigton or are expanding into new area’s already in the state.\n
- RRS Marketing theme to new business’s GROWING\n
- Great downtown core.... white collar jobs... need support jobs...\n Food, supplies, entertainment\n
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- 10 minute drive time-- North 167-405 South 167-HWY 18 East -westside/Desmoines\nwest covington -HWY 18\n
- Kent has the 4th largest Distribution center in the Country- #1 Los Angeles, New York, Jersey\n
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- Can you spot the green\n
- top 10% in the country for Houshold Earnings\n
- Great themes for Downtown Kent----- 25 Million boarding passengers\n
- Hockey, Football, Trade Shows, Event Hosting\n
- 200 new jurors every monday...\nLots of white collar jobs-\n
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- We have traffic.. our jobs are to find out where we fit in and give them a reason to stop in and visit\n
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