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Leadership sponsors
patron sponsors
presenting sponsor
SpeCial ThankS to our sponsors
OF DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE
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Over the past year, The Partnership has done quite a lot to reshape how people interact with Downtown’s built environment. Working closely with the City and our stakeholders, we removed skywalks and restored sightlines into Hopkins Plaza. We reanimated fountains and renovated building façades. And, after years of behind-the-scenes work, our redesign concepts for Pratt Street took several major steps forward.
Most recently, we eliminated the earthen berms and dying trees in the 100 and unit blocks of east Pratt Street and installed better sidewalks, new trees, water runoff control zones, and new streetlights. We also put out café tables and programmed activities that included a weekly farmers market, Orioles Pep Rallies, salsa dancing, and a red carpet runway for costumed Otakon conventioneers.
A few blocks away, we worked with the property owners at 400 East Pratt Street on an addition that will bump out the front of their existing building. This idea was first proposed in the Pratt Street Master Plan to narrow the extremely wide sidewalk and create a more pedestrian-friendly scale. The project will also modernize the façade of the building and allows for the addition of retail space.
Reinventing Downtown has been at the heart of The Partnership’s work under outgoing Board Chair, John Frisch. His leadership maintained our finances and led to a critical surcharge increase even as property values fell during the recession. John oversaw the release of key strategic planning documents, the growth of our capital projects, and forward movement on initiatives, such as office-to-residential building conversion and the new Mechanic Centre, which will be critical to Downtown’s future. It should also be noted that the Orioles returned to the playoffs and the Ravens won the Super Bowl during John’s tenure. Coincidence?
Looking ahead, our new Chair, Dr. Jay Perman, will continue this work, particularly in the nascent Bromo Tower Arts District where great things are happening but much work remains to be done. Together with the City, we will push for meaningful improvements to Lexington Market and redevelopment of vacant properties. We will encourage additional shops and street level activity, and we will unveil a new name for Census Tract 401, the office tower district that has been Baltimore’s fastest-growing neighborhood over the past decade.
I encourage you to track our progress at GoDowntownBaltimore.com, or @DowntownKirby.
J. Kirby Fowler, Jr—President
building downtown’s future
J. Kirby Fowler, Jr.
John B. Frisch
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hOpkinS plaza the skywalk over Baltimore street came
down, dramatically opening up the north side of this historic
plaza. it was part of almost $2 million in improvements
funded by downtown partnership and Baltimore City.
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public space improvements
public space improvem
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praTT STreeT Years of work following the release of our pratt street redesign plan are
paying off with several projects coming on-line. Berms were removed and new trees planted
on two consecutive blocks at pratt & Light streets. signature design elements, including an
innovative rain garden for water runoff filtration, were installed at 100 e. pratt. Meanwhile,
at 400 e. pratt, the skywalk and berms were removed and work began on a bump out of the
existing building, something we hope will continue all along the north side of pratt street.
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buSineSS & eCOnOmiC deVelOpmenTDowntown Partnership of Baltimore markets Downtown Baltimore to exist-ing and potential businesses, engages public and private institutions on Downtown’s behalf, and conducts small and minority business outreach. We also create transportation and parking improvement strategies, public arts initiatives, and a variety of reports, including: the State of Downtown Report—an annual economic analysis of Downtown Baltimore; the Downtown Baltimore Development Report; and timely monthly business development and investment updates.
markeTing, COmmuniCaTiOnS & eVenTS The Partnership promotes Downtown as the region’s top business, resi-dential, cultural, and entertainment destination through business network-ing events, marketing and informational publications, media relations, and retention programs. We reach out to individual consumers with advertising and public relations campaigns, and through special events and promo-tions like First Thursdays in Hopkins Plaza, Kids Month, and Baltimore’s Summer and Winter Restaurant Weeks. We support these efforts with web-sites, such as GoDowntownBaltimore.com and GetAroundDowntown.com, an active social media presence, and traditional advertising.
hOSpiTaliTy & OuTreaCh Within the 106-block Downtown Management Authority (DMA) district, we provide a range of services that create a more comfortable and inviting environment for Downtown employees, visitors, and residents. Our efforts include deployment of Downtown Baltimore Guides, Courtesy Escorts, the Video Patrol network, the Public Safety Coalition, the Street Smart aware-ness campaign, outreach to the homeless, and panhandling deterrence.
imprOVing The exTeriOr enVirOnmenT We also provide cleaning, maintenance, and landscaping services within the DMA with the goal of keeping Downtown clean, attractive, and well-maintained. Our Clean Sweep Ambassadors remove litter and graffiti on a daily basis, and provide jobs to formerly homeless individuals who need workforce training and a solid start to a new life. The Green Team de-ploys Park Stewards who landscape Downtown’s parks and plazas and maintain the almost 400 flower pots we‘ve placed throughout the area. We also make capital improvements to Downtown’s open spaces through our Streetscape and Façade Improvement Programs, and, with the help of our partners, we’ve deployed a wayfinding signage system to help everyone navigate Downtown’s diverse neighborhoods.
To learn more, visit GoDowntownBaltimore.com, or call us at 410.244.1030.
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Downtown Baltimore is known for its iconic skyline and Inner Harbor, but it’s much more than that. It’s the economic center of Greater Baltimore and home to the city’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. Downtown has 113,000 jobs and 40,000 residents, which ranks 8th in the country for residential density — ahead of cities like Atlanta, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC.
about downtow
n baltimore
downtown partnership downtown baltimore
but Downtown is more than just businesses. It’s the top residential destination in the region with entirely new neighborhoods and his-toric communities that are in high demand. Residents are attracted
to diverse, walkable communities with distinct architecture and easy
access to jobs, shopping, restaurants, and cultural destinations.Downtown is also the gathering spot for holiday celebrations, sporting
events, or just a night on the town. That’s why, no matter where you live, Downtown Baltimore is your neighborhood, too.
Downtown makes up just 3.8% of Baltimore’s total land mass, but provides
17% 27%
dOwnTOwn buSineSSeS generaTe
$17 billiOnin direct economic output (30% of
Baltimore’s total) and pay approximately $7.7 billion in wages.
Combined, downtown commercial and residential property owners pay $106 milliOn in property taxes (13.5% of Baltimore’s entire tax yield) while
downtown residents pay $64 milliOn in income taxes (24% of Baltimore’s total).
Of all buSineSSeS
Of all jObS.&
Relative to its size, Downtown pays
3.7 times iTS weighT in prOperTy TaxeS
and more than
six times iTS weighT in inCOme TaxeS
—money that supports families and municipal
services for neighborhoods across Baltimore.
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a TOwering arTS preSenCe the newly-formed Bromo tower
arts & entertainment district
will operate out of downtown
partnership’s offices and prom-
ises to be a powerful advocate
for the growing number of visual
and performing artists on the
western portion of downtown.
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residential growth
residential growth
downtown has more than 40,000
residents and the fastest–growing
neighborhoods in Baltimore. the
partnership is connecting them to
their community through events,
outreach, community meetings,
and a steady stream of information
about neighborhood news and events.
this year, we worked with the Mayor’s
office and the City to create innova-
tive incentives to convert old office
space into new apartments.
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pOpular regiOnal eVenTS along with our partners in City
government and organizations like Visit Baltimore and the Baltimore
office of promotion and the arts, the partnership creates some of the
region’s most popular events, including Baltimore restaurant Week
and the holiday lighting of the Washington Monument.
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Downtown Baltimore has been quietly thriving — nurturing creative
energy whether it’s entrepreneurial or artistic. There’s a reason why our
residents have made us the 8th biggest Downtown
in the country. Come see for yourself.
east coast cool GoDowntownBaltimore.com
markeTing dOwnTOwnthis ad was part of a special section we helped
create in southwest airlines Spirit Magazine and
was seen by millions of air travelers throughout
the month of July.
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DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE has been quietly thriving — nurturing creative energy whether it’s entrepreneurial or artistic. There’s a reason our residents have made us the 8th biggest Downtown in the country. Come see for yourself.
EAST COAST COOLGoDowntownBaltimore.com
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prOgramming parkS and plazaSWe program several events in downtown parks and plazas
each week. through the changing seasons, people spend their
lunch and evening hours at the pratt street Farmers Market,
practicing yoga, listening to music, taking dance lessons, at-
tending poetry readings, and enjoying cocktail hours. We hold
Yappy hours for dogs and their owners, host pep rallies for the
Baltimore Blast and orioles, and organize seasonal craft fairs
at Center plaza for the holidays and in early spring.
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retail therapy
retail therapy
downtown retailers count on the
partnership to help promote their
business in a variety of ways. our
social media and targeted emails
reach tens of thousands of people.
regional ads and redemption
offers help drive shoppers to small,
neighborhood boutiques. and our
shopping stroll events connect
main street retailers with customers
from across the city.
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dOwnTOwn managemenT auThOriTyDowntown Partnership’s operations programs include all our uniformed staff: the Downtown Baltimore Guides, Clean Sweep Ambassadors, and Green Team. The operations teams work in the 106-block Downtown Management Authority (DMA) district and are funded by a surcharge on assessed property value within the DMA. Since the DMA was created in 1992, property owners continuously reaffirm its value by reauthorizing its services every five years, including in 2012 when our reauthorization received the total support of our stakeholders.
dOwnTOwn balTimOre guideSYou’ll find Downtown Baltimore Guides throughout the DMA helping pe-destrians, checking in on businesses, providing homeless outreach, and assisting the police. Last year, the Guides helped approximately 360,000 people and interacted with businesses 400,000 times.
OuTreaCh prOgramS ThaT wOrkThe Partnership employs an outreach worker dedicated to helping the homeless find permanent living space, and all Downtown Baltimore Guides receive special training from Baltimore Homeless Services and the Police Department through the Hands in Partnership program.
a SuCCeSS wOrTh repliCaTingDowntown Partnership was one of the first organizations in the country to create a management authority district. Our programs have been studied and replicated by similar programs here in Baltimore and around the world.
hospitality & outreach
hospitality & outreach
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empl
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downtown partnership
employees of the Year (from
left to right), park steward
Zachary howard, Clean sweep
ambassador shanica Jones,
and downtown Baltimore
guide robert archer.
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Clean Sweep ambaSSadOrSDowntown Partnership’s Clean Sweep Ambassadors have a challenging job. Every day they’re out on the streets from before dawn until well after most people have gone to bed, picking up litter, removing graffiti, empty-ing Downtown’s public trash cans, and power-washing sidewalks. In the past year, the team has been more effective than ever, adding its own gar-bage truck and collecting more than 290 tons of garbage. The team also scrubbed graffiti and fielded a special unit to tackle jobs like refurbishing Downtown’s decorative trash cans.
SpeCial OperaTiOnSIn addition to their daily responsibilities, the Clean Sweep Ambassadors target problem areas or places that could use a little extra attention. Each spring, Operation Check-In helps hotels prepare the areas around their buildings for the influx of seasonal tourists. The aptly named Up Your Alley initiative focuses on areas that are seldom seen but important to Downtown’s overall sanitation and appearance.
The CSAs also perform special clean–ups on the grounds of St. Vincent de Paul. The church allows the homeless to stay there but the area had, in the past, been unsightly and unsanitary. Our crews performed the initial clean–up and, under a special arrangement with the church, keep it clean and well–groomed on a daily basis.
hospitality & outreach
hospitality & outreach
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when people think about cities, they often think about the build-ings that comprise the skyline. But cities are just as much about the spaces in between the buildings. Well-designed and
nicely manicured public spaces pull people out of their apartment, office, or hotel, and are integral to a successful community.
Over the past several years, we’ve dramatically expanded our portfo-lio of exterior improvements by leading capital improvement projects in Center Plaza, Hopkins Plaza, and Preston Gardens; by creating the Green Team to improve and maintain open spaces; and by a con-tinuing series of redesign projects along Pratt Street. Through these efforts, we are helping property owners change the way they think about the space that surrounds their buildings.th
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team
in The paST year, The green Team:■ planted and provided constant care to Downtown street trees and more than 10,000 flowering plants;■ raked 1,100 bags of leaves;■ installed (and later removed) 1,000 feet of holiday lights on 27 trees;■ generated $10,600 worth of donated plants;■ continued improvements and maintenance to the Downtown Dog Run.
the green team
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you don’t have to be a large corporation to become a member of Down-town Partnership. In addition to major international corporations, our members include restaurants, non-profits, hospitals, flower shops,
attorneys, and commercial real estate brokers. We keep our members connected and ahead of the curve with insider access to the region’s top decision-makers through events like our State of Downtown Breakfast, Real Estate Reception, Annual Meeting, and targeted networking events.
Members may receive special placements in our marketing and advertis-ing campaigns, promotional emails, and inclusion in our Member Directory. They can also receive mailing labels to communicate directly with other Downtown Partnership members.
If you are doing business Downtown, or thinking about doing business Downtown, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of our exclusive data, research, analysis, and maps. Our publications like the State of Downtown and Downtown Development Report are invaluable to real estate profession-als, planning officials, and the business media. And, customized walking tours, available upon request, can give you a street-level view of the new developments that are shaping Downtown’s economy.
As a member, you get free access to our networking and speaker events, and you get preferred pricing and advance notice of our most popular tick-eted events, like the Annual Meeting. Membership also means you’ll have our entire staff ready to help you with whatever will make your property, business, or Downtown experience even better.
mem
bership & sponsorship
become a member
To learn more, visit GoDowntownBaltimore.com, or call us at 410.244.1030.
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Kirby FowlerPresident
Joy handy-LaneSenior Executive Assistant COmmuniCaTiOnS
Michael evitts Vice President of Communications Lauren hamilton Marketing Director
Megan isennock Communications Manager adminiSTraTiVe SerViCeS
Michele rutkowski COO/ Executive Vice President of Administration
tashia BagwellAdministrative Assistant
Kimberly BellAccounting Coordinator
debbie CampbellHuman Resources Director
Michael CookInformation Technology Director
regina greenPayroll Manager
stephanie hartsell Finance Director
Jason howard Systems Analyst
buSineSS & eCOnOmiC deVelOpmenT
nan rohrer Vice President of Economic Develop-ment and Planning
Mackenzie paull Retail and Economic Development Director
Caroline periEconomic Development & Residential Outreach Manager
Kate dailey Economic Development & Business Outreach Manager
CapiTal prOjeCTS
Bob dengler Vice President of Capital Projects and Constituent Services
Lito tongson Director of Project Management & Contracts Administrator
dianne Wheaton Parks & PlazasDirector
prOgramming eVenTS & prOmOTiOnS
david Carrodine Vice President Programming Events & Promotions
nicole Mcglynn Programming Events & Promotions Director
patrick Mcavoy Programming Events & Promotions Manager
memberShip
Linda house Vice President of Business Develop-ment
shannon Brown Membership & Events Manager
Kate Mcgraw Membership Director
OperaTiOnS
Bertina silver Executive Vice President of Operations
stephanie BoltonOperations Coordinator
Kevin harris Director of Public Space Maintenance
Betty eaton Downtown Baltimore Guides Supervisor
eugene gaines Downtown Baltimore Guides Manager
Jewelry huntley Building Maintenance Assistant
patricia Merritt Assistant to VP of Public Space Maintenance
Laqusia Wade Downtown Baltimore Guides Supervisor
Kelvin Boykin Downtown Baltimore Guides Supervisor
OuTreaCh
tom Yeager Executive Vice President of Public Safety & Community Services Bob Bolek Video Patrol Coordinator
Kirk Mitchell Community Services Director
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Thank yOuspecial thanks to the 100 women
and men who wear a downtown
partnership uniform and work
each day making downtown
Baltimore cleaner, friendlier,
and more prosperous.
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Chair
John B. FrischMiles & Stockbridge P.C.
ViCe Chair
(Vacant)
SeCreTary
Mark pollakBallard Spahr
TreaSurer
Joel CohnReznick Group
sister helen amosMercy Medical Center
andrew M. BertaminiWells Fargo, N.A.
david r. BowenPNC Bank
h. stacey BoyerTransamerica
Martin p. BrunkMcGladrey
Constance r. CaplanThe Time Group
William e. CarlsonShapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler
William W. Carrier iiiTydings & Rosenberg
William s. Corey, Jr.PricewaterhouseCoopers
scott e. dagenaisM&T Bank
Jeff t. danielBroadway Across America /France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
Marilynn K. dukerThe Shelter Group
James edwardsOber / Kaler
gary B. eidelmanSaul Ewing
Morton p. Fisher, Jr.Ballard Spahr
david J. garbarinoBB&T
david M. gilleceCassidy Turley
J. p. grantGrant Capital Management
terri harringtonMackenzie Commercial Real Estate Services
rev. dr. alvin C. hathaway, sr.Union Baptist Church
dr. Carla haydenEnoch Pratt Free Library
Bruce s. hoffbergerNational Aquarium in Baltimore, Inc.
Louis J. hutchinsonConstellation
Mark p. KeenerGallagher Evelius & Jones
James a. C. KennedyT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Karyl B. LeggioLoyola University Maryland
robert ManekinColliers International
James MathiasDLA Piper
douglas McCoach, iiiRTKL
Brenda McKenzieBaltimore Development Corporation
diane Bell McKoyAssociated Black Charities
anthony g. MoagWhiting-Turner Contracting Company
Mr. Jeffrey MyersOneMain Financial
george J. nemphosDuane Morris
thomas J. noonanVisit Baltimore
Judy Chung o’BrienDowntown Baltimore Family Alliance
Kaliope parthemosBaltimore City Office of the Mayor
thomas K. peltierStifel Nicolaus
dr. Jay a. permanUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
tim polanowskiThe Kornblatt Company
tom sadowskiEconomic Alliance of Greater Baltimore
a. skipp sandersThe Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History
shelonda d. stokesgreiBO media
thomas stosurCity of Baltimore, Department of Planning
C. William strueverCross Street Partners
ernst ValeryErnst Valery Investments Corp.
robert L. WaldmanVenable
Mark L. WassermanUniversity of Maryland Medical System
Linda norman WestgateHilton Baltimore
Michele L. WhelleyCentral Maryland Transportation Alliance
board of directors
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dma board of directors
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preSidenT
John B. FrischMiles & Stockbridge P.C.
ViCe preSidenT
(Vacant)
TreaSurer
(Vacant)
SeCreTary
Maxine sissermanBaltimore Studio of Hair Design
sister helen amosMercy Medical Center
Joel CohnReznick Group
hon. William h. Cole, iVBaltimore City CouncilDistrict 11
doug dalrympleCrown Security System, Inc.
Myron W. FeasterCushman & Wakefield of Maryland, Inc.
donald C. FryGreater Baltimore Committee
david h. hillmanSouthern Management Corporation
suzanne e. Fischer-huettnerThe Daily Record
Courtenay Jenkins, iiiCushman & Wakefield of Maryland, Inc.
david e. JohnsonStratford Realty Management Company LLC
Michael McgowanHeath Design Group
Christie McMullenBGE
dominick MurrayMaryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development
Jeffrey MyersOneMain Financial
tim polanowskiThe Kornblatt Company
Christopher s. schardtGeneral Growth Properties, Inc.
onahlea shimunekBaltimore Marriott Inner Harbor
this report is produced bydowntown partnership of baltimore
president: Kirby Fowler
editor: Michael evitts
additional photography: Leslie Furlong, Megan isennock
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