Message from the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc.
This has been an extremely exciting year for us at the Downtown Committee of Syracuse. We’re seeing unprecedented levels of investment and unprecedented levels of support for downtown. With more than $300 million of development underway, downtown buzzes with visible signs of progress. We’d like to first take a moment to acknowledge the Downtown Committee Board of Directors. If you have ever attended one of our Board meetings, you have witnessed firsthand the passion and thoughtful contributions around the table. We’d like to thank the Board for your continued support and guidance, as well as the diverse perspectives you bring to each of our downtown programs. We’d also like to acknowledge Mayor Miner and her team at City Hall. The Mayor has made Downtown Syracuse a priority. Her aggressive approach to seizing delinquent properties, like the Hotel Syracuse, ensures that these landmarks will be put back to productive use, positively impacting downtown. It’s because of our partnership with the Mayor, our friends in the many departments of City Hall, and the support of the Common Council, that downtown is transforming. County Executive Mahoney continues to demonstrate her belief in the value of a strong Downtown Syracuse. County Executive Mahoney has invested millions in support of downtown projects. We’re fortunate to have a County leader who recognizes the value that a strong downtown core brings to the rest of the region. A Growing Downtown Take a look around – everywhere you look, change is happening. People are looking at downtown with fresh eyes. Seeing what was, and reimagining what it can be. Our annual downtown survey showed incredible levels of support from our downtown constituents. When we asked you about your belief in the strength of downtown, 81% of you said that in your minds, downtown is fundamentally strong and not likely to decline. Four years ago, this number was 54%. There’s widespread recognition that a strong downtown is good for the region. And our community is invested in ensuring that downtown thrives. The investments we’re seeing downtown speak to downtown’s livability. We want to create a city where people are engaged in all of the things that make Downtown Syracuse a great place to live and work. A quick review of the projects we have underway demonstrate that we’re well on our way to reimagining our great Downtown Syracuse.
Residential Development: Currently there is $145 million in residential development happening downtown. • The $29 million Pike Block project is the anchor of development in the heart of Downtown Syracuse. The project will be complete this summer with 68 apartments and 35,000 sf of commercial space. In January 2014, we moved our offices into the Pike Block – a visible sign of our commitment to the revitalization of this block….a block which eight years ago sat 76% vacant. • In Historic Hanover Square, work is underway at 235 East Water Street to add four residential units with a total investment of $500,000. • Adjacent to City Hall, the $1.7 million Courier Building redevelopment will soon welcome new residents to downtown, adding nine new apartments. • On the 400 Block of South Warren Street, an urban renaissance is underway. Once a symbol of decline, it’s now a symbol of a burgeoning neighborhood. Earlier this year, the Downtown Committee successfully listed these buildings on the State and National Register of Historic Places. o The former WFBL Buildings will be converted into 8 residential units. o Next door, 443 South Warren St. has been framed out and will offer two spacious units. o Century Plaza is planned to undergo a $1.6 million conversion to create space attractive to the burgeoning entrepreneurial culture. o And new plans are developing for a $15 million conversion of the Excellus Building into mixed uses. • On South Salina Street, the historic Chimes building is being converted into 31 apartments/condominiums. • In Armory Square, the Onondaga Music Building will undergo a $3.9 million renovation to add 24 units. • In Clinton Square, plans have been announced for a $1.5 million project to expand the Amos Building to offer 16 additional apartments. Downtown Syracuse is undergoing tremendous change. Over the last three years, our residential population has increased 31%. We’re at a 99% occupancy rate and as fast as developers can build apartments they’re being leased. Thanks to the engagement of our local colleges and universities, new opportunities are emerging for the reuse of former office buildings, such as the construction underway on the former EM O’Donnell Building. This fall, the $17 million Creekwalk Commons will buzz with the energy and excitement of students desiring to
live in a downtown location. This buzz is demonstrated annually during our Downtown Living Tour. This past May, the tour attracted nearly 2,100 visitors to downtown’s amazing spaces. Even in buildings where construction was just starting, we heard tourists excitedly ask ‘when can we put down our deposit?’ Our tourists can imagine the future of these vacant spaces and it’s feedback like this that shows the depth of interest in living downtown. Retail Growth Signals of strength in the downtown market are evidenced by business owners seizing opportunities to introduce new ventures downtown. This past year, we also saw successful retail businesses from suburban locations moving into the downtown center to support downtown’s revitalization and further diversify downtown’s unique product mix. The diversity of new business offerings that we’re able to highlight within downtown grows every year. Eighteen new retailers opened downtown in the last 12 months. Downtown’s strength is in our locally owned, independent retailers who provide that customer service and quality of product you can’t find just anywhere. Employers See the Benefit Downtown’s vitality attracts companies who want to connect with this energy and recognize how the power of a downtown presence benefits their company brand. Companies that choose downtown want a place where they can experience the history, the culture, the café’s…the places that provide an experience and the places that make a community attractive and livable. This year we welcomed fifteen new companies to downtown. Plus, seventeen companies expanded their presence. A Dense Downtown is Good for All of Us A dense Downtown Syracuse brings incredible returns for our community. Density and mixed-uses drive value – both in financial returns and the ability to grow ideas into businesses. Entrepreneurs thrive in dense downtowns, and Downtown Syracuse is no exception. This spring the Tech Garden expanded into the neighboring AXA Towers with Tech Garden II. Here, companies are provided 18,000 square feet of new space to focus on developing the next great product while taking advantage of the benefits of being associated with CNY’s leading technology incubator and designated Innovation Hot Spot. In total, 51,000 square feet is provided for these creative ventures. It’s the density of opportunity in downtown that make us dynamic. We also know that downtown is an economic, cultural and social asset. And, we know intuitively that a strong city center is good for the rest of the region. This past year we took a closer look at the value of Downtown Syracuse and what it returns to the community. The findings are eye-opening: • On a value per acre basis, Downtown Syracuse knocks it out of the park. Downtown Syracuse makes up 1.6% of the taxable land area in the City of Syracuse and it produces 9.5% of the City’s tax
revenue. That’s an incredible return on the acreage consumed. • And, downtown is also part of the County, so it pays Onondaga County property taxes. On a county-wide basis, downtown takes up 0.13% of the county’s land area. Yet it produces 1% of the property taxes. From a land productivity standpoint, this is a ten times ratio of potency….Or, another way to think about it: One employee doing the work of 10 people, from a tax productivity standpoint! This data will be instrumental in informing smart future land use decisions, such as the opportunities ahead of us with Interstate 81. The Future of Interstate 81 We have an incredible, once in a lifetime opportunity ahead of us as the NYS Department of Transportation looks at the future of Interstate 81. We know a dense, walkable, livable downtown benefits the region and creates wealth for all of us. Downtown Syracuse is the heart of the city and with more than $300 million in development underway, we’ve got momentum and are headed in the right direction. The choices we make now about the future of our landscape will impact our community for years to come. Let’s ensure we plan a transportation system that will be an asset to our growing community, encourage dense urban development, connectivity between neighborhoods, and walkable spaces. Downtown Syracuse is a dynamic neighborhood. And just as people change, downtown continues to be reborn, repurposed and reimagined. We need to look ahead to the future, to what will encourage growth and development in our downtown, creating a vibrant urban center for our community to enjoy. People Make this Possible We’d like to thank each of you who have invested your time, energy and creativity into making Downtown Syracuse the vibrant location it is today. Collaborations are the key to our community’s success and we are so excited about the development, passion, and creative energy found within our downtown district. We’d also like to recognize and thank the incredible staff of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse. We are proud to have produced a number of new, innovative programs this year and value the individuals on our team who made this possible. With much excitement,
James V. Breuer, Chair
Merike L. Treier, Executive Director
Marketing & Communications The Downtown Committee’s marketing and communications efforts promote all of the positive changes taking place in Downtown Syracuse, as well as the retail, restaurant and cultural offerings that make Downtown Syracuse unique. The Downtown Committee generates excitement and pride in downtown, as well as ensures that information about the district is easily accessible. The events organized and promoted by the Downtown Committee support its mission of revitalization and further highlight Downtown Syracuse as the center of our community.
Television Advertising
The Downtown Committee commissioned two new tv spots by Solon Quinn Studios as part of the 2014 Great Stories Begin Downtown Campaign. The commercials are airing throughout the summer. Eight downtown merchants partnered with the Downtown Committee in a co-op television advertising campaign which ran on CNY Central. More than 50 spots aired over the mid-summer months, which highlighted downtown shopping, dining, services, and entertainment.
Downtown for the Holidays
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Holiday Billboard Campaign
To encourage shopping and dining in Downtown Syracuse during the holiday season, the Downtown Committee commissioned two billboards to promote what sets downtown apart as a retail destination. The billboards were placed on I-690 East and West as drivers headed into Downtown Syracuse.
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Jingle Mingle To support downtown businesses during the holiday season, the Downtown Committee organized the first ever Jingle Mingle event, pairing retailers and restaurants together for an evening of holiday shopping with a little something extra.
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AmeriCU Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival The 43rd Annual AmeriCU Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival, held July 26 - July 28, 2013, featured 180 artists from 25 states and Canada and drew 60,000 visitors to Columbus Circle.
Syracuse Style
The Downtown Committee partnered with local fashion designer Lisa Butler to organize the third annual edition of Syracuse Style, an outdoor fashion show on Walton Street . Fashions were highlighted from three local designers and 17 downtown retailers on the event’s longest-ever (80-foot)runway.
Downtown Dining Week(s)
Downtown Dining Week(s) celebrated its 10th anniversary February 16 – March 1, 2014, featuring 25 restaurants offering three courses for $25 or less. The promotion has grown to be Syracuse’s largest dining event, drawing more than 250,000 diners over its first 10 years.
Downtown Farmers’ Market The Downtown Committee organizes the Downtown Farmers’ Market, held every Tuesday in Clinton Square from June through October.
Other highlights: Making the Case for Downtown’s Value Consultant Joe Minicozzi was commissioned to build the business case for downtown investment. The report quantified Downtown Syracuse’s property and sales tax revenue to demonstrate Downtown Syracuse’s power as an economic driver for the region. The results were condensed into an infographic designed by Such Chaos for distribution to the public.
Downtown Walking Tours
Mobile Site The Downtown Committee launched a mobile version of its popular Historic Walking Tour brochure, which includes additional photos and historical content. Visit downtownsyracuse.com/walkingtour to view the mobile site. Downtown Tours In late spring 2014, the Downtown Committee launched a new lunchtime walking tour program for downtown employees to educate them on the development taking place in Downtown Syracuse.
Economic Development The incredible amount of development taking place in Downtown Syracuse is attracting new office and retail tenants and new residents. The Downtown Committee’s economic development staff works to recruit new companies and businesses to the city center and to retain the existing tenants to ensure downtown’s vibrancy. The Downtown Committee also collects market information and provides assistance to developers and property owners interested in redeveloping underutilized properties.
NY Main Street Award
The Downtown Committee was awarded a $200,000 NY Main Street grant by the Regional Economic Development Council in November 2013. Downtown property owners with buildings on the 100 and 200 blocks of East Jefferson Street, 100 and 200 blocks of West Jefferson Street and 400 block of South Warren Street were eligible to apply for funds of up to $50,000 to use toward building improvements. Projects were awarded in late spring 2014, with work to begin on some over the summer. The Downtown Committee is the most awarded organization in Central New York for this grant program and has administered four previous New York Main Street grants. The $800,000 in grant funding has supported 34 redevelopment projects totaling more than $43 million in downtown development investment.
Retail Recruitment Recognition
The Downtown Committee was recognized with an International Downtown Association Award of Merit for its 2013 retail recruitment program, including the Be Downtown Syracuse brochure and the Great Business Begins Downtown tv spot.
Retail Recruitment Event
The Downtown Committee held its third annual retail recruitment event in October 2013 to showcase Downtown Syracuse as a business location for potential retailers. New to this event, attendees were led on a walking tour to learn more about the different neighborhoods in Downtown Syracuse and to hear from existing business owners about their experiences owning a business in Downtown Syracuse.
Downtown Living Tour
The 2014 Downtown Living Tour on Saturday, May 17 attracted more than 2,000 attendees, one of the largest turnouts ever. The event was headquartered at the Pike Block and the nine tour stops highlighted the development transforming Downtown Syracuse.
PACNY Recognition The Downtown Committee, along with VIP Structures and CenterState CEO, was recognized by the Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) with the 2014 Paul Malo Award for its involvement in the Pike Block project. The Downtown Committee was also recognized individually for its contributions to historic preservation with a Preservation Merit Award. PACNY presents annual historic preservation awards to recognize owners, builders, artisans, designers, educators and activists who work to renew the beauty and utility of some of the region’s most distinctive architectural and notable historic sites.
Expansion of Historic District
The Downtown Committee successfully applied to expand the South Salina Street Downtown Historic District to include the 200 through 400 blocks of South Warren Street, the 400 block and parts of the 500 block of South Salina Street, and the 200 block of East Jefferson Street.
Other highlights: Housing Market Analysis
Quarterly Office Reports
The Downtown Committee has partnered with the Community Preservation Corporation to commission a housing market analysis for the downtown area to project future residential demands and trends.
The Downtown Committee continues to produce a quarterly report detailing Downtown Syracuse’s office and retail market trends, a resource for prospective Downtown Syracuse tenants, property owners and developers.
Environmental Maintenance Downtown Syracuse’s physical appearance is rapidly changing for the better, with more than $51 million in infrastructure improvements currently underway in Downtown Syracuse. The Downtown Committee’s environmental maintenance staff ensures that downtown is attractive, clean and accessible. The beautification efforts undertaken by Downtown Committee staff enhance the revitalization occurring in the downtown district.
Public Art Restoration
The Downtown Committee commissioned mural artist Kelly Curry to restore two downtown murals originally commissioned by the Downtown Committee in the early 1980s. The mural at 264 East Onondaga Street in Columbus Circle depicts a turn-of-the century urban street scene with storefronts, a streetcar and several characters, while the mural on South Clinton Street features replicas of works by Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso. This program was also supported by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, and funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature administered by CNY Arts.
Earth Day Cleanup
The Downtown Committee partnered with the City of Syracuse’s Clean Up ‘Cuse effort for its downtown Earth Day event. More than 200 volunteers participated - one of the biggest cleanup turnouts ever.
Pop of Color for Perseverance Park
‘Flowscape’ is a temporary mural for the public’s enjoyment and was designed by Jason Evans, an architect at Ashley McGraw Architects, and George Curry, distinguished teaching professor emeritus at SUNY ESF. The ‘Flowscape’ project is intended to inspire the public to brainstorm ideas for what they would like to see happen permanently in this space. With the renewed attention on the city center’s crossroads, the City of Syracuse is working with the Downtown Committee and community stakeholders to develop plans for a permanent redesign of the park. A long-term solution is planned in the next 24 months. The project was commissioned by the Downtown Committee, with support from the City of Syracuse’s Department of Public Works, the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency and the Public Arts Commission. 40 Below’s Public Arts Task Force assisted in coordinating volunteers for the park painting.
Hanging Flower Basket Program Expands Again
The Downtown Committee’s popular hanging flower basket program expanded for the fourth year in a row. The Downtown Committee maintains a total of 334 baskets in the Cathedral Square, Hanover Square, Clinton Square, Heart of Downtown and Armory Square neighborhoods. Support for the expansion was made possible by the CNY Community Foundation and maintenance is made possible through a partnership with downtown business and property owners.
Other highlights: New Equipment The Downtown Committee purchased several pieces of new equipment this year to improve maintenance of the district, including a Kubota tractor, a Kubota mower and a watering tank to more efficiently maintain downtown’s public spaces.
50-50 Program The Downtown Committee and City of Syracuse participate in a cost-sharing agreement for streetscape maintenance items for the central business district. This past year, 21 new trees were planted and stumps were removed throughout the district. The Downtown Committee also furnished new benches and smoking urns throughout downtown.
Security Downtown Syracuse is one of the safest neighborhoods in Syracuse. The Downtown Committee’s security staff proactively addresses quality of life matters to keep downtown a safe place to live, work and visit. The Downtown Committee security staff has a strong partnership with the Syracuse Police Department that allows for the protection of investments being made in Downtown Syracuse, ensuring downtown’s continued vibrancy.
Security Camera Program
Camera Placement
To maintain downtown’s status as one of the safest neighborhoods in Syracuse, especially with the high level of financial investment currently being made in the city center, the Downtown Committee will be installing a security camera program in areas of downtown with high residential population and visitor traffic. The 10 cameras will be mounted on existing lampposts and traffic poles and green powder-coated to match light poles. The Downtown Committee will own the cameras and pay for a maintenance/IT contract. The cameras will be wired into the existing Syracuse Police Department camera system. Support for the cameras was provided in part by a grant secured by Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli. Our most recent downtown survey revealed our constituents support expanding our security program to include surveillance cameras: • 70% of respondents feel safe in downtown all or most of the time • 59% of respondents felt that cameras would enhance their or their visitors’ sense of safety • 85% of respondents felt that cameras were a viable or somewhat viable tool to assist in downtown police efforts.
423-HELP
423-HELP is a phone number available to all downtown constituents to call for prompt response to quality of life concerns. In the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the Downtown Security staff responded to 850 calls from the line.
Downtown Security & Information Center
The Downtown Security & Information Center provides visitor information out of a central location in the Galleries and houses the Downtown Committee Security officers and Syracuse Police Department’s officers assigned to the Central Business District.
Other highlights: Personal Safety Seminars Personal safety seminars are available to all downtown businesses and their employees. In the seminars, Downtown Committee Security officers cover basic safety strategies to ensure employees feel safe in their downtown surroundings or any other environment they may find themselves in.
Partnership with Syracuse Police Department The Downtown Committee’s partnership with the Syracuse Police Department allows for prompt and proactive attention to address the complexities of the downtown district. Officers Kevin Hamberger and Jennifer Hardwich patrol downtown daily, in addition to two rotating Syracuse Police officers and the Downtown Committee security officers.
Parking & Accessibility The growing number of residents, companies and businesses locating in Downtown Syracuse requires sufficient parking options to support these expanding demographics. The Downtown Committee maintains up-to-date parking information available to the public to ensure that parking information can be easily found.
Parking Information The Downtown Committee maintains information for all public parking options in Downtown Syracuse on www.downtownsyracuse.com, on the CenterState Connect app and in brochure form. The Downtown Committee also operates two parking lots in Downtown Syracuse for event purposes.
Interstate 81
The critical infrastructure issues associated with the elevated portion of Interstate 81 provide our community with a once in a lifetime opportunity to design a transportation system that better serves the needs of our community and will enhance our economic vitality. As the Downtown Committee works with the New York State Department of Transportation to evaluate the alternatives, the goals below represent our vision for what the future solution will entail.
Downtown Committee Goals for the Future of the Interstate 81 Viaduct 1. The Downtown Committee desires to Restore Connections to neighborhoods. • Eliminate visual and physical barriers • Consider traveler experience along and across the route. The future solution must be inviting, safe, efficient, and attractive for users (both in cars and on foot or bike) 2. The Downtown Committee wants the 81 corridor to be a vi brant, new neighborhood. • Encourage zoning / planning for the appropriate scale development • Allow for uses that attract, encourage and promote pedestrian activity, walkability, activity, enjoyable, residential uses and are of the appropriate scale for fostering neighborhood growth. 3. The Downtown Committee desires to Create Transportation Alternatives by ensuring this will not be a one-road solution. • Improve access to Hill institutions • Allow for more access/egress opportunities to roadways to eliminate congestions points • Allow for efficient mass transit opportunities • Allow for Transportation Demand Management strategies to be enacted • Enhance connection points • Enhance vehicular wayfinding signage • Improve street grid to encourage better traffic flow
4. The Downtown Committee desires to Generate New Tax Revenue for the City/County. • Density and mixed-uses generate more revenue per acre • Although the City accounts for only 3% of the County’s land area, it generates 29% of the County’s Property Tax revenue. • Increase land development potential around the current corridor • Activate more downtown acreage • Develop vacant land and buildings to better connect the University Hill and Downtown as the region’s economic engines 5. The Downtown Committee wants NYSDOT to Consider the Economic Interdependency of Regions – the city and suburbs are inextricably linked. • Enhancing the Quality of life of the city core will benefit all residents. 6. The Downtown Committee desires to Facilitate growth of major employers by allowing ease of access, and offering vibrant communities for employees, residents and visitors. 7. The Downtown Committee wants NYSDOT to Consider Design Aesthetics. • We are not “Any City, USA.” Create a transportation solution designed to reflect our community’s soul.
Downtown Survey The Downtown Committee distributes its constituent satisfaction survey to garner feedback from stakeholders and to better prioritize Downtown Committee programs. For the 2013-2014 Constituent Satisfaction Survey, the Downtown Committee continued to offer its survey in both an electronic and hard copy format. The electronic version was posted on the Downtown Syracuse website and shared via social media networks and email marketing. The hard copy version was mailed out to the Downtown Committee’s database of residents, business and property owners.
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Responses Received
31% increase from 2012 survey
Top 3 respondent types: 1. Interested in downtown 2. Downtown employee 3. Non-profit
Neighborhoods with most responses: 1. Armory Square 2. Heart of Downtown 3. Convention District
The love keeps growing... Since 2009, the percentage of respondents who agree with the statement ‘Downtown is fundamentally strong and not likely to decline’ has increased exponentially:
48%
54%
2009
2010
77%
81%
2012
2013
The way we do the things we do... You asked us to focus on these top 5 program areas:
Here are the new things we’re doing about it:
1. Redevelop vacant buildings
NY Main Street grant program New environmental maintenance equipment
2. Maintain & clean sidewalks & public areas Expansion of hanging flower baskets
“Flowscape”
3. Streetscape experience 4. Public safety & security
Security Camera Program Jingle Mingle
5. Organize special events to support downtown businesses
We’re all ears! 173 respondents (38%) took the time to provide additional feedback in an open-ended question at the end of the survey. Many of the comments touched on positive sentiments about the Downtown Committee or downtown in general, safety, beautification and streetscape maintenance, retail recruitment and the need for more development downtown. Here is a sampling of comments people shared: Syracuse is on the rise! Beautification is key to a successful downtown! Keep up the good work and thank you! I love the few colorful murals the city has, as well as the decorated benches. It adds personal flair and character to our city. We have some one-of-a-kind restaurants and I love being able to enjoy and support them as much as I can. Need to continue momentum. I believe in the resurgence of Syracuse. I love our downtown - more people need to try visiting it. I am shocked to learn how many people are just afraid of coming downtown. Knowledge = power. The hanging baskets are a tremendous asset to the atmosphere of downtown in the warmer months. Thank you so much for hanging/maintaining them. I hope the good things happening Downtown are contagious and spread throughout the city. I love what is happening in downtown. As a city resident and downtown employee, I am proud of the changes and happy to tell people they should visit. Love all the improvements. Lots of positive momentum...that story should be told as many times as possible. I love the redevelopment and new development activity that is going on. It is exciting to see. Downtown is awesome! I think that Downtown Syracuse is definitely moving in the right direction. In the past few years, it has improved significantly, and I only see interest in Downtown getting greater as these new improvements take place. I love Downtown Syracuse! It’s great to see the development which is occurring downtown and the energy it’s creating. Downtown is continuing to flourish. I’m a lifelong resident of Syracuse and I’m glad to see the new businesses and people moving downtown. Glad to see it come back. I love Syracuse! I was raised here. I work downtown. I have been coming to Downtown Syracuse for 16 years and would like to move there in the near future. As a young residential tenant living downtown, I believe there is a future here. I think that there is a definite feeling that downtown is being revitalized.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts!
Financial Report
Budgeted Income & Expense for July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 Total Income
0.2% 0.8% 10% 11% 12% 66%
Special Assessment $824,500 Events
$128,400
Transportation Grant
$106,000 $52,765
Miscellaneous
$12,000
$2,500 Interest Income $1,126,165 Total:
Total Expense 21%
5% 5%
Enivronmental Maintenance $239,887
8% 9%
20% 14% 18%
Administration
$226,800
Marketing Security
$200,602
Events
$100,800
Economic Development
$89,683
Transportation
$60,350
Various Grants
$155,278
$52,765 Total: $1,126,165
OFFICERS Chair: James V. Breuer, President, Hueber-Breuer Construction Vice Chair: Anthony Fiorito, President, Partnership Properties Secretary: Robert Doucette, President, Armory Development & Management DIRECTORS Timothy Carroll, Director of Mayoral Initiatives, City of Syracuse William Fisher, Deputy County Executive, Onondaga County Jo Anne Gagliano, President, edr Companies Brian Howard, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, Key Private Bank Edward Koolakian, Owner, Koolakian’s Menswear Melanie Littlejohn, Regional Executive: Energy Solution Services, National Grid Andrew Maxwell, Director, Syracuse Onondaga County Planning Agency David Nutting, CEO & Chairman, VIP Structures Joel Shapiro, Owner, Mr. Shop Gregg Tripoli, Executive Director, Onondaga Historical Association EX OFFICIO MEMBER Robert M. Simpson, President, CenterState CEO STAFF Merike L. Treier, Executive Director Charles J. McFadden, Director of Operations Laurie Reed, Marketing Director Tom Campanie, Director of Security Lisa Romeo, Director of Communications Adria Finch, Economic Development Specialist Bethany Holbrook, Economic Development & Marketing Assistant Gary Peak, Security Officer David Kneer, Operations Staff Kevin Stanard, Operations Staff Jake Schrader, Parking Staff
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