The Downtown Denver Partnership on Wednesday announced a new Facade Improvement Program that will provide up to $20,000 of matching funds for retail store facades.
The announcement came at the DDP's 53rd annual meeting, held at the Denver Marriott City Center, before an audience of about 800.
DDP President Tamara Door also announced a plan to form a Retail Investment Fund, to provide money through low-interest loans, primarily for local and independent retailers operating in downtown Denver.
The DDP also announced new leadership for its boards.
The DDP named the following award winners:
The President's Award went to Service Group Inc., "for their daily contributions enhancing the Downtown Denver environment through successful clean and safe programs including litter control, mechanical sweeping, steam cleaning and downtown ambassadors."
2008 All-America City Award Winners Announced!
Denver, Colorado-The National Civic League announced the winners of the prestigious All-America City award during a June 6 celebration at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel. The ten winners in 2008 (in alphabetical order by state) are:
Goodyear, Arizona
Cerritos, California
Aurora, Colorado
New Haven, Connecticut
Kissimmee-Osceola County, Florida
Gladstone, Missouri
St. Louis Region (Missouri-Illinois)
Lenoir, North Carolina
Reidsville, North Carolina
Akron, Ohio
In its 59th year, the awards program recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties and metro regions for outstanding civic accomplishments. To win, communities have to demonstrate their ability to address serious challenges with innovative, grassroots strategies that promote civic engagement and cooperation between the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
"These communities really give us hope," said National Civic League President Gloria Rubio-Cortés, "because they show others what can happen when people roll up their sleeves and work together."
The All-America City Award is an honor achieved by more than 500 communities across the country. Some have won the award multiple times. This year's winners addressed such pressing and topical issues as healthcare for the uninsured, housing for seniors, immigration, education and economic development.
Founded in 1894, the National Civic League (NCL) is America's original advocate for good government and community democracy. Originally known as the National Municipal League, it is a non-profit, non-partisan, membership organization dedicated to strengthening citizen democracy. NCL fosters innovative community building, political reform, effective governance and collaborative problem-solving efforts through technical assistance, training, publishing, research and its awards programs.
This year's AAC Awards were sponsored in part by Jones Day, Prudential, Wachovia Corporation, ICMA Retirement Corporation, RBC Capital Markets, MWH, Southwest Airlines (The Official Airline of the AAC Awards), Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina (The Sole Official Headquarters Hotel of the AAC Awards), and Marriott International.
Hundreds of civic leaders and community activists from across the country met in Tampa for the three-day awards competition from June 4-6. To win, each community had to make a presentation to a jury of civic experts from the public, private and nonprofit sectors listing three outstanding examples of collaborative, community problem solving.
The benefits of the award include heightened national attention, civic pride, and a proven economic impact. The rigorous application process serves as a valuable civic self-assessment and can make communities stronger.
For more information contact Mike McGrath at the National Civic League at 303 571-4343 (or e-mail at mikem@ncl.org).
Listed below are select examples of some of the award winning community projects:
Aurora, Colorado
Facing major military base closures, Aurora created a redevelopment authority to find a new use for the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center was looking for a site in which to relocate. The convergence of these two events resulted in the redevelopment of Fitzsimons as a world-class hub of health care and research, anchored by a major research university and an affiliated bioscience and biotechnology research park.
An article from The Denver Post, reports that the former Fontius Department Store building under renovation on the 16th Street Mall has its first tenant. Sage Hospitality Resources, a Denver-based hotel-management and development company, plans to move its corporate headquarters to 32,000 square feet on the historic building's three upper floors. Sage president Walter Isenberg said, "Staying downtown was a priority. We like the location, and we like the style of the building. It's historic; it's got high ceilings; it's got beautiful windows. We've done a lot of historic preservation ourselves, so we feel this is a good fit for us." Tami Door, president and chief executive of the Downtown Denver Partnership said, "The partnership is thrilled to see such a prestigious tenant locating in the Fontius building. It's future confirmation of the business community's view of the central block of downtown."
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_9545108
An article from the Rocky Mountain News, reports that the six-story, 69-unit luxury unit Monroe Pointe condominium tower officially celebrates its opening in Cherry Creek. Bruce Rifkin, a principal of Monroe Street Development who co-developed the $64.5 million building said, "There's a misconception out on the street that we're sold out." According to Rifkin, one reason is because pre-sales were so brisk at first that many in the real estate industry thought all the units had been snapped up. Partner Stuart Rifkin said, "The other big misconception is that we only have super-expensive units for sale. But we have units priced from $350,000 to close to $2 million." About half of the units have been sold with the price per square foot around $490.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/04/luxury-monroe-pointe-condos-still-available/
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