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The Power of A Park: Urban Open Spaces As Value Generators Thursday, October 14 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M
The Power of A Park: Urban Open Spaces As Value Generators Thursday, October 14 3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M
Thursday,
October 14
E&Y study -1
9 Creating Value
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9 Creating Value
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9 Creating Value
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9 Creating Value
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10 New Development around Bryant Park
10 New Development around Bryant Park
10 New Development around Bryant Park
Campus Martius Park:
• 2.5 acre downtown signature public square and year round venue
- Heart of downtown, anchors historic & current commercial
center
- Fronts over 6.5 million square feet of mixed used district
Cadillac Tower
Cadillac Square
Monroe Street
1001 Woodward
Kennedy Block
Fort Street
Michigan Avenue Bank One
Looking east over Kennedy Block
2000 Park Vision
Program And Concept Plan Created;
District Plan To Connect Park To Other Activity Centers
• Four month process studies best and worst public spaces
• Vision for Campus Martius Park:
– Heart of the city
– Revitalization and economic development catalyst
– Extraordinary public space
– Attract people year round, every day
– Beautiful horticulture
– Water features that you can touch
– Management is key to success
– Park is Detroit’s center and district plan connects other major activity centers
• Concept site plan for vision and program created by PPS
Final Park Design
2003 Fall Agreements
With City Of Detroit And Detroit 300 Conservancy
• Endowment income
• Park stakeholder contributions
• Private foundations
• Revenue generating activities
• Sponsorships
Opening Night – November 19, 2004
Park Features
Fountains
Monuments and statues –
Woodward and Monroe
street corner markers and the
Point of Origin
Michigan Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Fountain Bistro
The Park has delivered on its promise and
vision of being Detroit’s central gathering
place—its town square—a location that
attracts thousands of people daily on a year
round basis and embodies the spirit of the
city.
Spring
Summer
• The Park conducts a summer
long entertainment program
with a wide variety of quality
events and activities designed
to serve diverse audiences
• Every year there have been
over 250 performances and
events
• All events have been free to
the public
Fall
September 11 Detroit
Memorial Service
• Office
• Retail
• Residential
• Employment
Campus Martius Park: Economic Development
Economic Development: Office Space
Compuware Corporation
• Opened in 2003
•Quicken Loans HQ
relocates to Detroit in
2010
• Development coordinated
with Campus Martius Park
Economic Development: Office Space
Compuware Corporation
• Developed
relationships with
the downtown
community
• Partnered to open
downtown primary
care health facility
Economic Development: Office Space
Compuware Corporation
• Coordinated activities
in Campus Martius
Park
• Center staff of 50
employees provide
service to 225
children
Economic Development: Office Space
One Kennedy Square
• Built in 2006
• Completely occupied
• Purchased in 2008 by
Wayne County for
consolidated operation in
the CBD
Economic Development: Office Space
1001 Woodward
• Recently renovated
MEP systems
• Relocating technology
company will occupy
28k square feet of
office space
Economic Development: Office Space
One Detroit Center
• Built in 1992
• 17 retailers, most
with street frontage
• Restaurant, apparel,
service and
entertainment
• Retail momentum
continues
Economic Development: Retail and Hotel
• 67 condominiums
• Historic renovation
• Residential pipeline of
new projects
Economic Development: Employment
Houston Center
Hilton Americas
GRB
• Many were surprised that the green
space would be lost.
• Mayor White was approached by
Houston Center Gardens
concerned citizens.
• A public-private partnership was
formed.
• Crescent held off until the end of
2004 so the City and foundations
could organize to acquire the
property.
Hilton Americas
Discovery Green Conservancy
Discovery Green
Live Oaks
Treehouse
Deck
Restaurant
Gardens
Event
Lawn
Oak
Alee
Putting Bandshell N
Green
• Working with PPS, public meetings were held in the spring of 2005 to
establish the activity program for the park.
Play
Area
Great
Lawn P.T.
Dog
Runs Park
Bldg Interactive
Water
Crawford Promenade
Valet
Model
Plaza
Boat
Area
Treehouse Deck
Great
Lawn
Pick-up
Service Sports
Multi-use
Amphitheater
Slope
Allee
Oak
Bocce Event
Lawn Waterside
Landing
Pick-up
Sports
Putting Market
Green Grove
Sculptural
Landform
Play
Area
P.T.
Birthday
Veranda
Crawford Promenade
Valet Model
Veranda
Market
Plaza Boat
Treehouse Deck
Area
Stage
Great
Lawn
Multi-use
Allee
Oak
Amphitheater
Event Slope
Lawn
Market
Grove Bandstand
• Land acquisition (2002 & 2004 dollars; twice this today) $ 56,500,000
Construction Contract (park & garage) $ 50,000,000
• Equipment, Furniture and Art $ 10,500,000
• Site studies, Programming, Design & Construction Mgmt. $ 5,500,000
Project management, start-up costs and reserve funds $ 3,000,000
• Programming +/-$1,100,000/year
• Maintenance +/-$ 750,000/year
• Security +/-$ 450,000/year
• Fundraising & Outreach* +/-$ 350,000/year
• Administration +/-$ 350,000/year
* Does not include sponsored daily PSA’s and ads on cable, local NBC
TV, in-kind newspaper, and in-kind radio.
Discovery Tower
Guest Quarters