St. Petersburg. A City on the Rise A City of the Arts. REIC April, 2008 Mayor Rick Baker

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1 St. Petersburg A City on the Rise A City of the Arts REIC April, 2008 Mayor Rick Baker

2 Awards/ Accolades Best Beach 2008 in the U.S. via Trip Advisor Best Community for Young People 2006, 2007 & 2008 by America s Promise Best Winter Hot Spot 2008 premier US destination by NBC s Today Show Most Livable Community 2007 renewal by Partners for Livable Communities Best Walking City in the State 2008 by APMA & Preventive magazine Top 10 Community for Creative Class 2007 by Southern Business & Development Florida s 1 st Green City 2007 by Florida Green Bldg. Coalition Top 25 Arts Destinations 2007 renewal by American Style Magazine 2008 America s Cleanest Cities by Forbes Magazine

3 Green St. Petersburg Pinellas Trail largest trail system in Southeast Tree City USA 20 year award by Arbor Day Foundation Traffic light conversion to LED - 68% savings Yard waste, newspaper & drop-off recycling programs Tampa Bay Watch community restoration program Largest & oldest reclaimed water systems St. Petersburg is the first and only city in the state to receive the Green Building Coalition s Green City designation, and has been recognized for energy conservation, recycling, water conservation, fuel efficiency, landscaping and preservation of open spaces, and other environmental programs. Learn more at

4 City-Wide Emphasis Tyrone Midtown Gateway Downtown

5 Tyrone Overview Primary Retail Center in St. Petersburg Industrial Park More than 15,000 Employed Nearly 1,400 Businesses Reinvestment in Existing Retail Centers Tyrone Mall Lifestyle Center expansion Shoppes of Royal, Porter Development

Community in Pinellas County Community-Based

6 Midtown Overview More than $100 Million Invested in Revitalization Nearly 25,000 Residents Most Diverse Community in Pinellas County Community-Based Economic Development Dome Industrial Park The Seamless City

7 Midtown Developments SweetBay 38,000 SF Grocery Store, 8,000 SF additional retail Euro-Bake 54,000 SF manufacturing facility, 150 employees Alvarez Studio 6,000 SF, relocation from Tampa U.S. Post Office U.S. Post Office Retail & Walk-up window Manhattan Casino Historic Renovation, 12,000 SF Suntrust Bank New full-service, drive-thru under development

8 Job Corps Center 16-acre site 600 students trained annually $40 million construction investment by Department of Labor 100+ full-time employment positions in staff and faculty $7 million annual economic impact

9 60,000+ Employees & 2,700 Businesses Over 30 Million SF of Industrial/Office Space Over 3.7 Million SF of Office Space Extensive Transportation Improvements New Projects Providing Increased Amenities Gateway Overview

10 Downtown Overview More than $1.3 Billion recently completed and/or currently under construction Approximately 18,000 Residents and growing Over 28,000 Employees Capacity for Growth Largest Marine Science Cluster in the Southeast U.S. Cultural Center of Florida

11 Winter 2007 groundbreaking Only 45 residential units 18,000 sq ft of retail/ office/ sidewalk café Bernie s Fine Jewelers retail tenant Webcam views available at Earned ADDY award for Best Marketing campaign Ovation

12 Signature Place Breaking records ahead of schedule and under budget 40,000 sq ft of Office Space 15,000 sq ft of Retail Retail tenants include Z-Grille and 5/3 Bank 260 Residential units - already 80% pre-sold

13 400 Beach Drive Grand Opening 2/ residents moving in and living in the heart of downtown Breath-taking views Retail Tenants: CoCo Brazil & Sebastian's Menswear

14 The Sage Grand Opening 12/ Residential units Mid-point cost condo development

15 Young Professional Housing Clusters emerging along medical district and 4 th Street N

16 Grand Bohemian Mixed use development; 292 hotel rooms and 23 residential units Groundbreaking 2008 High end resort with ground floor restaurants Asian Lantern architecture facade Just steps from the city s downtown waterfront and Baywalk

17 Albert Whitted Airport New intermodal terminal opened January 2008 Tenants include: Avis car rental Bayair Flight Service Rising Sun 8 Restaurant New Waterfront Park Extension of city s 7-mile waterfront park system 1 st addition in 100 years

18 All Children s s Hospital Largest medical facility project in the State $420 million 14-story wing & 8-story svcs complex Three adjoining skywalks Top 25 Children s Hospital in the U.S. and Top Pediatric Provider in Florida Child Magazine 2007

St. Petersburg College (SPC) Currently houses the Florida International Museum

N. Reviewing options for academic usage Revenue generator for SPC Currently

Under construction American Stage/ Raymond James Theater Retail space component

19 St. Petersburg College (SPC) Currently houses the Florida International Museum Cultural space commitment till 2010 Owner of the Palladium Theatre on 5 th Avenue N. Reviewing options for academic usage Revenue generator for SPC Currently 50,000 sq ft. Under construction American Stage/ Raymond James Theater Retail space component on 1 st Floor 4 th Floor Build-out Home to Florida Orchestra New classroom space for August 2008 semester Enrollment estimate 2,000 for 2008/2009 academic year

20 University of South Florida (USF) 5,000 students and growing Student dormitories opened to residents Fall 2007 Planning stages for second dorm facility Barnes & Nobles bookstore/ 700 parking deck

Bayboro Marine Science District USGS COT FWRI FIO

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) Center

(TBEP) Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) USF

Institute (IOI) National Oceanic Atmospheric

21 Bayboro Marine Science District USGS COT FWRI FIO TBEP CMS SRI United States Geological Service (USGS) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) Center for Ocean Technology (COT) Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) USF College of Marine Science (CMS) International Ocean Institute (IOI) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) IOI NOAA Largest cluster in the Southeast and growing

related to ocean science, maritime industry and port security Staff

22 New 35,000 sq.ft first phase facility at Port of St. Petersburg Planned for expansion to 100,000 sq ft Research technology related to ocean science, maritime industry and port security Staff projections: employees employees employees SRI International

23 Florida s s Cultural Center $92.6 Million Annual Industry Theaters Mahaffey Theater American Stage Palladium Museums The Dali Museum ~(25 Year Anniversary 2007) The Florida Holocaust Museum Great Explorations, The Children s s Museum Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg Museum of History Cater Woodson Museum of African American History The Arts Center Chihuly Collection

24 Florida s s Cultural Center Quality of Life The Arts Florida Orchestra Theater in the Park American Stage Broadway Across American St. Pete Clay and Pottery 25+ Galleries Downtown Florida Craftsman Monthly Gallery Hop The Arts Main Sail Arts Festival Saturday Morning Market Jannis Landing First Friday Get Downtown Cirque De Sole

25 American Stage/Raymond James Theater Culturally historic theatre to be incorporated into state of the art facility at the new SPC downtown campus December 2009 expected completion date Co-housed with the Florida International Museum

26 Fine Arts Museum Grand opening March 2008 New Hazel Hough Wing Exhibit Hall additional 39,856 sq ft. New amenity Lunch café open daily from 11-2

27 Welcomes 210,000 visitors annually Anticipating construction to being Fall 2008 Relocating within the Progress Energy Center for the Arts Dali Museum

28 Chihuly Collection New 32,000 sq. ft. wing to be part of The Arts Center Construction to being September 2008, completion by Spring st glass-blowing center in the world

29 Downtown Highlights

30 Saturday Morning Market Largest fresh, open market in the Southeast February 2008 attendance record of 10, planning of permanent home for thriving market

31 Republican Presidential Debate 1 st time hosted by City of St. Petersburg More than 5-Million households watched the debate Highest rated debate on cable 6 hours of debate coverage by CNN Mahaffey Theater seats filled to capacity 500 credentialed Media attended event

City event welcomes 125,000+ fans Televised Broadcast: ABC Network

(Saturday) ESPN live coverage to 200 countries (Sunday) Waterfront

hotel rooms fully booked for event Andretti Green Racing transporters

32 City event welcomes 125,000+ fans Televised Broadcast: ABC Network live coverage in U.S. (Saturday) ESPN live coverage to 200 countries (Sunday) Waterfront track resulting in positive comparisons to Monte Carlo City s 1,048 hotel rooms fully booked for event Andretti Green Racing transporters provide over 24 million annual impressions of St. Petersburg City racing circuit commitment through 2013 Honda Grand Prix

33 Rays Proposal

34 St. Petersburg Thank You

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