2016 Downtown Spokane Annual Magazine

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About downtown 2016 Leadership

Letter from the President

Completing the Puzzle

About Downtown Spokane

Endeavor Pyrotek

Start-up

Stay Alfred

Travelers

Central City Line

Dwell West End Lofts

Main and Bernard

Meet Karin

ThriveUrban Outfitters

940 North

Inside Out

Enjoy40 years of Bloomsday

Brew District

Parking is Easy

Annual Events

Credits:Downtown Spokane PartnershipElisabeth Hooker, Editor

Desautel Hege Jessica Wade, Consulting Editor

Scott Stucker,Journal of Business Graphic Designer

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CHAIRDana Harbaugh

NAC Architecture, Architect

VICE CHAIRStephanie Curran

Spokane Public Facilities District, Zone 4

PAST CHAIRBryn West

River Park Square, Large Retail (over 20,000 SF)

TREASURERAmy RobertsBDO USA LLP,

Accountant

SECRETARYMark Dailey

Integrus Architecture, Zone 3

LEGALMichael Paukert

Paukert & Troppmann, PLLC, Zone 1

Captain Brad Arleth Spokane Police Department,

Safety, Ex-OfficioIra Amstadter

Express Employment Professionals, Large Business (over 25 employees)

Kari ConnerBen & Jerry’s,

Small Retail (under 20,000 sf)Michael Fear

Red Lion at the Park, Zone 5

Jim HanleyLombard Lofts & Concept Home,

Zone 2Josh Hissong

HDG Architects & Nudo Ramen, Small Business (under 25 employees)

Thomas HixBlack Realty Management, Inc.,

Property Owner/ManagerErica Mostek

Wheatland Bank, Financial

Sam SongCity of Spokane,

Riverfront Park, Zone 6Dave Steele

City of SpokaneJeremy Tangen

Gaslamp, ResidentialRon White

Unico Properties, Property Owner/Manager

2016 DSP Board 2016 BID BoardCHAIR

Brendan WiechertU.S. Bank

VICE CHAIRSusan Horton

Wheatland BankPAST CHAIR

Kevin GuthrieKiemle & Hagood Company

TREASURERDan Clark

Washington Trust BankSECRETARY

Cory BarbieriGoodale & Barbieri Company

AT LARGE - LEGALMichael Currin

Witherspoon•KelleyAT LARGE

Betsy CowlesCowles Company

David BlackNAI Black

Chancellor Lisa Brown Education Representative, WSU Spokane

County Commissioner Al French Community Representative,

Spokane CountyDana Harbaugh

Business Improvement District Chair, NAC ArchitectureGordon Hester

Kiemle & Hagood CompanyLisa Jacot

Umpqua BankRoy Koegen

Kutak Rock, LLPAnn Martin

Heylman Martin & Assoc. ArchitectsSusan Meyer

Transportation Representative,Spokane Transit Authority

Patrick McLaughlin Wells Fargo

Karl Otterstrom University District Chair,

Spokane Transit Authority Jim Sloane

Spokane Festival of SpeedTracey Stromberg

Housing Representative, Wells & Company

Steve Trabun Avista CorporationAmber Waldref

Local Government RepresentativeCouncil Member City of Spokane

Dan ZimmererDavenport Hotel Collection

What do you feel makes downtown unique?

We are fortunate that leaders in our community sought to celebrate the river, rather than hide it. Not all communities are that lucky. In addition, our blend of old and new architecture, retail and commercial space, and restaurants and personalities all blend to make our down-town a unique and wonderful place.

How does downtown best work to-gether as a community?

A healthy Downtown Spokane Partner-ship is critical to the ongoing success of both the downtown and the City of Spo-kane. DSP is not able to lead all efforts in and around downtown, but it is uniquely connected to all facets of its development and success. DSP supports and shares in the addition and success of every new business, venue, fountain, statue, bench, trash can, and even our parking meters.

What’s your favorite little-known fact about downtown?

Daniel H. Burnham, who developed the “White City” for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, also designed the U.S. Bank Building in Spokane. But, maybe every-one already knows that.

Where is the best view of downtown?

12th floor fire escape of the U.S. Bank building, but don’t tell anyone.

What’s your favorite thing to do downtown?

Walk the streets (and alleys). Try new restaurants and re-visit old favorites.

What’s your favorite memory of downtown?

I have enjoyed finishing (or watching my wife finish) races downtown and go-ing out to celebrate with friends in the core. My favorite Flying Irish runs still go through the downtown.

What are three key elements (“piec-es”) that contribute to downtown’s success?

Working together to connect downtown and neighbors (the BID, University District, Browne’s Addition, Kendall Yards) and the gateways to downtown

Brendan Wiechert, US Bank

2016 DSP Chair

Why do you feel passionate about downtown?

I used to visit my grandparents in Spokane as a child when downtown was thriving with places like of the Bon, the Crescent, etc. When I moved to Spo-kane in the early ’90s, downtown was not in very good shape. I’d like to see it return to its glory days. A thriving down-town business, entertainment, retail and residential presence will make the entire Spokane region stronger, attracting people and businesses to our area.

What projects are you most excited about?

The revitalization of Riverfront Park! It’s a hug opportunity to make what I believe is Downtown’s most unique as-set better.

Where is the best view of down-town?

I lived near Cliff Park for several years and my daughters and I often took ice cream to the overlook on Cliff Drive where we would look over Spokane and talk about the mysteries of the world. It’s a beautiful view of downtown and the city in general.

What’s your favorite thing to do downtown?

Dinner and a movie, play or musical downtown.

What’s your favorite memory of downtown?

The first time I attended the Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade with my daughters, I was blown away by the event, how many people came to watch, the pride people exhib-ited in Spokane.

What are three key elements (“pieces”) that contribute to downtown’s success?

Providing a clean environment where people feel safe.

A vibrant, active, pedestrian friendly streetscape.

Increased occupancy and density of downtown businesses, retail stores, restaurants, art galleries, residences, etc.

Dana Harbaugh, NAC Architecture

2016 BID Chair

The Mission of the Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) is to “create a dynamic, safe, vital, liv-able and sustainable downtown as the basis of an economically healthy region.” That’s an im-mense task; the work of downtown would not be as effective without the invaluable partnerships we have in the community. Much of our success comes in the form of connecting those figurative pieces of the puzzle: seeding ideas, convening public and private com-munity stakeholders, and collective-ly developing or supporting initia-tives to accomplish great things. This business model provides our financial supporters (both our vol-unteer DSP members and our BID Ratepayers) with the optimal lever-aging of their investment dollars. Partnerships took many forms big and small in 2015. We worked with a group of young profession-als to pilot the City ’s first Parklet and supported Window Dress-ings, an innovative start-up that brings art and energy to vacant storefronts. We backed the Sports Commission in securing park land to house a future catalytic regional sports complex and worked with local government and business advocates to defeat anti-business initiatives. Through the Mayor’s Taskforce we helped to inform the City in their decisions to fund 100 new housing units for the home-less and a best-practices model for providing financial assistance for the disabled.

Downtown partnered with The University District (UD) to complete a housing study and we aided in the UD’s transition to new leadership while continuing to provide back of-fice support. We provided advocacy for the City, GSI and the UD to assist the state legislature in securing fund-ing for the UD gateway bridge, and we completed our work with a devel-oper on a new UD housing project.

Collaboration with the City, STA and a private developer was helpful in siting the new Urban Outfitters store. The BID-managed Park-ing Advisory Committee delivered a plan that guided City Council’s use of parking meter revenue for expanded holiday lighting, the Divi-sion Gateway and bike racks, among other investments. We continued work with stakehold-ers to create and expand events throughout the year. Perhaps our most visible partnership was with Visit Spokane, Avista and Riverfront Park, under the leadership of Inter-im Park Director, Sam Song, to host the first Chinese Lantern Festival that welcomed over 80,000 visitors.

Our passion for connecting unmet needs with great ideas and collec-tive resources defines who we are as an efficient and effective non-profit. Please consider joining the DSP in our quest for a vibrant downtown that serves as the cultural and eco-nomic hub of the region.

Sincerely, Mark Richard

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Downtown Spokane is dedicated to the creation of a dynamic, safe, vital, livable and sustainable down-town as the basis of an economi-cally healthy region.

If you are an organization in Down-town Spokane, chances are the Down-town Spokane Partnership (DSP) and Business Improvement District (BID) affects one or more aspects of your daily business, from administering the BID clean, safe, and promotional ser-vices to advocating with the Spokane City Council for tax regulations and incentives on your behalf. Downtown Spokane believes in Spokane as the place in the Inland Northwest to locate a business, to live and to visit.

DSP fulfills its mission to keep down-town a thriving community and an exciting destination spot through a variety of partnerships and programs.

• City of Spokane to tackle new initia-tives and projects in the downtown core, including reinvesting meter funds in the downtown environ-ment.

• BID to keep downtown safe and beautiful.

• University District to build econom-ic synergies between the districts.

• Spokane Police Department to increase police presence in the city center.

• Visit Spokane for wayfinding and tourism.

• Spokane Arts to feature local artisans and beautify the downtown core.

• WSDOT for gateways and wayfind-ing, along with the City and County.

• Greater Spokane Incorporated to drive economic development.

• Spokane Transit Authority to en-hance public transportation.

Businesses and organizations support the city center’s growth and enhance-ment by paying membership con-tributions to the DSP and becoming active leaders. The DSP also secures grants, contracts, and other funding to advance projects.

The Downtown BID seeks to create a positive experience for everyone who visits downtown Spokane. Here’s how:

• BID’s Clean Team keeps Spokane beautiful, overseeing approximately 90 planters, 194 hanging baskets and 92 flags celebrating patriotic holidays. The team is responsible for removing snow and ice, and clean-ing up graffiti and trash (yearly, the team removes tons of debris and thousands of graffiti tags).

• BID’s Ambassadors strive to keep

Spokane safe. These uniformed ambassadors patrol the streets, give directions, and will even accompany you to your car so you feel safe.

• BID supports activation through signature events such as Down-town First Friday, with monthly artist showcases, Spring in Spokane celebrations, Carriage Rides pre-sented by STCU each summer and holiday season, and annual holiday programming drawing thousands of visitors from far and wide.

• BID meets the needs of its Rate-payers, the 900+ businesses and 400+ property owners that pay assessments to the BID and are located within the BID’s 80-block district.

In short, Downtown Spokane strives to create opportunity in Spokane.

Imagine a box.

You shake the box and a thousand tiny cardboard pieces move back and forth. As you remove the lid, those thousand pieces fall onto the table: a jumble of windows, trees, sidewalks, and people. Miniature snapshots ready to be assembled into a shiny, perfect picture of a vibrant urban landscape.

How do you start? Do you work from the outside in? Do you attack the sky, or the street? Do you look for faces and facades that link together?

Every person has a strategy for attacking the puzzle. The vision is there; it’s just a matter of assembling all the right parts without misplacing even one vital piece. The task can be overwhelming; often you take a break, completing a new section before coming back to work out the

challenges.

Along the way you celebrate the small victories, a solid border is a sol-id foundation, a frame for your plan. Slowly the blues and greys define themselves into a skyline with jagged rooftops and iconic silhouettes.

Now it’s time to add the buildings, one by one they come together, slowly shaping into a picture you rec-ognize. Finally, the flurry. The people and cars and moments that fill in the activity and add character to the pan-orama you’ve constructed.

Building a vibrant downtown is like putting together a puzzle. One with many pieces and challenges and sometimes lost parts. Connecting those pieces is a big job. Someone has to see the big picture, know the end result and guide those pieces together.

At the Downtown Spokane Partner-ship there’s a team of individuals waiting to lend a hand. They hold the master vision for a vibrant, active place to live, work, play and create in. Their mission is to make sure you finish the puzzle, and when pieces go missing, step in with the perfect fit.

Downtown Spokane as we know it was envisioned in 1995 when a group of business professionals vested themselves to the success of the core. That vision continues to evolve today with more moving parts than ever. It’s important for the DSP to maintain a connection and a grasp on the bigger picture of what makes Spokane’s urban community relevant and thriving. Every day, staff chal-lenge themselves with what’s next, who can help and how we get there.

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On the corner of Jefferson and First Avenue stands West End Lofts. It’s an empty structure now—actually two empty buildings—but over the next year, it will be remodeled into luxury residential lofts.

One of the buildings—the Jeffer-son—was a foreclo-sure when West End Lofts owner Daniel Sanchez bought it. Then he purchased the adjacent build-

ing, the Norman. At the turn of the 20th century, the buildings were both hotels, joined together through a series of doorways.

The brick buildings feature beautiful, 1900s-era architecture. Inside, you’ll find thick beams, tall windows, and large rooms held up by old-growth posts. The buildings will be trans-formed into eight units, which will be ideal for individuals looking to live downtown—whether young couples wanting to invest in a cool condo or empty-nesters who want to leave the responsibilities of owning a house behind.

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Early on in the renovation planning process, Sanchez conferred with his general contractor, Ray Cichon. They decided to keep the space open, allowing each resident to design his or her own space. “I’m selling shell units—a blank canvas,” says Sanchez, who worked with d’Zign Group out of Hayden, Idaho, on the architectural component of the project.

Each unit has the sealed brick walls and gypcrete floors, as well as utili-ties, heating, A/C, and electrical all hooked up. The rest is entirely up to the owner—whether that’s keeping the space a wide-open studio, build-ing out rooms, or even adding an upstairs loft in some of the units.

Sanchez shares his vision for the loft he plans to build for his own residence: floor-to-ceiling library, antique win-dows, a dry sauna. He plans to keep existing features from the buildings, like the grand staircase that will connect the two floors and the historic advertis-ing still painted on the brick walls.

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from the City about sidewalks, lighting and landscaping. He is in early conver-sations with a café for the street-level, corner space of the building. He has plans for a restaurant and a bakery, a bar in the basement, a sandwich stall with access through the back alley, and indoor parking. Spokane Boxing has already confirmed they will be a tenant on the ground floor.

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“This block is poised for develop-ment,” says Sanchez, noting the number of breweries and wineries (including Iron Goat, River City, and Barrister) that have moved in. In addition, West End Lofts is within walking distance from many of down-town’s best entertainment venues: Bing Crosby Theater, Fox Theater, The Knitting Factory.

“There’s great energy going into the neighborhood,” says Sanchez. “The district is taking shape. It’s an honor to be a part of it.”

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At the corner of Main Avenue and Bernard in downtown Spokane sits a 1906 gem, almost unnoticed until it sat in the shadow of The Grand Hotel. Known primarily for its 67-year ten-ant, the Suki Yaki Inn, the historic building was purchased by developer Dave Black of NAI Black in 2015. Black plans to revitalize the building into mixed use housing and retail.

Thanks to the efforts of Walt Wor-thy, that whole corridor has been reenergized. “If you stand at that intersection and look north, The Grand is right there,” says Property Manager Bryan Walker. “To the south is The Onion, Area 51, Italian Kitchen, and Suki Yaki—a row of restaurants. Across the street you find Luigi’s with nightlife towards Division. In the other direction you see the Bennet Block and the restored Huppin’s and Dutch’s buildings.”

Black is working with an architect to upgrade the exterior, add curb appeal and make the space ready for retail. “Street level space became available for lease on January 1 and we already have four or five inter-ested parties,” says Walker.

The upper floors will offer 33 apart-ment units. Black is refurbishing each unit as it becomes vacant, currently rehabbing the second floor and then moving up. “We’ve turned the corner that downtown living is an acceptable idea for young professionals who don’t want to have cars,” says Walker. While the new street level elevation complements The Grand Hotel, Black plans to honor the building’s history. “We’re going to maintain the historic feel on the upper floors with new flooring, paint and cabinets,” adds Walker. Currently there are plans for the second floor units to become available for lease March 1. Devel-opers hope to lease to downtown professionals who want to work and have a place to live.

“There’s a wide variety of housing needs in all price categories—hous-ing assistance all the way up to luxury penthouses,” says Walker. “Not only do I believe it but so do city officials, private developers, and community supporters.”

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River Park Square, in the heart of downtown Spokane. Where Nordstrom, Anthropologie, The Apple Store, and other brands mix with local boutiques and flavor. Where AMC 20 Theatres with IMAX and Mobius Children’s Museum offer diversions from the ordinary. Where the wonders of Riverfront Park and downtown Spokane are just steps away from convenient covered parking. And most of all, where the looks, the styles, and the fashion make you the center of attention.

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Unfortunately there isn’t much we can do about the weather, but the Spokane Karin returned to in 2015 is vastly different from the one she knew in 1990 when she left home to attend school at Washington State University. “I don’t think I would have returned to 1990 Spokane,” she adds.

Karin was living in Florida when she decided to seek out an employer with advancement opportunities. Searching on LinkedIn, she happened upon a job description that seemed to have been tailored just for her, a hobby nature photographer and world traveler. The job description used words such as “Global,” “Urban,” and “Innovative.” One small surprise: the position was head-quartered just miles away from her hometown of Medical Lake. “I thought, Spokane? Are you kidding me?”

A chance visit to Spokane turned a phone interview into a half hour meet-ing, into a three-hour tour of Pyrotek’s recently renovated downtown Spo-kane headquarters. “When I saw the building and its location, I was thrilled.”

After a whirlwind interview process, finding a place to live proved to be a little more difficult. There wasn’t much available for the working professional wanting to live an urban lifestyle. Karin checked out Craigslist and made a short inventory of available spaces.

“There were a very limited number of places that checked off my list.” The list included: convenient to downtown and work, garage parking, a washer-dryer, and safe. After some sleuthing she ran across a place in the historic Morgan building that perfectly fit her needs and offered a lot of charm at a price point that was reasonable. Hav-ing lived in many locations nationally and internationally, Karin found Spo-kane slightly more expensive than her past home in Florida, but by Southern

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“Mixed-use,” “pedestrian friendly” and “market rate” aren’t just buzzwords anymore. Spokane developers understand that the future of downtown is a space where people work, play, and live. From re-developed historic properties to in-fill development there are an ever increasing number of oppor-tunities to dwell in downtown. Demand drives supply, and a recent study commissioned by Downtown Spokane and the Spokane University District an-ticipate a projected employment growth in the two districts over the next 20 years of 10,134 with a projected housing need of 7,796 units. Sub districts inside the downtown area, including the emerging entertainment and brew districts, provide lifestyle choices that can be attractive to up and coming pro-fessionals looking for an urban living experience.

California standards it’s a steal. “It takes me seven minutes to walk to work. Plus I don’t have to buy a snow blower or weed-whacker,” she says. Casual dinner parties and lunchtime jaunts home are a benefit of living blocks away from work. “At a mo-ment’s notice, co-workers can walk over after work for an impromptu happy hour.”

Karin doesn’t have to leave downtown for much. She can go to the dentist in the Paulsen, the Main Market supplies groceries, and Rite Aid can fill in for emergency sundries. Downtown also offers plenty to do. In the summer she can take a short walk over the river to enjoy the night market with friends. An avid reader, she appreciates the convenience of the downtown library. She indulges her art appreciation on First Fridays or by checking out the latest indie flick at the Magic Lantern Theatre.

Would she recommend living in down-town Spokane? “There’s no way I’m ever not living downtown,” she says.

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34Number of nightlife and

performance venues in downtown Spokane.

16Number of coffee shops in down-

town Spokane.

16Number of skywalks in

downtown Spokane.

3Number of North American cities with a skywalk system

(including Canada).

892Total number of businesses located within the downtown Business Im-

provement District.

42Average number of First Friday

venues.

80Number of blocks serviced by the downtown Business Improvement

District.

3,700Number of housing units currently

in the downtown area.

2,500Number of housing units expected

to be added to the downtown area in the next 20 years.

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Two years ago, Pyrotek made its home in downtown Spokane. Though it’s a global leader in high-temperature processes and materi-als, the company tends to fly under the radar in Spokane.

Pretty impressive, given that virtually all of the world’s aluminum compa-nies rely on Pyrotek. In fact, Pyrotek got its start out of Kaiser Aluminum. Pyrotek’s founder was a Kaiser em-ployee, who developed an idea to fil-ter molten aluminum using fiberglass

bags. Eventu-ally, he spun off his own company, and Kaiser remains a Pyrotek customer to this day.

Pyrotek makes technologies that allow customers in a number of industries—aluminum, glass, noise control (among others)—to manufac-ture many of the products you use every day: the foil for your chocolate bar, the screen of your smart phone, the logs in your gas fireplace, your aluminum soda pop can. In fact, the car, bus or plane you rode in today

is safer and more energy efficient because of Pyrotek.

Because Pyrotek serves customers all over the world, it has locations in over 30 countries, from Spain to New Zealand, Argentina to Japan. The close proximity allows for easier transport of materials and for Py-rotek engineers to serve as consul-tants to their clients.

But of all those locations, Pyrotek has chosen to make its home in downtown Spokane and moved its headquarters from Spokane Valley in 2013. “This building had been aban-doned for years before we moved in,” says Bruce Gallaher, General Man-ager of the Energy Group at Pyrotek. “It was unlived in and unloved.”

Pyrotek restored the iconic mid-cen-tury modern exterior that features four-storied walls of windows and granite. Integrus Architecture worked with Pyrotek to create an entirely new interior space with a modern, industrial feel.

The spacious lobby uses Pyrotek’s red brand color as an accent. The décor also incorporates pieces of

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Pyrotek products—ceramic filters in the walls and aluminium casting equipment as the coffee table.

Pyrotek built out impromptu work-spaces around the building. The basement features a large kitchen, as well as a wellness center with fitness equipment and an outdoor court-yard. “We wanted to make our office a place where people could be col-laborative, productive, and healthy,” says Gallaher.

In addition to these amenities, em-ployees love the convenience of the building’s location. Employees who live downtown love the quick walk to work. Those who live further out enjoy the close proximity to the STA Plaza. Gallaher himself travels by bus to work every day. In the summer, a number of Pyrotek employees bike to work.

“Our people like to be able to grab a quick coffee or go to a restaurant for lunch,” adds Gallaher, noting that often employees will take a break together to talk over a project. “Being downtown is good for business.”

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thank you, downtown.For your coffee shops, cafes, and craft breweries. For boutiques that dress us, and salons that style us. For the rumble of railcars and the faces of underpass art. Thank you STA, for moving us around. For the river—our companion on lunch breaks and powerer of homes. Thanks to the banks, the bike lanes and funky brick buildings. For the Clean Team and Ambassadors and walkable streets. To the City, for making it easier to live here, to work here and to play. For Avista’s gift of Huntington Park. Cheers to your restaurateurs for pleasing our palates. For theater, live music and spoken word slams. And for your pawnshops and parking lots and the mid-century goodness of the Parkade.To the dreamers, the doers and the DSP, thank you. Here’s to Spokane.

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Inside Startup Spokane Central, a coworking space located on 610 W. Second Ave., you’ll find a handful of desks, a conference room, a few private offices, and a bank of phone booths. It even has two small rooms dedicated to mentor meetings.

Startup Spokane Central allows entre-preneurs to network in a collabora-tive environment. It’s part of Startup Spokane, a program of Greater Spo-kane Incorporated (GSI) that strives to ensure that entrepreneurs have the resources and community they need to succeed.

“It’s helpful for these entrepreneurs to just be in a coworking environ-

ment with others who are on a similar journey,” says Steve Trabun, Regional Business Manager at Avista, a spon-sor of Startup Spokane. “They feed off one another, share ideas. It’s confi-dence building—to know they’re not the only one taking risks.”

A block north of Startup Spokane Central is Fellow (located at 107 S. Howard St.), a coworking space geared toward freelancers, arts orga-nizations, and nonprofits.

It’s not a coincidence that both these startup spaces are happening in downtown Spokane. “The sorts of things we’re trying to do require people, activities and all the things

only a downtown can give you,” says Luke Baumgarten, founder of Fellow. “We can find more space, cheaper in the Valley or up north, but it would be really tough to do a coworking space in area of town where people don’t want to walk to get a beer at 5pm or grab lunch.”

“Most coworking spaces are in urban centers,” adds Ryan Arnold, Entrepre-neurship Program Director at GSI and manager of Startup Spokane Central. “That’s where the heartbeat is.”

The physical venue of Startup Spo-kane is not just for coworking but for events, networking, education, and mentorship as well. “We wanted to create a central space where an entrepreneur with an idea can have access to other entrepreneurs or resources,” says Chip Overstreet, one of the owners of the building. “We wanted to locate them in the ecosys-tem of a startup space.”

The goal is to help more of those entrepreneurs and startups thrive. In 2013, the City of Spokane issued 18,500 licenses, 3,700 of which were new businesses. That same year, over 1,500 businesses did not renew their licenses.

“Our economy is built on small busi-ness,” says Trabun. “If we encourage startups and entrepreneurs, we are creating business, which creates jobs and economically healthy communi-ties.”

Coworking spaces are popular in a number of larger cities around the U.S. and Canada. Before start-ing Fellow, Baumgarten researched similar spaces in Seattle, Portland, LA, Denver, the Bay Area, and Toronto. “Coworking is an intrinsic part of 21st century economy and city,” adds Baumgarten.

Startup Spokane believes that helping entrepreneurs is important to attract and keep young talent in our city. “We have eight regional universities and colleges and over 65,000 students,” says Arnold. “How do we harness that talent and those ideas? We want them to stay here and not move away to a bigger city. We want to show them there is a community here, that there are resources and a place to plug in.”

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Jordan Allen got the idea for Stay Alfred while stationed in Afghanistan. On a visit to the U.S., he tried to find a house that could ac-commodate his whole family, rather than having to find six hotel rooms.

He found a house on Craigslist that was near to Coors Field in down-town Denver. Everyone had their own sleeping quarters, and they had access to a refrigerator to store groceries so they could cook meals together.The idea for Stay Alfred was born.

When Allen returned to his home-town of Spokane in 2011, he started the vacation and corporate housing rental company. “I built up 25 proper-ties in Spokane and then expanded all across the country,” he recalls.

The number of properties has more than doubled each year. The cit-ies Stay Alfred chooses to invest in have strong tourism and interesting downtowns (a requirement of all Stay Alfred properties is a location in the heart of the cities’ cores). Though classified as vacation rent-

als, Stay Alfred’s properties are not just for tourists but for anyone who needs to stay in a city for a pro-longed time—whether that’s for a business trip or for medical treat-ments.

Stay Alfred is now in eleven cit-ies, but its headquarters remain in downtown Spokane, located at 123 E. Sprague Ave. “Having a cool office space creates so much value,” Allen says, noting the building’s startup, industrial feel with exposed brick and large windows. “This space matches where our culture is.”

Stay Alfred employees like to go run-ning downtown, visit restaurants for lunch, walk to local coffee shops. “Ev-erything is so accessible. We can get anywhere within five to ten minutes.”

Because the business operation is virtual, the company could locate anywhere, but Allen says that was never a consideration. “Spokane is the greatest place to start up a busi-ness. It has affordable office space and educated labor. That’s a huge strategic advantage.”

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The Central City Line is Spokane Transit’s answer to the age-old ques-tion any growing city faces: how do we move more people without more cars? (Spokane Transit provides nearly 11 million rides a year—that’s 40,000 rides each day.)

A six-mile bus rapid transit route, the Central City Line will provide nearly one million rides a year. It will connect Browne’s Addition to Spokane Com-munity College by way of downtown Spokane and the University District. “It will create a seamless connection

through the heart of the downtown core,” says Brandon Rapez-Betty, Senior Communications Specialist at Spokane Transit.

The Central City Line is a sleek, all-electric, rubber-tired vehicle. Distinct from regular bus routes, it will offer earlier morning and later night ser-vice, more frequent trips, convenient pre-board ticketing at permanent stations (allowing for faster boarding), and overall reduced travel time.

That isn’t just good news for rid-ers but for the local economy too. Anticipated to complete by 2020, the Central City Line is projected to in-crease land and improvement values by $175 million over 20 years. It will increase foot traffic, and it helps with things like parking and traffic conges-tion. Having a transit system with these elements is critical to a compet-itive and growing economy—especial-ly to appeal to a millennial workforce and visitors to the downtown core.

“We’re a growing region,” says Rapez-Betty. “We’re ready for the next step in public transit.”

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When Travelers, a leading property casualty insurer, was looking for a West Coast location in the late 1990s, Spokane emerged on top among the cities that were being considered.

Commute options, location, quality of life and support from the down-town community wer ttractive then, and remain relevant today.

“We’ve been located in the heart of downtown Spokane coming up on 20 years,” says Bob Simmons, Vice President Operations, Personal Insurance. “There have been several improvements that have made

downtown more viable for business as well as employees and citizens.”

Founded to provide insurance to railroad travelers at a time when travel was far riskier and more dangerous than today, the company understands the value of safety. “The involvement of the Spokane Police Department in downtown is a big selling point,” says Sim-mons. Another safety benefit that the Travelers staff appreciate is the presence of the downtown Security Ambassadors.

Serving as a West Coast hub, Travel-ers’ Spokane offices are located

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on the upper floors in the historic Crescent Department Store building in downtown Spokane. “One thing that’s great about being downtown is that it offers a number of ame-nities including transportation. Employees are able to vanpool and take mass transit,” says Simmons.

In 2015, the Spokane Transit Au-thority worked with Travelers to extend the hours of the downtown City Ticket shuttle to accommodate late-shift staff. The Travelers culture encourages employee engagement and com-munity involvement. A large number of hires in the Spokane office are referred by existing employees. “We don’t sell a physical product, so it’s important that our employees really understand the value of service,” says Simmons. “That type of per-sonality translates to our connec-tion to the community as well, and our employees have a great deal of autonomy when engaging in their communities and supporting organi-zations that hold meaning to them.”

In 2015, staff contributed over 600 volunteer hours to Inland North-west non-profits including: Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, SNAP and Second Harvest Food Bank. “Within our downtown location we encourage folks to get involved with any activities that sup-port Spokane.”

Simmons also highlights the sup-port among downtown businesses. “Many coffee shops and restaurants offer discounts to employees who work at downtown locations. That’s another terrific feature that makes it a great place to work.”

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For years, Bryn West felt downtown Spokane could do more to attract hip young shoppers. “I wanted a strong brand that was a little edgier but that also encompassed home products as well as fashion,” says the general manager of River Park Square.

Bohemian retailer Urban Outfit-ters meets that definition, and West spent four years convincing the company’s broker about the value of locating a store in downtown Spo-kane. DSP helped make the case, compiling data that showed the num-ber of millennials (the store’s target audience) within 90 minutes of River Park Square.

“There’s noth-ing like Urban Outfitters anywhere else in the Inland Northwest,”

says West. “The closest stores are in Boise, Bellevue and Minneapo-lis. There’s a huge gap in Montana, Northern Idaho, and even Canada.”

When Urban Outfitters expressed interest, West had to figure out how to accommodate their square-foot-age and store-frontage needs. The

old Saad’s building River Park Square had purchased was too small. “We had to think outside the box about how to accommodate them.”

West worked with the DSP and City Council to find a solution, which led to the buildout onto Wall Street. The design and construction of the new space involved input from the River Park Square, ALSC Architects, and, of course, Urban Outfitters.

West sees the new Urban Outfitters store as a great way to activate Wall Street. “That brand lends itself well to concerts on Wall or food truck rallies. It will help create an environment there.”

With online retail increasing, stores need to provide an experience for the customer, says West. “It needs to be a place people want to meet friends for dinner and a drink.”

STCU agrees. The credit union will have a new branch connected to Urban Outfitters. Partnering with a food vendor (negotiations are still in the works, but STCU expects to announce the partner in the next month), the 1,000-square-foot main level of their new space on Wall

Street will have a decidedly retail atmosphere.

“We want it to be a gathering place—a destination spot,” says Barb Richey, Vice President of Marketing at STCU. “It will be a place where people can do more than their banking, where they can hang out and enjoy the activities on Wall.”

STCU will move their branch from its current location in the Crescent Court skywalk. Customers will still have skywalk access, but now they can enjoy street access as well. The new branch’s main banking functions will take place on the 2,000-square-foot second floor.

“When we heard Urban Outfitters was moving in, we thought it would be hip and cool and a great entry into Riverfront Park,” recalls Richey. “We saw it as an opportunity to try something new and different. We wanted to be part of the excitement.”

Both Urban Outfitters and the STCU branch are expected to open by October 2016.

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David Schneider of California-based Strategic Real Estate Devel-opers was looking for an oppor-tunity to reach millennials when he met with Downtown Spokane Partnership President, Mark Rich-ard, for a Spokane tour in 2014. At that time, city leaders were looking to get ahead of the housing marking in the booming University District. “Mark quickly showed me that the student population existed, and the numbers showed huge growth in the coming years,” says Schneider.

That tour led to the development of 940 North, a unique student housing project on an underutilized property bordering downtown Spokane and The University District, a stone’s throw away from the Gonzaga Uni-versity campus and a quick walk to downtown restaurants, stores and entertainment venues.

940 North is a student housing development of fully-furnished three- and four-bedroom suites featuring big screen televisions, sofa

seating, stainless steel appliances and premium finishes. Other ameni-ties include wireless internet, digital suites, a recreation lounge, covered parking, and rooftop terrace. Enough to make anyone want to go back to school.

Having developed similar projects in other cities, 940 North is comparable to student housing at some of the nation’s largest universities. “When I came to Spokane I knew nothing about the area,” says Schneider. “The City’s attention was a huge incentive to make this project happen in Spo-kane. I’ve worked with cities nation-wide and Spokane is by far the most responsive.”

With the looming success of 940 North, Schneider anticipates future collaborations in the University District/downtown area. “Housing demand is really high right now,” he says. “There is huge potential.”

Potential developments include mixed-use housing and retail along the waterfront. “Current housing on the river isn’t affordable for the aver-age student and we want to make it accessible,” says Schneider.

As more students choose to set up home near the downtown core, downtown Spokane can expect to experience increased demand for local and national retail, dining, and nightlife.

Built by Baker Construction and Development, 940 North will open in August of 2016. Find out more at 940north.com.

In September 2015, a small patio space known as a parklet appeared adjacent to the sidewalk on Main Avenue in a little-used loading zone in front of Wollnick’s store. The par-klet was the result of nearly a year of leg work by José Barajas at You Express Studio, who designed and built the parklet. Offering pedestrians a spot to

rest, the tiny lounge included a dozen seats, a few umbrellas and a chess set.

This first Public Parklet was part of a 60-day pilot project approved by the City. The Downtown Spokane Part-nership helped You Express Studio navigate the city’s permit process in addition to helping fund the project.

Creating green and active space is an important part of cultivating a pedestrian friendly environment in urban areas. Simply adding a patio table and planter can encourage pedestrians to linger on the sidewalk, or merge the interior of a business to the exterior inviting the outdoors in and vice versa.

“Not only was the parklet’s pres-ence felt in tangible measurements through revenue increase,” says Woll-nick’s Manager, Miles Bergsma, “but also in adding a beacon of positive energy on Main Avenue.”

In the future, the Downtown Spokane Partnership hopes to see more park-lets pop up in the downtown area, of-fering tiny cafes or lounges or restau-rants. “It would be in the good interest of any business-minded entrepreneur to endorse the concept of public park-lets in Spokane,” says Bergsma.

For more information about park-lets or developing other pedestrian friendly spaces in downtown, contact the Downtown Spokane Partnership at 509.456.0580.

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The 12k Lilac Bloomsday Run started with an offhand comment to a reporter. In 1976, local runner Don Kardong mentioned in a newspaper in-terview that he thought a run through the heart of the city would be a great thing for Spokane.

Kardong had just competed in the Olympic Marathon. “I thought the op-portunity was here, given the renova-tion of downtown and the park for Expo ’74,” recalls Kardong.

Not long after the article was published, Kardong rode in an eleva-tor with then Mayor David Rogers, who

mentioned the article and encouraged Kardong to pursue the idea.

The Spokane Jaycees adopted the race as a project, and the first Bloomday run took place on May 1, 1977. Organizers hoped they would get 300 participants. They ended up with 1,200. After that, the number of runners grew by about 5,000 each year until the mid 1980s. The biggest event on record took place in 1996 with 61,298 participants.

“If you had told me there would be an event with 50,000 runners and that I’d be in charge of it, I would have said that was ludicrous,” laughs Kardong.

Bloomsday 2016 marks the 40th race. Carol Hunter, a board member of the Lilac Bloomsday Association for 20 years, is proud of the race’s contin-ued success. “I think that’s due to the personality of Spokane. An event of this size takes thousands of volunteers. They truly love it and want to see it succeed.”

Overall, the race requires about 5,000 volunteers, starting with the 13-mem-ber working board that oversees dif-ferent aspects of the race. Under each board member are several committee heads, totaling 70 to 80 committees.

Carol Hunter is also proud of some of the things about the race that haven’t changed. For one thing, Bloomsday is still an affordable race. The board works hard to keep the cost under $20.

The organizers have also managed to keep the design of the T-shirt a surprise each year. And the T-shirt is given ex-clusively to people who finish the race, unlike a number of races that hand out

the T-shirt with the entry packet.

Each year, the race brings about 50,000 people to the downtown core, 40 percent of whom come from outside Spokane County.

Kardong notes that support from the City, DSP and downtown businesses has been crucial to the event’s suc-cess. “That was true when we launched Bloomsday, and it’s been true every year since then.”

The effect on downtown Spokane is significant. It’s estimated that the race’s economic impact is $13 million. That includes participants’ hotel stays, restaurant dining, entertainment, shop-ping at downtown retailers.

For Kardong, it isn’t just numbers that are impressive—it’s the way the race has affected people’s lives. Runners have told him that training for Blooms-day helped them kick an addiction, or it helped them heal from a serious ill-ness. For a lot of families, it serves as a reunion. They might not be able go get together for holidays, but every year they gather for Bloomsday.

Kardong believes the way Bloomsday brings people together in the down-town core is magical. “It’s great to have a vibrant setting for our event. It helps generate excitement. I love standing at the start with all those people gathered on the streets of downtown. There’s sort of this shared adrenaline. If you held it anywhere else, it wouldn’t have the same impact.”

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In 1938, what was intended to be a flower show presented by the Associated Garden Clubs and the Spokane Floral Association blossomed into a small “Flower Festival Parade” with a float and seven decorated automobiles rolling through the streets of downtown Spokane, closing off streets for the first time. This rolling flower show would even-tually become the Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade.

Since that May afternoon 78 years ago, the streets of down-town have hosted hundreds, if not thousands, of events, from parades and car shows to foot

and bike races, and three-on-three basketball, live concerts and art fairs.

Making memories is the business of downtown. And whether you’re simply along for the ride or your dream of building the next big thing, Downtown Spokane is here to help. From clean, safe services to promotional opportunities, we want to connect event planners to the resources that make downtown the place to be.

Visit downtownspokane.org for an up-to-date weekly Calendar of Events, or to find resources to make your dream a reality.

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Downtown Spokane offers a vari-ety of parking options—from me-ters and surface lots to day and long-term garages—at a fraction of the cost of other cities. If you’re coming downtown for the day, for a special event, or to enjoy the many shopping and dining opportunities, you don’t have to look far to find a place to park.

Did you know there is currently 3,800 parking meters located in Spokane’s city center? The majority of them allow you to pay with your credit card or even your phone.

To take advantage of pay by phone meter parking, download the Quick-Pay App, found at SpokaneCity.org onto your smartphone. In addition to convenience, revenue from these parking meters are directly reinvest-ed into the core through beautifi-cation, activation and pedestrian improvements.

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In a small five-block radius look for

a variety of tasting rooms and tap houses including, Paradise Creek, River City, Steam Plant, Ramblin’ Road, and Black Label, to name a few.

In January 2016 River City Brewing celebrated their third birthday, a popular downtown destination each First Friday with a special firkin keg tapped for that event only. Last fall, West Plains brewer, Orlison Brew-ing, added a downtown tasting room

just west of Monroe on First Avenue with unique décor, good beer, and a popular $3 pint Wednesday. Also new in 2015, The Onion restaurant added Area 51 Taphouse, a concept that started at its sister North Divi-sion location.

Look towards the twin brick smoke-stacks along the downtown Spokane skyline and you’ll find Steam Plant Brewing Co. Steam Plant’s 10-barrel brewing system is just big enough to keep up with local demand. Over the last few years Steam Plant beer sales have increased at a rate of 30 per-cent. Watch for a new Lincoln Street tasting room coming to Spokane this summer.

In 2015 Spokane hosted its first Craft Beer Week. Reports of visitors from as far away as Seattle, Portland and Bend have organizers excited that Spo-kane is quickly becoming a craft beer destination. So the next time you’re on a beer run, you won’t have to travel further than downtown Spokane to find the most exciting variety of beer in the Inland Northwest.


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January 19Martin Luther King Jr Parade

January 29 through February 6Spokane International Film Festival

FebruaryFebruary 19 through 21Spokane Golf Show

February 26 through March 6Inlander Restaurant Week

March March 12Friendly Sons of St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 17-20Men’s NCAA Basketball Champi-onships round 1 and 2

March 18-20 and 25-27PNQ Volleyball

AprilApril 3Walk MS: Spokane

April 11 through 17Get Lit Literary Arts Festival

April 10-15Spring Clean

April 16Earth Day Spokane

April 17Susan G Komen Race for the Cure

April 22 through 24Figure Skating Team Challenge Cup

MayMay 1Bloomsday

May 14Junior Lilac Parade and Annual Family Fun Fair

May 16 through 20Bike to Work Week

May 21Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

JuneJune 3Festival of Speed Car Show

June 3 and 4Inlander’s Volume Music Festival

June 3 through 5Artfest

June 5Windermere Marathon

June 11Out Spokane Pride Festival

June 13 through 17Street Music Week

June 18Bazaar presented by Terrain

June 25 and 26Hoopfest, Earth’s Largest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

JulyFridays in JulyFree STCU Horse & Carriage Rides

July 4Riverfront Park July 4 Fireworks

July 21INWCC Scholarship Car Show

July 27Slide in the City

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August 20Unity in the Community

August 20 through 28Gathering at the Falls Powwow

August 30 through September 5Pig Out in the Park Restaurant Fair

SeptemberSeptember 11Spokefest

September 16Fiesta Spokane, Hispanic Heritage Celebration

September 23 through October 30Washington State Chinese Lantern Festival

OctoberCreate Spokane Arts Festival

October 7Terrain art show

October 9 and 10Spokane Youth Book Festival

NovemberNative American Heritage Month

November 18Santa’s Arrival

November 25Holiday STCU Holiday Horse and Carriage Rides begin (weekends through Christmas Eve)

November 25Holiday Lighting

DecemberWinter Glow Spectacular

December 31First Night Spokane - Annual New Year’s Celebration

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