Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Downtown Tacoma: Filling in the Gaps (2008)

The current vacancy rate in downtown Tacoma’s Class ‘A’ office space is less than one percent; despite the current slowdown in the economy and resulting impacts to downtown development, some local investors see this high rate of demand as an opportunity. This quarter’s City Center Luncheon presents a panel discussion showcasing projects and prognostications from three local investors:

  • Don Arsenault of Arsenault Realty Advisors (developer of Atrium Court);
  • Ron Gintz of the Gintz Group LLC (developers of the former Mecca Theater and Old City Hall);
  • Dan Putnam of PCS Structural Solutions (principal in Pacific Plaza LLC).

As always, this quarter’s meeting will highlight projects in the vanguard of downtown’s revitalization, introduce the people who are leading that process, and help delineate current trends and opportunities:

Friday, January 11th
11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
The Tacoma Club
Sponsored by Venture Bank
Attendees will also hear about new efforts to market downtown to developers and tenants, as well as a sneak preview of Destination Downtown Door-To-Door.

Cost for the event is $25 for members pre-paid and $30 for non-members pre-paid; corporate tables are available at a discounted price. To reserve space at this meeting, please contact Janice at the Chamber, (253) 627-2175 or janice.hutchins@tacomachamber.org.

1 comment:

  1. The current vacancy rate in downtown Tacoma’s Class ‘A’ office space is less than one percent; despite the current slowdown in the economy and resulting impacts to downtown development, some local investors see this high rate of demand as an opportunity.

    Impressive panel. These are folks that are moving ahead on projects downtown.

    If there is a group that can give us some ideas about how we can encourage more development downtown, these folks would be it.

    By the way, perhaps we can talk about when Putnam can start on replacing the North Park Plaza Garage.

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