To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vin Smith, Director, Community Development Department
Prepared By: Robin Klingbeil, Sr. Economic Dev Coordinator
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Downtown Napa Business and Construction Update for 2018
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Receive a presentation highlighting 2018 business and construction activity in Downtown Napa.
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DISCUSSION:
Each year, the Economic Development Division provides a presentation to the Council summarizing annual construction and business activity in the Downtown and Oxbow District areas. The geographic area is roughly the boundaries of the Downtown Napa and Oxbow business improvement areas. This report tracks commercial development construction and renovations, private and public investment, real estate sale activity, new and expanding business storefronts, and vacancy in the areas. During the 2018 calendar year, construction and renovation activity continued in retail, office and lodging sectors, as well as the 51-unit townhome residential project, "Register Square". The following is a list of some of 2018's most notable activities in the area:
* The 5-story Archer Hotel, which had a limited opening in November, 2017, fully opened in early 2018, with 183 rooms and 17,000 square feet of event and meeting space.
* Sky & Vine, a 7,000 s.f. open-air restaurant, opened in April on the roof of the Archer Hotel.
* Ten new storefronts opened in "First Street Napa" in 2018, occupying approximately 40,000 square feet.
* A new 70' long mural of Beckstoffer Farm was painted by artist Morgan Bricca on the upper west side of the building at 1202 First Street.
* The earthquake-damaged Native Sons Building at First and Coombs completed a fa?ade repair, and Rebel Tasting Room opened in its corner storefront space.
* At 1300 Main Street, a new 20,500 s.f. multi-story mixed-use office building (Wiseman Project) completed construction, began individual tenant improvements and opened some...
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