Downtownnow
ANNUAL REPORT • 2007
Downtown is home to several parades each year.
Chairmen’s Message .............................................................................5President’s Letter ........................................................................................7
It’s Safe ..............................................................................................................9It’s Accessible ...........................................................................................11It’s Home ...................................................................................................13It’s All Business ........................................................................................15It’s Fun ........................................................................................................17Downtown Next .................................................................................19
CAP/ADID Board of Directors and Officers ............................................................................................21CAP Membership ...............................................................................23CAP/ADID Staff ...................................................................................25
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CAP/ADID’s Woodruff Park Reading Room during a busy lunchtime.
DowntownnowANNUAL REPORT • 2007
Upscale restaurants, like Room, help to make Downtown a vibrant neighborhood.
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Class A office space: 13,222,283 sq. ft. • Average office rental rate: $22.58 per sq. ft.
Downtown now: a message
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tom BellCAP Chair
Craig JonesADID Chair
CAP Vice Chair
“We’ve seen many successes during 2007. Each is a step toward creating the Downtown Atlanta for which we all strive.”
Downtown retail and restaurant spending: $429 million • Dining establishments: 215
It has been said that the secret to success is “constancy to purpose.”
In Downtown Atlanta, the constancy of Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) made 2007 a year that warrants refl ection. Every item on our agenda saw a measure of success that will lead to a brighter future. Many have referred to it as “Downtown’s turning the corner” or “over the hump” – reasonable and concise descriptions, as we see it.
Our much-rumored perception of crime gave way to reality. Statistics showed that Downtown Atlanta just might be the safest neighborhood in the entire City, and that message fi nally made its way into print. For many that was a turning point – a comforting success.
Downtown’s commercial offi ce absorption rate – once a reason some cited for their lack of confi dence in our future – swung from negative to positive by 640,000 square feet – a rebounding success.
New residential units in Downtown increased by 2,000 – a 16 percent jump in one year – and 4,000 more are on the way to completion. Many of those are being purchased by residents with more than $61,000 in average household income – a growing success.
Entertainment and attractions entice people and new revenue. Today, Downtown’s restaurants (adding almost two new ones per month for the past year) produce median annual sales of $535/sq. ft. – $200/sq. ft. more than the national median – an attracting success.
Infrastructure additions such as Ivan Allen, Jr. Boulevard and pedestrian corridor upgrades have demonstrated a strong correlation to new commercial growth – a building success.
And our ambitious “Green Line” plan has mapped out many opportunities for the “Dome-to-Dome” corridor of Downtown – a future success.
We’ve seen many other successes during 2007 in transportation, planning, events, attractions and advocacy. Each is a step toward creating the Downtown Atlanta for which we all strive.
Our organizations, the leadership and vision of our Boards, and the loyal support of our membership and property owners collectively ensure our continued “constancy to purpose.”
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Downtown now: a messagefrom the Chairmen
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Total sales at restaurants and bars: $269 million • New restaurants: 2 per month
Downtown now: a letter
from the President
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AJ RobinsonPresident, CAP
“For kids, families, singles, mingles and everyone in between, Downtown has more than ‘one’ something to keep you entertained.”
sit-down restaurants: 92 • Average sales per square foot at sit-down restaurants: $604
Downtown now: a letterDowntown Atlanta has a lot to offer, and the list grows longer every day. What makes Downtown Atlanta the dynamic place that it is?
For starters, it’s safe. Downtown’s been safe for a number of years, and NOW, it’s even safer. With almost half the daily population of the City, Downtown accounts for less than 5 percent of the City’s overall crime. Our crime stats have been decreasing for four years.
Second, Downtown is accessible. More roadways, more connectivity, more bus routes, more MARTA stops and more money-saving transportation alternatives make it a snap to get you home or wherever you’re going.
It’s home to a rapidly growing, diverse residential population. Students, young professionals and empty-nesters who are down-sizing – they’re all here and more are coming.
Downtown’s about business. However you measure growth – commercial, retail, residential, restaurants, attractions – Downtown’s numbers have investors, developers and brokers considering opportunities and closing deals in Atlanta’s newest growth market.
It’s just plain fun. For kids, families, singles, mingles and everyone in between, Downtown has more than “one” something to keep you entertained. It’s an expanding list of one-of-a-kind attractions, new and established restaurants, and weekly entertainment for employees and those just wandering.
Downtown is tomorrow. Even with all the things that Downtown “is” NOW, there’s plenty of future on the drawing boards. Our ambitious “Green Line” proposal, the Center for Civil and Human Rights, plans for Peachtree Street, Centennial Hill, the Railroad District and the Auburn/Edgewood corridor – Downtown Atlanta’s tomorrow has much more to come.
Make Downtown a part of your future. That opportunity is available, right NOW!
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Downtown surveillance cameras: 13 • Police officers: 400 • Private security officers: 3,000+
Downtown now: it’s safe.
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Total Downtown Ambassador assists: 5.1 million • Trash collected by Clean Team: 330 tons
Bigger,Cleaner, Better
In 2007 the Atlanta
Downtown Improvement
District expanded to
include 20 blocks of the
“Railroad District” on
the southwest side of
Downtown. Now the
Ambassadors and the
Public Works Clean Team,
charged with keeping
sidewalks and plazas clean,
and removing grafitti, are
at work in the Railroad
District.
Downtown surveillance cameras: 13 • Police officers: 400 • Private security officers: 3,000+
Downtown now: it’s safe.A vibrant Downtown is a safe Downtown.
The sense of safety arises from the constant buzz of people – workers, students, conventioneers and residents – going about their business. It’s there in the lively day and evening activity of popular restaurants, shops and entertainment venues. And it’s sustained by the vigilance of the Atlanta Police Department and the Downtown Atlanta Ambassador Force®, a full-time public safety and hospitality unit created by CAP in 1996.
Downtown – already one of the safest areas of the city – is growing even safer thanks to these dedicated organizations. Only 4.6 percent of the crimes reported for Atlanta in 2007 were committed Downtown, a four-point decrease over the last two years.
During the last six months of 2007, APD initiatives Downtown reduced assaults by 43 percent, burglaries by 13 percent, and auto thefts by 26 percent from the same period in 2006. And larcenies (mostly thefts from autos – the lion’s share of Downtown crime) were cut by 30 percent. Operation Shield, an overarching security initiative, led to the installation in 2007of 13 integrated surveillance cameras Downtown, the formation of a web-based clearinghouse for Downtown crime information, installation of a two-way radio link with APD, and creation of Crime Stoppers Atlanta, a program that provides rewards for anonymous tips.
The visibility and professional demeanor of the Ambassador Force goes a long way toward keeping Downtown safe. The 65-member force patrols 220 blocks of Downtown offering assistance to tourists, visitors, workers and students while in constant contact with APD. In 2007, Ambassadors extended personal greetings to more than 3.3 million individuals, provided assistance more than 1.6 million times, and escorted pedestrians to their vehicles or hotels 18,787 times.
GSU students relax in Hurt Park
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New members in rideshare database: 841 • Monthly transit pass sales up 7 percent
Downtown now: it’s accessible.
Telework days logged: 10,342 • Participants in month-long ‘Walk There’ program: 630
As the skyline expands and the streetscapes grow, another great thing about Downtown Atlanta remains the same – it is relatively easy to go from place to place. For walkers, cyclists, drivers and riders, CAP/ADID and its Downtown Transportation Management Association (TMA) work to ensure that Downtown maximizes its wealth of transportation resources.
For carpoolers, drivers and cyclists, CAP launched the Downtown Interactive Parking Guide in 2007, a web-based resource for Downtown parking information. The Guide features a parking map of more than 195 facilities that collectively contain more than 65,000 parking spaces. Users can scroll to find their destinations, or simply choose from the many attractions listed. With the click of a mouse the map will display parking facilities close to each destination. Cyclists can find bike racks, too.
In June, the Downtown Navigator e-newsletter was launched. It provides updates on construction, possible delays, detours, shortcuts, and helpful alternative transportation solutions to help commuters make it into (and out of) Downtown as easily as possible.
The Downtown TMA launched a kiosk program in August to provide information on transportation options and “Commuter Rewards” incentives for individuals who utilize alternative modes for commuting. The four kiosks rotate among participating Downtown buildings.
More than 195 Downtown employers and property managers work with the Downtown TMA to ensure that workers know about commuter options and incentives for taking alternative transportation to work. In 2007, 281 new commuters registered to receive $3 per day (up to $180) for trying an alternative mode of transportation. More than 1,000 commuter prizes totaling more than $28,000 were distributed to participating Downtown employees.
Downtown now: it’s accessible.Downtown boasts a strong turnout for Bike to Work Day.
Walk, ride or drive wherever you’d like to go.
national employerTRANsPOR- tation Champion AWARD RUNNER-UP
Presented by the Association for Commuter Transportation to Cousins Properties
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Clean air Campaign PACE AWARDs
PACE Starter Award Finalist: Cousins Properties
Small Business Award Finalist: Richard Wittschiebe Hand
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Total Downtown housing units: 17,649 • Units planned or under construction: 6,024
Downtown now: it’s home.
No Mas! Cantina hosted Neighborhood Night for Downtown neighborhood associations,
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Average monthly apartment rent: $1,039 • Average Condominium price: $284,000
More than 2,000 Downtown housing units went up in 2007, a 16 percent increase in just one year, and plans are drawn up and approved to build more than 6,000 more. Downtown residents now number approximately 27,000. And they’re a prosperous group: the average household income of new residents since 2000 is $61,300. The average new Downtown condo lists for $284,000.
CAP predicts that 24,000 residential units will be occupied Downtown by 2010, and that Downtown’s population will reach 39,000. The average income for these households is projected to be $72,000. The economic impact of these new residents is driving expansion of the Downtown retail market
Downtown now, and in the future, is an increasingly affluent, round-the-clock live, work and play community. New residents in 2007 moved to many developments – Capitol Gateway, Centennial Park North, Central City Condominiums, DUO, Fair & Walker Lofts, GSU University Commons, Oakland Park, Renaissance Walk at Sweet Auburn, Tribute Lofts, Twelve Centennial Park and The Villages at Castleberry Hill. And several new developments broke ground in 2007, including Alexan 360, Auburn Pointe, Castleberry Point, Pencil Factory Lofts, and W Residences.
Distinct neighborhoods have emerged in recent years that help build a strong sense of community in Downtown: Allen Plaza, Centennial Olympic Park Area, SoNo, Memorial Drive Corridor, Old Fourth Ward, Sweet Auburn, Marietta Street Artery, Fairlie-Poplar and Castleberry Hill.
Downtown Atlanta is attracting people from a host of different walks of life and different income levels. Downtown residents walk to work while others sit in traffic. They find world-class entertainment and sporting events right outside their front doors.
New high-rise condominiums at Twelve Centennial Park
Georgia State’s new residence halls bring 24-hour student activities and vitality to Downtown.
seems like everybody’s moving Downtown.
Downtown now: it’s home.
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Downtown workers: 140,000 • Hotel rooms: 11,785 • CAP e-newsletter subscribers: 23,357
Downtown now: it’s all business.
McRae is one of Downtown’s newest businesses.
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Downtown workers: 140,000 • Hotel rooms: 11,785 • CAP e-newsletter subscribers: 23,357 to Downtown Connector, Downtown Live, Downtown Navigator and Downtown Works
Downtown now: it’s all business.Last year, more than 75 projects worth more than $4 billion were in the works Downtown. These large and small projects, funded by public and private sources, provide office space, entertainment venues, and residential units – development that is sensible and sustainable.
Downtown now is bustling and growing busier all the time. In 2007, office space occupied by Downtown businesses increased by 428, 516 square feet. Just a year before, occupied office space decreased by 212,972 square feet. More than 140,000 people worked Downtown in 2007, and more than 30,000 students attended Downtown schools and universities.
In 2007, CAP and the City of Atlanta together developed a revolutionary zoning code that will govern growth and development Downtown. It is designed to ensure that Downtown becomes a denser, urban, walkable, mixed-use 24-hour environment.
CAP is helping to keep Downtown retailers and restaurants thriving through the Downtown Connects Card program. More than 75,000 Downtown Connects Cards, good for discounts and specials deals at participating businesses, have been distributed over the last two years.
People love a winner. It’s an exciting time to do business Downtown. Ticket sales for CAP’s 2007 Downtown Development Day at AmericasMart were up more than 25 percent. The number of real estate professionals, developers, restaurateurs and, entrepreneurs anxious to play a part in Downtown now, and to help shape the future of Downtown, is growing.
To further catalyze development, Central Atlanta Progress partnered with the Atlanta Development Authority and successfully won $60 million of New Markets Tax Credits from the U.S. Treasury. With this allocation, commercial projects in Downtown can take advantage of lower-cost financing to jump-start their developments while prompting job growth and further redevelopment in the area. In addition, 5 percent of this allocation is earmarked for small business loans.
Mayor Shirley Franklin, guest of honor at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel’s 40th anniversary celebration.
What a difference a year (and $4 billion) makes
CAP’s Downtown Connects program is a resounding success.
2007 atlanta DOWNTOWN design exCellenCe AWARDInterior: Luckie Food Lounge
Exterior: Tribute Lofts
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Festivals held at Woodruff Park in 2007: Creative Loafing Beer Fest, Atlanta Wings Festival
Downtown now: it’s fun.
A day in Downtown’s Centennial Olympic Park
We put the Do in Downtown
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GsU Welcome Week, Dave FM Oysterfest, AVP Crocs Beach Volleyball Exhibition Tour
Downtown now: it’s fun.Downtown now is a place where there is always something to do. Year-round, CAP promotes events designed to increase interest in Downtown and to bring visitors here to shop, eat and have fun.
In 2007, CAP produced:
• SunTrust’sLunchonBroadseries,FridaysMaythroughSeptember,featuringmusicanddiningal fresco on a closed-off section of Broad Street with emcees provided by KISS 104.1 FM.
• Wednesdays inWoodruff,aseriesof lunchtimeperformancesApril-May,andSeptember-October, held in conjunction with the Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition and the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
•Turner FirstThursdays, amonthly self-guided tour ofDowntown’smost interesting artgalleries – Arts for All Gallery, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Gallery, Context Gallery, Ernest G. Welch School of Arts & Design Gallery, GSU Art Student Union Exhibition Project, Museum of Design Atlanta, Paige Harvey Art Studio, Paint in the Pods and the Rialto Center for the Arts
• BankofAmerica’sDowntownAtlantaRestaurantWeek,whichofferedthree-coursemealsfor just $25 at 27 of Downtown’s most intriguing dining destinations.
But wait, there’s more. Downtown loves out-of-towners. More than 12 million people attended attractions, sporting events and concerts Downtown in 2007, and more than 4.7 million tourists explored Downtown as well. Conventions attracted another 1.4 million.
There’s more than ever to see and do Downtown now. The new World of Coca-Cola attracts enthusiastic crowds in its new location adjacent to the popular Georgia Aquarium. Centennial Olympic Park is the place to be for metro Atlantans, especially on July 4th. Inside CNN tours and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site are top attractions.
The Hawks, Thrashers, Braves and Falcons play Downtown, and the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream will soon join the Downtown sports lineup. Of course the city’s largest concert venues (and plenty of smaller ones, too) are here as well.
Valentinea Luvushkin crosses the finish line at the inaugural ING Atlanta marathon.
Grand opening of the new World of Coca-Cola with Neville Isdell, Chairman of the Board and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company, Mayor Shirley Franklin, Governor Sonny Perdue, and Muhtar Kent, President and COO, The Coca-Cola Company.
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New office space: 3.5 million sq. ft. • New retail: 867,000 sq. ft. • New hotel rooms: 2,000
Downtown next: imagine
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In December, CAP unveiled its ambitious plan to revitalize the east-west corridor along Alabama Street between the Georgia State Capitol and the Georgia Dome. The Green Line will feature a linear park ringed by pedestrian-friendly developments and calls for the capping of the railroad gulch and the extension of Alabama and Wall Streets to intersect a new West Spring Street.
The plan also envisions a new entertainment and retail development at Underground Atlanta, a transformation of the Five Points MARTA station and a Multimodal Passenger Terminal to connect Downtown to all of Georgia.
Peachtree Street: Atlanta’s Great Street. CAP is working with the City of Atlanta to investigate a number of options designed to enhance Peachtree Street as a world-class boulevard. One idea gaining momentum is the introduction of a modern streetcar line along Peachtree Street in Midtown and Downtown and along an east-west route through the heart of Downtown. CAP and the City are working to develop a formal proposal for the system.
Work is also under way to develop a detailed plan for streetscape enhancements along Peachtree. Beyond the basic elements of smooth sidewalks, lights and trees, the ultimate goal of this design project is to foster a memorable and unique public space experience. The concept focuses on vertical street furniture elements that add color, light, curves, and shape.
Downtown’s future is bright. The number of residents living Downtown is expected to increase by 50 percent over the next two years. Office space is being snapped up as quickly as it’s being built. Downtown’s attractions continue to attract, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights is expected to bring more than 600,000 visitors to the area. Downtown crime, in a steady decline, is likely to decrease further.
Housing units for purchase 2010: 7,922 • Rental units 2010: 10,940 • Dorm beds 2010: 4,811New office space: 3.5 million sq. ft. • New retail: 867,000 sq. ft. • New hotel rooms: 2,000
Downtown next: imaginea new focal point that links the past with the future
Renderings show glimpses of what Downtown Atlanta can become.
CAP/ADID Board of Directors and Officers
H. Inman AllenPresident/ChairmanIvan Allen Company
Hank AlmquistExecutive Vice President and CFOAMC, Inc.
Lars AndersonGeorgia PresidentBB&T
Paul AndersonCEOSkanska
Tom ArasiPresidentPortman Holdings, Inc.
T. Joshua R. ArcherManaging PartnerBalch & Bingham, LLP
Albert K. BlackwelderCOOEmory Crawford Long Hospital
Doug BlissitVice President of Public Affairs and Corporate Real EstateDelta Airlines, Inc.
James R. BordersPresidentNovare Group
Amanda Brown-OlmsteadPresident and CEOA. Brown-Olmstead Associates, LLC
Xernona ClaytonPresident and CEOTrumpet Awards Foundation, Inc.
Tony Conway, CMPA Legendary Event
*Dow DameronVice President, Georgia DistrictUnited Parcel Service
Clark H. DeanManaging DirectorStudley, Inc.
*Philip EllenderSenior Vice President – Government and Public AffairsGeorgia-Pacific Corporation
*Robert L. FornaroPresident and COOAirTran Airways
*Powell Alec FraserPresidentTurner Properties, Inc.
Gary FroebaManaging DirectorOmni Hotel at CNN Center
*Michael GarrettPresident and CEOGeorgia Power Company
Renee GloverPresident and CEOAtlanta Housing Authority
S. Taylor GloverPresident and CEOTurner Enterprises, Inc.
John T. Grant, Jr.Executive Director and COO100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
Dan GravelineExecutive DirectorGeorgia World Congress Center
John HeagyVice President, MarketingHines
*Maxine HicksManaging Partner – AtlantaEpstein Becker & Green, PC
William S. HollettSenior Vice PresidentAmerica’s Capital Partners
*Phil KentChairman and CEOTurner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Steven LabovitzSenior PartnerMcKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP
*Timothy J. LindgrenSenior Vice President –Field OperationsHyatt Hotels and Resorts
*William H. LinginfelterCEO, Georgia BankingWachovia Bank N.A.
*David MarvinPresidentLegacy Property Group, LLC
Merry McClearyPresident and CEOAVYVE
Peggy McCormickPresidentAtlanta Development Authority
Richard McCrillisCEOMARTA
David N. MinkinPartnerPowell Goldstein, LLP
*Bernie MullinPresident and CEOAtlanta Spirit, LLC
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CAP OFFICERS
*Thomas D. Bell, Jr. CAP ChairmanChairman and CEOCousins Properties, Inc.
*Craig B. Jones CAP Vice ChairExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment OfficerCousins Properties, Inc.
*Terry Cowles CAP TreasurerPartnerDeloitte
* CAP Executive Committee members
CAP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2007CAP/ADID Board of Directors and Officers
*Dan O’LearyPresidentUnderground Atlanta
Ken OstrowskiDirectorMcKinsey & Company, Inc.
Timothy J. PakenhamPartnerAlston & Bird, LLP
*Charles ParkerVice President, Legal AffairsAtlanta Journal-Constitution
Lance PattersonPresidentBarry Real Estate Companies
*Dr. Carl V. PattonPresidentGeorgia State University
*Gary PeacockPresident and CEOSunTrust Bank, Atlanta Region
*Egbert PerryCEOThe Integral Group
*Alicia A. PhilippPresidentThe Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
*Melanie PlattSenior Vice President and CAOAGL Resources
Diane L. PrucinoPartnerKilpatrick Stockton, LLP
Erica QuallsGeneral ManagerAtlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
Spurgeon RichardsonPresidentAtlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Steve RiddellAtlanta Managing PartnerTroutman Sanders, LLP
Mark B. RileyPartnerUrban Realty Partners
Whitney RusertPresidentAtlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association
Jerome Russell, Jr.President and CEOH.J. Russell & Company
*Ingrid Saunders JonesSenior Vice President, Corporate External AffairsThe Coca-Cola Company
Alexis ScottPublisherAtlanta Daily World
Charles W. Seets, Jr.Area Director of Business DevelopmentErnst & Young, LLP
John D. ShlesingerVice ChairmanCB Richard Ellis
Kim SchreckengostExecutive Vice President – OperationsAMB Group, LLC/Atlanta Falcons
E. Kendrick SmithPartnerJones Day
*Mason StephensonPartnerKing & Spalding
David StockertCEOPost Properties R. Scott Taylor, Jr.PresidentCarter
*Jeffrey L. WarwickSenior Vice PresidentBank of America
Sam A. WilliamsPresidentMetro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Betty E. WillisSenior Associate Vice PresidentEmory University
Alan M. WiseVice President and DirectorThe Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
*James YoungPresident and CEOCitizens Trust Bank
Caldwell ZimmermanExecutive Vice President, Retail and LandColliers Spectrum Cauble & Co.
Craig B. Jones ChairmanExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment OfficerCousins Properties, Inc.
Hank AlmquistExecutive Vice President and CFOAMC, Inc.
Curley DossmanPresident Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Powell Alec FraserPresidentTurner Properties, Inc.
The Honorable Kwanza HallAtlanta City Council
Joe HindsleyGeneral ManagerHyatt Regency Atlanta
Karen Webster ParksCEORegional Atlanta Civic League
David M. TaggartVice President and TreasurerThe Coca-Cola Company
Cathy WoolardMetro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
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ADID BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charles S. AckermanChairmanAckerman & CompanyLouise AllenPresidentIvan Allen CompanyKendall AlleyAtlanta PresidentWachovia Bank N.A.Hank AlmquistExecutive Vice President and CFOAMC, Inc.♦
Cotten AlstonSenior WardenSt. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchRobert AmickPresidentConcentric RestaurantsRichard D. Amon, CPMRegional Vice PresidentHarbor Group Management♦
Lars AndersonGeorgia PresidentBB&TGeorge G. AndrewsPresident and CEOCapitol City Bank & Trust CompanyChristopher S. AnulewiczPartnerBalch & Bingham, LLPTom ArasiPresidentPortman Holdings, Inc.♦
T. Joshua R. ArcherManaging PartnerBalch & Bingham, LLPRichard ArrollPresidentRJA Properties, IncEd BakerPublisherAtlanta Business ChronicleMarcia BansleyExecutive DirectorTrees AtlantaM. Brantley BarrowChairmanHardin Construction Company, LLCTony A. BartlettSenior Vice PresidentLincoln Property CompanyCarrol BatteySenior Vice PresidentTaylor & Mathis, Inc.♦
Thomas D. Bell, Jr.Chairman and CEOCousins Properties, Inc.♦
Robert B. BentleyVice President and General Manager GA/SC/FLAT&T
Brad R. BentonPartnerKPMGHarold L. Bevis, Jr.Managing Director - Public AffairsDelta Air Lines, Inc.Greg BlockCEOFirst Step StaffingPeter E. BlumPeter E. Blum & CompanyBill BolenPresident and COOAtlanta DreamNiles BoltonPresidentNiles Bolton Associates, Inc.James R. BordersPresidentNovare GroupRichard BowersPresident, SIORRichard Bowers & Company♦
Cliff BrashierExecutive DirectorState Bar of GeorgiaMatt BronfmanManaging DirectorJamestownRonald D. BrownPresident and CEOAtlanta Life Financial Group, Inc.Amanda Brown-OlmsteadPresident and CEOA. Brown-Olmstead Associates, LLCDavid C. ButlerVice President, General ManagerTurner Construction CompanyDan CashSenior Vice President Operations ManagerHOK♦
Robert CizekSenior Vice PresidentCentral Parking Company of GA♦
Xernona ClaytonPresident and CEOTrumpet Awards Foundation, Inc.Dr. G. Wayne CloughPresidentGeorgia Institute of TechnologyDean CollinsPrincipalFRA Engineering♦
Cecil D. ConleeChairmanCGR AdvisorsTony Conway, CMPA Legendary EventJerome M. Cooper, FAIAChairmanCooper Carry, Inc.
Richard W. Courts, IIChairmanAtlantic Investment CompanyTerry CowlesPartnerDeloitte♦
Jeff CrossSenior Vice PresidentW.G. Yates & Sons ConstructionJames B. CummingPresidentTrillium Management, Inc.Ann CurryPresidentCoxe Curry & Associates♦
Blair CurtisVice President of FinanceYancey Brothers CompanyDow DameronVice President, Georgia DistrictUnited Parcel ServiceClark H. DeanManaging DirectorStudley, Inc.Faye DeMassimoVice President/Manager Transportation/Event PlanningURS CorporationPhilip EllenderSenior Vice President – Government and Public AffairsGeorgia-Pacific Corporation♦
Ed EllisManagerKimley-Horn & AssociatesMichael S. EltingSenior Managing DirectorCushman & Wakefield of Georgia, Inc.Douglas J. EstesPrincipalEstes-Shield Engineering, Inc.Barbara FagaChair, Board of DirectorsEDAW, Inc.Isaac Newton Farris, Jr.President and CEOThe King CenterBruce FeuerVice President, Business DevelopmentThe Paradies ShopsManny FialkowPresidentFialkow & CompanyRobert L. FornaroPresident and CEOAirTran AirwaysStephen ForteManaging PartnerSmith Grambrell & Russell, LLPPowell Alec FraserPresidentTurner Properties, Inc.
Dick FreelSenior VP and Marketing DirectorThe Parmenter CompanyGary FroebaManaging DirectorOmni Hotel at CNN Center♦
Thomas C. GallagherChairman, President and CEOGenuine Parts CompanyW. Bruce GallmanPartnerMiller-Gallman Development, LLPJoan GarnerPresident and CEOHistoric District Development Corp.Michael GarrettPresident and CEOGeorgia Power Company♦
Laura Lee GentryManaging PartnerEgon Zehnder InternationalJeff GeorgeVice President and General ManagerBalfour Beatty ConstructionRenee GloverPresident and CEOAtlanta Housing AuthorityS. Taylor GloverPresident and CEOTurner Enterprises, Inc.Beth Reynold GluckDeputy Director – Southeast RegionCARE International♦
Bobby GlustromManaging PartnerRCG Properties, LLCSharon GoldmacherPresidentCommunications 21, Inc.Jay GoldmanPartnerBDO Seidman, LLPJohn T. Grant, Jr.Executive Director and COO100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.Dan GravelineExecutive DirectorGeorgia World Congress Center♦
Charles H. GreenPresidentSunrise Bank of AtlantaSamuel L. Gude IIICEOGude Management GroupBruce GunterPresidentProgressive Redevelopment, Inc.S. Jerome Hagley, IIIExecutive Vice President and COOHarold A. Dawson CompanyRuss HardinPresidentRobert W. Woodruff Foundation
Stan HarveyPrincipalUrban Collage♦
John HeagyVice President, MarketingHinesGlenn P. HendrixManaging PartnerArnall Golden Gregory, LLPDoug HertzPresident and CEOUnited DistributorsEdward S. HeysDeputy Managing PartnerDeloitte & ToucheMaxine HicksManaging Partner – AtlantaEpstein Becker & Green P.C.John R. HolderPresident and CEOHolder PropertiesWilliam S. HollettSenior Vice PresidentAmerica’s Capital Partners♦
J.D. HumphriesAtlanta Office Executive PartnerStites & Harbison, LLCWalter R. Huntley, Jr.PresidentHuntley & AssociatesGene InzerRegional Asset ManagerParking Company of America♦
Cheryl C. JonesCEOOneSource Facility Services, Inc.Craig B. JonesExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment OfficerCousins Properties, Inc.Nancy C. JuneauCEOJuneau Construction CompanyPhil KentChairman and CEOTurner Broadcasting System, Inc.♦
Mark KesslerPartnerCoMar DevelopmentKevin KobishopGeneral ManagerSheraton Atlanta Hotel♦
Brad KoenemanGeneral ManagerAtlanta Hilton & Towers♦
Stan KryderPresident and CEOMidtown BankSteven LabovitzSenior PartnerMcKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP♦
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2007-2008 MembershipJ. Hicks LanierChairman and CEOOxford Industries, Inc.♦
Dick LaytonManaging Director and ManagerA.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.Michael LevenVice ChairmanThe Marcus FoundationScott L. LeventhalPresident and CEOTivoli Properties, Inc.Jeffrey C. LevyPresident and CEOBiltmore CommunicationsWillard “Chuck” LewisPresident and CEOOne Georgia BankTimothy J. LindgrenSenior Vice President – Field OperationsHyatt Hotels and Resorts♦
Milton J. Little, JrPresidentUnited Way of Metropolitan Atlanta♦
Larry Lord, FAIAPrincipalLord, Aeck & Sargent ArchitectsSteven D. MartinManaging DirectorGranite Properties, Inc.David MarvinPresidentLegacy Property Group, LLCWilliam R. MatsonExecutive DirectorPathways Community NetworkMerry McClearyPresident and CEOAVYVEPeggy McCormickPresidentAtlanta Development Authority♦
Michael McGwierExecutive Managing DirectorTrammell Crow ResidentialJeff McLaughlinGeneral ManagerAtlanta Renaissance HotelJim MeyerManaging DirectorTishman SpeyerDavid W. MillerPresident and COOHolder Construction CompanyDebbie MillerInterim Director, OutreachCentral Presbyterian ChurchDavid N. MinkinPartnerPowell Goldstein, LLP♦
Moe ModjeskiFinancial RepresentativeNorthwestern Mutual Financial Network
Tod MorrowGeneral ManagerThe Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta♦
Emory MorsbergerPresidentThe Morsberger GroupRoger L. Neuenschwander, AIAPresidentThompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates, Inc.Todd NoellManaging DirectorRCLCOJohn O’CallaghanPresident and CEOANDP, Inc.♦
Dan O’LearyPresidentUnderground AtlantaTom O’LearyGeneral ManagerThe Ellis Hotel♦
Ken OstrowskiDirectorMcKinsey & Company, Inc.Timothy J. PakenhamPartnerAlston & Bird, LLPCharles ParkerVice President, Legal AffairsAtlanta Journal-Constitution♦
R. C. PatelCEODiplomat CompaniesChip PattersonCEOAmeriPark♦
Lance PattersonPresidentBarry Real Estate Companies♦
Dr. Carl V. PattonPresidentGeorgia State University♦
Gary PeacockPresident and CEOSunTrust Bank, Atlanta Region♦
Patrise Perkins-HookerPartnerHollowell, Foster & Gepp, PC♦
Egbert PerryCEOThe Integral GroupDane C. PetersonCEOEmory Crawford Long HospitalAlicia A. PhilippPresidentThe Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaMike PlantExecutive Vice President, Business OperationsAtlanta Braves
Melanie PlattSenior Vice President and CAOAGL ResourcesJohn C. Portman, Jr. FAIAChairmanPortman HoldingsCharles A. PowellGeneral ManagerEmbassy Suites Centennial Olympic Park♦
Diane L. PrucinoPartnerKilpatrick Stockton, LLPErica QuallsGeneral ManagerAtlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel♦
John ReyhanExecutive Vice PresidentSkanska♦
Spurgeon RichardsonPresidentAtlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau♦
Violet Travis RicksExecutive DirectorAtlanta-Fulton County Recreation AuthoritySteve RiddellAtlanta Managing PartnerTroutman Sanders, LLPClarence RidleyChairman of the BoardHaverty Furniture Companies, Inc.Mark B. RileyPartnerUrban Realty PartnersMichael RobisonPresidentLanier Holdings♦
Whitney RusertPresidentAtlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association♦
Jerome Russell, Jr.President and CEOH.J. Russell & CompanyLily SantanderGeneral ManagerThe Atlanta LinkIngrid Saunders JonesSenior Vice President, Corporate External AffairsThe Coca-Cola Company♦
Beth S. SchapiroPresidentThe Schapiro Group, Inc.♦
Scott SchultenManaging PartnerSchulten Ward & TurnerKim SchreckengostExecutive Vice President – OperationsAMB Group, LLC/Atlanta FalconsAlexis ScottPublisherAtlanta Daily World
Dr. Beverly ScottCEO and General ManagerMARTA♦
Craig J. ScottVice PresidentBrasfield-Gorrie, LLCCharles W. Seets, Jr.Area Director of Business DevelopmentErnst & Young, LLP♦
John R. Seffrin, Ph.D.CEOAmerican Cancer Society♦
S. Stephen Selig, IIIPresidentSelig Enterprises, Inc.Stephen M. SesslerPartnerNewcomb & Boyd♦
Brad ShawSenior Vice President, Communications & External AffairsThe Home DepotJeff ShawPresidentJackson Oats Shaw Corporate Real Estate♦
Martin D. ShieldsPrincipalEstes-Shields Engineering, Inc.John D. ShlesingerVice CharimanCB Richard EllisArnie SilvermanPresidentSilverman Construction Program ManagementE. Kendrick SmithPartnerJones DayBolling SpaldingPrincipalJackson SpaldingRonald V. StangPresidentStevens & Wilkinson Stang & Newdow♦
William P. SteinhausManaging ShareholderOgletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C.John W. StephensonExecutive DirectorJ. Bulow Campbell FoundationMason StephensonPartnerKing & SpaldingPam StephensonInterim CEOGrady Healthcare♦
David StockertCEOPost PropertiesJeff SwanaganExecutive DirectorGeorgia Aquarium, Inc.♦
Stephen T. Swicegood, FAIAManaging DirectorGensler♦
R. Scott Taylor, Jr.PresidentCarterRobert M. UllmannPresidentUltima Holdings, Ltd.Allan C. VellaGeneral ManagerThe Fox TheatreEd WallsGeneral ManagerThe Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel♦
Jeffrey L. WarwickSenior Vice PresidentBank of AmericaChris WaskoInternational DirectorJones Lang LaSalle♦
Mark WassermanManaging PartnerSutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLPMarc WeinbergOperating PartnerThe Shopping Center Group, LLCJohn WielandPresidentJohn Wieland Homes, Inc.Bob WilliamsPresident, Philips ArenaAtlanta Spirit♦
Sam A. WilliamsPresidentMetro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce♦
Thom WilliamsPresidentASDBetty E. WillisSenior Associate Vice PresidentEmory UniversityAlan M. WiseVice President and DirectorThe Boston Consulting Group, Inc.Ron WithrowGeneral Manager55 Park Place, LLPGreg WohlPrincipalThe Invision Group, LLCJames YoungPresident and CEOCitizens Trust BankCaldwell ZimmermanExecutive Vice President, Retail and LandColliers Spectrum Cauble & Co.
♦Downtown TMA client
Jennifer BallVice President, Planning
Tanya BettonAccounting Assistant
Crystal ClarkOutreach Coordinator, Downtown TMA
Meg GibsonExecutive Administrative Assistant
Rita HarmeyerReceptionist and Administrative Assistant
Cooper HollandSenior Project Manager, Woodruff Park
Paul KelmanExecutive Vice President
Angie LaurieVice President, Transportation
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CAP staff
Tanya BettonAccounting Assistant
Lynn LopesProgram Manager, Downtown TMA
Heather McCareyIntern, Economic Development
Ellen MendelsohnSenior Project Manager, Economic Development
Sara MiltonProject Manager, Marketing
Richard OrrSenior Project Manager, Communication and Membership
AJ RobinsonPresident
Michele Santa MariaManager, Human Resources
Tahmida ShamsuddinVice President, Economic Development
Wilma SothernVice President, Marketing
Charles Strawser Vice President, Finance
David WardellVice President, Operations and Public Safety
Lynn WilliamsonSenior Project Manager, Marketing
Tony YonnoneIntern, Planning
Doug ShipmanExecutive Director, Center for Civil & Human Rights
Tiffany PowellSenior Project Manager, Center for Civil & Human Rights
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