Strafford County Board of Realtors April 2012
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Have You Seen Rochester Lately!?
Business Development in the City For Strafford Co. Board of Realtors April 2012 Karen Pollard, CEcD, EDPDeputy City Manager – Dir. Of Community Dev.
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Another Transition• “Jobless Recovery”
– Employment levels returning
– Shift in employment sectors
• Investment is happening!– Stalled projects move– New projects proposed– Demonstrated local
stability• Ready to leap
forward – How will outside factors
impact us? – Can we leverage our
success?
The price of gasoline directly affects disposable income and consumer spending.
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A Look at Employment
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201165,000
70,000
75,000
80,000
85,000
90,000
Labor Force & Employment
Labor Force EmploymentNH Employment Security – Rochester-Dover MetroNECTA
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What is in Our Control? • Land Use (Zoning)• Site Plan Review
Process• Local Fees &
Development Costs
• Regulation• Infrastructure• Incentives • Customer Service
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Not Government as Usual• Technology
Changes– Software– Mobility– Social Media
• New Staff• Changing Roles• Customer Service!• Adapt to changing
budgets and expectations
Mission & Results Directed Team & Network Driven Accountable for Results
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2011 Taxable Property
Comm-Ind; 29.64%
Residential; 70.36%
2004 Res 77.03%Comm-Ind 22.97%
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Development Stats
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
20
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60
80
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120
140Non-Residential Permits
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Development Stats
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011$0$5,000,000
$10,000,000$15,000,000$20,000,000$25,000,000$30,000,000$35,000,000$40,000,000$45,000,000$50,000,000
Non-Residential Building Permits
Buildings Alterations Signs
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Granite State Business Park
• Expanding to 235 acres– Phase 1 – 125 acres– Phase 2 – 110 acres
• Development Plans adopted by Council
• Business List– Albany International Inc.– Albany Engineered
Composites– Snecma (Safran USA) – Phase 2 Medical– SpecTex– Frisbie Medical Records– Service Master by Disaster
Under Construction May 2012
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Rochester Crossing • The Wilder Companies • Grand Opening Fall 2007• Lowe’s• Kohl’s• Famous Footwear• Maurice’s• GameStop• Joanne’s Fabrics• Aspen Dental• Matress Giant• Tropical Smoothie Café• Avalar Real Estate • Clemento’s Pizzeria & Brew• Sally Beauty Supply• Great Clips• Amcomm Verizon Wireless
100% Occupancy Fall 2012
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Ten Rod Road Business Park• City-Developed in 1988
– Former Cabletron Campus• Ashland Electric• Eastern Propane• Laars Heating Systems• Granite State College• Radianse• Smart ATI• YMCA of Strafford County• Measured Progress• Student Transportation of
America• William Verweii• Strafford County Board of
Realtors• eCoast Sales Solutions• APW – Accident Benefit
Association
Lease or Condo OwnershipAvailable. Abundant Parking.
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Granite Ridge Development District• Zoning Unified &
Adopted 2009– Frontage Road– Auto-Oriented
Commercial District• Capacity for 2 Million
Square Feet• Demand for Amenities,
Services & Entertainment
• Now Leasing 300,000 square feet (Piper’s Landing)
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North Main Street• Transitional Corridor
between Downtown & Granite Ridge– Spaulding Turnpike
Expansion– Strafford Square
Roundabout in 2014• For now redevelopment
concentrated by Turnpike– Smith & Wesson Site– Globe Plaza
• Zoning Changes New Exit 14 & 15 are now OPEN!Public investment is a catalyst for Private investment & redevlopment.
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Downtown Business District• Reinvestment Stats• Increased Occupancy rates on
North Main St. & Hanson Street• Overall 5% increase since 2006• Total of 222 businesses currently in
the Downtown Business District• Total of 391 Projects since 2006• Total Private Investment of
$5,240,049• Investment Ratio: $1/$29.94• Annual Tax Revenue Increase:
$125,183.60 • Brown Bag Concert Series
Returning on Fridays• Raised more than $43,000 in
donations & grants for Parson Main & Central Square
The Rochester Main Street Program volunteers work constantly to make Downtown a destination for entertainment, shopping & dining.
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Village of Clark BrookProposed
– 6 Live/Work– 6 Duplex Lots– 35 Cluster– 23 Little
Quarry Lots– Five 36 Unit
Buildings• Total = 250
with 571 Beds
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Highfield Commons Proposal• Phase I –
– 88 single fam
– 47 town homes
– Available now!
– Keller Williams
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What’s Next? • Leverage success• Coordinate process• Handbooks & Guides• Technical Review• Board Training• Roundtable Listening
Sessions• Working Together• Continuous
Improvement