LIVE DowntownIn 2012, 6,056 people do!

Rental Demand Soars!

Highest ever rental occupancy–98%

1,534 rental units now; 658 under construction and 754 more planned

Rolling Mill Hill

Rental Options

Downtown Residential Sales• Average of 190 sales per year in 2009, 2010 and 2011• 172 closings, January- September 15, 2012• As of September 15, only two developer-owned units remain on the market and 53 re-sales

Appeal of Urban Living

Urban Experience 51%Central Location, Convenience 44%

Nightlife 34%

Close to Work 28%

Downtown Residential SurveyJuly, 2012

The Gulch-879 residential units;296 more under construction

Living Downtown and Loving It!

LIVE IT UP! 2012 Tour

Since 2004, over 10,000 people have come to these annual tours; total economic impact of $50 million in sales and leases.

Growth in Key Retail Areas• The Gulch: 22,000 SF new retail has opened YTD

• SoBro adds two new locally owned restaurants

• Major arts district on 5th Avenue North – 20 galleries

Etch

• 2011 retail openings: 36

• 33 new retail businesses opened or announced between January 1 and September 15, 2012

• 16 food establishments• 12 shopping options• 5 music and nightlife

BAR LOUIENew Retail in The Gulch

Bar LouieKing BabyLucchese

79 Downtown Nightlife Venues

New Retail 2012

• Savannah’s Candy Kitchen of Nashville

• Modern Trousseau

• Goorin Bros. Hats

Downtown Amenities14 coffee shops14 barbers, hair salons, nails9 massage therapy9 fitness centers/dance studios7 bakeries

5 ice cream/yogurt shops4 post offices3 florists2 urban grocery stores1 urgent care center

182 Downtown Dining Options

Shop, Dine and Play at Nashville Farmers’ Market

7.5 million square feet commercial office inventory downtown

Dynamic downtown presence since 2009; continuing to add hundreds of jobs

In 2012, Asurion brings 500+ new downtown jobs to SoBro’s Gold LEED certified Ragland Building

333 Commerce: New Long-term Tenant Leases

h3gm at 333 Commerce

Creative Artists Agency Moves Downtown

Historic Trolley Barns at Rolling Mill HillNew Work Spaces for Nonprofits, Entrepreneurs

Downtown Employee Appreciation Week

90% of employees say working downtown is FUN! Celebrate again with us October 1-5!

Downtown has a“walker’s paradise” rating onwalkscore.com

10 Years LP Field

Park and Ride Option forEmployees

• 14,700 monthly shuttle passes ($25 each) were sold in 2011• Over 1,200 monthly riders on 3 downtown routes

Best Ever Event Parking (BEEP)• Free parking at LP Field Lot R for Bridgestone Arena events, optional $3 per person round trip shuttle service• Over 255 events since March 15, 2010, with free parking for 37,000 vehicles• 66% of the passengers choose the shuttle option• New BEEP route beginning September, 2012, for Nashville Symphony patrons

Getting Around with Bike Share, Car Share and Free Downtown Circulator, MTA’s Music City Circuit

Downtown Clean TeamJanuary-August, 2012

• Removed over 60,000 pounds of trash and 4,791 square feet of graffiti• Power washed 560 block faces and 827 alleys

2,300 mileslogged on

SegwaysJanuary-

August

Hospitality Ambassadors offer visitors guidebooks, maps and printouts of directions, maps, coupons.

In 2012, 447 Hanging Flower Baskets on Eight Downtown Streets

Bridgestone Arena: 2nd consecutive year in Pollstar’s Top 10 for U.S. Concert Attendance

Since 2010, Bridgestone Arena hosted 15 of the 25 highest grossing North American tours.

Ryman Auditorium

Pollstar Theatre of the Year for both

2012 and 2011

Makeover of Historic Ryman Alley

Completed in April, 2012

Named one of the Top 100 Hotels in the World and 4th Best Large City Hotel by Travel + Leisure

Live on the Green at Public Square Park

Free Weekly Concerts on Six Thursdays Each Fall

Over 1,000 People At Each First Saturday Art Crawl

Cumberland Park

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2012 Board of Directors

“To make downtown Nashville the compelling urban center in the Southeast in which to LIVE, WORK,

PLAY and INVEST.”

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