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Mariela Alfonzo, Ph.D.Founder, State of Place
Research Assistant Professor, [email protected]
www.stateofplace.org
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5 INVESTMENTM A R K E T S
58%IN
TOP VC OF CAPITAL W E N T T OCENTER C ITY
OR WALKABLE SUBURBS
80%
OF 18-34SURVEYED WANT
TO LIVE INWALKABLENEIGHBORHOODS
YEAR OLDS
40%
W I T H IN OF DAILY
GOODS &SERVICES1
WANT TO L IVE> 50 YRS OLD
MI
47141AVERAGE WALKSCORE OF
US CITIESWITH POPULATIONS OVER
200K
0%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%DENSITY
FORMCONNECTIVIT
YPROXIMITY
PARKS & PUBLIC SPACESRECREATIONAL FACILITIES
PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES
TRAFFIC SAFETY
BICYCLE AMENITIESAESTHETICS
PERSONAL SAFETY
URBAN FABRIC
DESTINATIONS
HUMAN NEEDS & COMFORT
LIVELINESS & UPKEEP
STATE OF PLACE™ INDEX & PROFILE
Very Low
State of Place™ Index Tied to Economic Value
0 - 20 Low
Moderate
Good
Very Good21 -
40
41 - 60
61 - 80
81 - 100
*PREMIUMS FOR EACH
LEVEL INCREASE
+ $9 SF OFFICE RENTS
+ $7 SF RETAIL RENTS
+80% RETAIL REVENUES
+ $300 UNIT RES. RENT
+$81 SF FOR-SALE RES. VALUE
+ $37 sq. ft. Office Rents+ $30 sq. ft. Retail Rents+340% Retail Revenues
+ $1281/Unit Residential Rent+$347 sq. ft. For-sale
ResidentialState of Place™ Index: 90, Very Good
State of Place™ Index: 5, Very Low
STATE OF PLACE IS AN URBAN DATA ANALYTICS PLATFORM THAT ENABLES PLACEMAKERS TO IDENTIFY AND ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFY
OPTIMAL URBAN DESIGN, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
34.8 52.6
52.8 54.9
Chelsea Project Area
Chelsea Neighborhood
PRE
POST
Chelsea Flats HealthScore: Project CriteriaProject Screening Criteria: Maximum
Possible Points: Total Points*:Neighborhood walkability 20 12Transformative Impact 15 13.5Housing choice and affordability 10 8Community safety 10 9Economic opportunity 10 4Green space and recreational access 10 7Transit-supportive development 10 7Healthy food access 5 2.5Indoor air quality 5 0Building and site performance 5 4TOTAL Project Score: 100 67
*Sum of over 25 sub-indicators
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Dimension Performance Ranking for Goal (Walkability)
Impact* Feasibility Community Score
Density 76.5 9 .432 1 4.3 91.4Form 65.4 9 .543 1 7.1 169.1Connectivity 55.8 9 .342 1 6.3 136.0Proximity 74.3 9 .765 2 9.5 353.9Parks & Public Spaces 23.5 9 .634
27.4
873.0Recreational Facilities 13.4 9 .548
25.7
854.2Pedestrian Amenities 55.4 9 .813 3 8.6 979.0
Traffic Safety 43.1 9 .745 3 8.8 1144.5Aesthetics 58.4 9 .436 4 7.5 962.3Personal Safety 71.3 9 .512 4 9.3 529.0*Impact scores listed here are for explanatory purposes only;
the actual impact scores are proprietary.
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State of Place Index
State of Place Profiles
Scenario Analysis
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Compare Interventions
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Compare Projects
Choose Urban Design Dimensions To Compare
Density
Form
Connectivity
Proximity
Parks & Public Spaces
Recreational Facilities
Pedestrian & Bicyclist
Amenities
Traffic Safety
Aesthetics
Personal Safety
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Parks & Public Spaces
$80,000
Pedestrian & Bicyclist Amenities
Traffic Safety
Add Park
Add Plaza
New Plaza Park Maintenance
Arcades
Benches
Sidewalk Buffers
Street Trees
Sidewalk Buffers
Crosswalks
Curbcuts
Midblock Crossing
Pedestrian Countdown
CurbCuts
Enter Project Cost Enter Project Cost
Select Interventions
Com. property tax
For-sale residential
Office rents
Retail rents
Residential rents
Res. property taxes
Vacancy Rates
Retail Rents
Enter Baseline
Select Goal
Calculate Predicted ROI
Parks & Public Spaces
$80,000
Pedestrian & Bicyclist Amenities
Traffic Safety
$300,000 $150,000
$1.09/sf $0.89/sf
Park Maintenance Sidewalk Buffers Curbcuts
$1.43/sf
Predicted ROI: Retail Rents
+4.3% +3.1% +3.7%
Impact on State of Place Index
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Compare Projects
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Enter Project Information
Neighborhood 1
$1,800,000
Neighborhood 1 Neighborhood 1
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3
Com. property tax
For-sale residential
Office rents
Retail rents
Residential rents
Res. property taxes
Vacancy Rates
Retail Rents
Enter Baseline
Select Goal
Calculate Predicted ROI
Neighborhood 1
$1,800,000
Neighborhood 1 Neighborhood 1
$2,700,000 $2,300,000
$1.43/sf $0.99/sf
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3
$1.56/sf
Predicted ROI: Retail Rents
+6.0% +2.0% +11.0%
Impact on State of Place Index
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