• Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Districts
• Commerical
• Federal Government
• High-Tech & University
• Hotel Development
• Industrial and Incubator
• Institutional
• Office Development
• Public Venue
• Recreation Development
• Residential
• Retail Development
• Small Community Revitalization
• Transportation
• Waterfronts

Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Districts

Projects referenced indicate work managed and/or completed by senior BBP LLC staff, including assignments by Basile and Prost when they were Principals and senior technical staff at other consulting firms.

Vibrant downtowns often include thriving arts, cultural, and entertainment districts which lure visitors from local neighborhoods and the surrounding region. In many cities and towns, the art, cultural, and entertainment scene has served as a catalyst for revitalization, attracting retail, restaurant, and other uses that benefit from arts, culture, and entertainment patrons.

BBP LLC has offered guidance to numerous communities regarding suitable types of arts, cultural, and entertainment venues for downtown districts and for specific properties which are often historic venues. With our extensive background working in cities and towns throughout the nation, BBP LLC understands that each district is uniquely positioned and functions as a sum of its parts. As such, our analyses consider the propensity of the local and regional market to patronize these particular types of venues, and our analyses evaluate market synergies among arts/cultural/entertainment and other neighboring uses.

With our strong background conducting market and adaptive reuse analyses for these districts, BBP LLC is uniquely qualified to delineate strategies to invigorate downtowns with an appropriate mix of arts/ culture/entertainment and other appropriate uses.

Selection of Appropriate Uses:
Entertainment

• Live Theater
• Concert/Event Venue
• Small Cinema with Gourmet Concessions
• Cinema with Draft House
• Comedy Club
• Eating/Drinking

• Lofts/Starter Units for Younger Residents/Culture Class
• Artist’s Units
• Live/Work Units
• Apartments/Condominiums for Empty Nesters
• Active Adult Uses

• Neighborhood Serving
• Specialty Destination
• Specialty Niche/Cluster

• Population Serving
• Professional Services
• Culture Class
• Health Care
• Small Start Up
• Support Daytime Retail Demand

• Mutually Supported Demand
• Critical Mass
• Lower Market Threshold
• Shared Parking

Click here to view our Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Districts Brochure.