PHILADELPHIA 2016: State of Center City 2016

The yearly State of Center City report is designed to measure the progress of Philadelphia's downtown, to document continuing challenges, and to be of use to those who seek to develop, locate, lease, invest or meet in Center City.

Office occupancy has increased, healthcare and educational institutions have expanded and the population of Greater Center City has grown by 17% since 2000 to 185,000. The CCD has been

transformed from an organization with a $6.5 million operating budget into a $23.5 million enterprise that keeps sidewalks clean, safe and well-lit, manages a large inventory of streetscape enhancements, and maintains and programs four civic spaces – Cret, John F. Collins, Sister Cities and Dilworth Parks.

Business, investor and resident confidence is at an all-time high: 84% of respondents to the CCD’s annual customer satisfaction survey are convinced that downtown is heading in the

right direction, 18 percentage points higher than their perceptions of Philadelphia as a whole.

Download the full report: 77 pages | PDF (8.6 MB)

Download individual chapters:

Foreword | PDF (458 KB)

At a Glance | PDF (640 KB)

 Office | PDF (566 KB)
Healthcare & Higher Education | PDF (643 KB)

 Conventions, Hotels & Tourism | PDF (682 KB)

Arts, Culture & Civic Life | PDF (588 KB)

Retail | PDF (1.2 MB)

Employment | PDF (739 KB)
Transportation & Access | PDF (673 KB)

Downtown Living | PDF (1.3 MB)
Developments | PDF (1.1 MB)

Center City District | PDF (518 KB)

Paul Levy's State of Center City presentation | PDF (25.6 MB)