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Consultants deliver interactive downtown property inventory and map to Sunbury council
Summary
A DCEV/DCD team presented an interactive property inventory and mapping dashboard for Sunbury's central business district, identifying candidate redevelopment sites and estimating roughly 165 residential properties and about 416 multifamily units; the data will be transferred to the city and SRI for marketing and redevelopment planning.
Consultants from the DCEV/DCD program presented an interactive property inventory and mapping application to the Sunbury City Council, saying the tool is designed to help the city, the redevelopment authority and partners prioritize properties for marketing and redevelopment.
The presenters said their field survey and county-assessment data indicate about 165 properties used for residential purposes and an estimated total of roughly 416 multifamily dwelling units across the study area. They also reported that vacant storefronts represent about 28% of mixed-use parcels in the central business district and identified candidate properties for redevelopment, including 400 Market Street (a former bank) and 350–352 Market Street (a former dealer store).
The mapping dashboard, the presenters said, allows users to filter by business type, view property photographs and basic parcel data, and link to county assessment records and suggested funding sources. The consultants explained that one property-marketing tab includes sample reuse concepts, site characteristics and potential funding options to support outreach to prospective buyers or developers.
Katie, introduced by the presenters as executive director of the Denver Center, and Brie from the redevelopment authority both praised the work’s utility. “We didn’t see a lot of problems that were evident,” Katie said, and she and the consulting team emphasized the collaborative nature of the project and that the inventory will provide a baseline for strategic downtown planning. Brie said the inventory is already translating into focus for projects such as the power plant site highlighted in the report.
Presenters said the city and SRI will need to agree how and where the data will be hosted publicly; they said the transfer and management of the dashboard remains to be finalized. The consultants also suggested workshops and technical assistance through the Blueprint Communities program and Keystone Core Services to help the city develop a downtown strategy and remove barriers to investment.
Next steps: the consultants will work with city staff and SRI to transfer the data; council and redevelopment-authority representatives discussed convening stakeholders for a strategy workshop and exploring available technical assistance.
