Program simplifies leasing in Vancouver
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Vancouver’s Pre-Lease Program
• What: A site walk-through program that gathers representatives of city departments to meet with new business owners for collaborative discussion.
• Who: Launched by the city in conjunction with the 110-member Vancouver’s Downtown Association.
• Association contact: Lee Rafferty, executive director, 360-258-1129.
• City contact: Alisa Pyszka, business development manager, 360-487-8617.
A downtown Vancouver business group and city officials have teamed up to ease the headache of setting up shop throughout Vancouver.
The resulting pre-lease program aims to relieve business owners from rounds of one-on-one meetings, said Lee Rafferty, executive director of the 110-member Vancouver’s Downtown Association. A collaborative discussion is set up instead.
The program brings together representatives of city planning, building, fire and permitting departments. They will meet with business owners for a walk-though of their proposed downtown location.
“We needed to have a one-stop solution,” she said.
The group worked with city staff for about six months on the program, which is not limited to businesses interested in opening up a business in the downtown core.
“It’s a tool that will serve businesses throughout the city,” said Rafferty, former co-owner of Spanky’s Family Consignment shop in Vancouver.
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