Success Stories

Learn why successful retailers and restaurateurs choose Center City Philadelphia for their businesses.

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Center City’s flourishing retail scene is the result of more than two decades of diversified development, as convention, tourism, entertainment and residential growth have dramatically broadened the base of retail customers already provided by major office and institutional employers.

Read why Steve Duross chose Center City Philadelphia and see below for other retailer and restaurateur success stories.

 

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Marcie Turney & Valerie Safran

Chef and Co-Owners, We Heart 13th Street Center City Restaurants and Boutiques.
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Stephen Starr

President, STARR Restaurants
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Steve Duross

Owner, Duross & Langel
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Simon Doonan

Creative Ambassador, Barneys New York
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Audrey Claire Taichman

Restaurateur & Owner, COOK
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Jose Garces

Chef/Owner, Garces Group
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Danuta Mieloch

Owner, Rescue Spa
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Keven Parker

Owner, The Keven Parker Company
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Bill Mignucci

Co-Owner, Di Bruno Bros.

The Center City District (CCD), Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) and Center City District Foundation (CCDF) work together to enhance the vitality and competitiveness of Philadelphia's downtown. In 1991 the business leadership organization CPDC created the CCD business improvement district to deliver daily services with the goal of making Center City clean and safe. This helped transform Center City into a vibrant 24-hour downtown, attractive to businesses, residents, students, shoppers and tourists. In addition, the CCD is responsible for the management of Dilworth, Sister Cities, John F. Collins and Cret Parks, four extraordinary public spaces in the heart of Center City. CCDF, the charitable affiliate of the CCD, was launched in 2016 to support the next generation of public space improvements in Center City Philadelphia.

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