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Top Public Private Partnerships
ArtsQuest Center is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

1. ArtsQuest Center

9.1
101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA
Performing Arts Venue · 37 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project was presented as a case study at the 2012 ULI Shaw Forum on public private partnerships in finance. http://bit.ly/QmJ3wS

Birmingham is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

2. Birmingham

West Midlands, West Midlands
City · 37 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project was featured in ULI's report "Ten Princples for Creating Value from Local Government Property" http://bit.ly/TiG4lI

3. Woodland Green Pedestrian Plaza

4200 Woodland Ave (S. 42nd Street), Philadelphia, PA
Plaza · Spruce Hill · 1 tip

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project was featured in Next American City's daily blog on 24 September 2012: Read more.

La Maison Symphonique de Montréal is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

4. La Maison Symphonique de Montréal

9.3
1600 rue Saint-Urbain (Place des Arts), Montréal, QC
Concert Hall · Ville-Marie · 17 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project won a 2011 Gold Award for Innovation and Excellence in PPP from The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) Read more.

Confederation Bridge is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

5. Confederation Bridge

Trans-Canada Hwy., Borden-Carleton, PE
Bridge · 19 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project won a 2009 Award for Innovation and Excellence in PPP from The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) Read more.

Bryant Park is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

6. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Los Angeles Superior Long Beach Courthouse is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

7. Los Angeles Superior Long Beach Courthouse

415 W Ocean Blvd (at Magnolina Ave.), Long Beach, CA
Courthouse · Downtown Long Beach · 20 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project was recognized by Project Finance Magazine in 2010 Read more.

Hammarby Sjöstad is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

8. Hammarby Sjöstad

Stockholm, Storstockholm
Neighborhood · 12 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This project was featured in a June 2011 Infoburst on Public-Private Partnership from ULI Europe. Read more.

Waterfront Park is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

9. Waterfront Park

9.5
Concord St (at Vendue Range), Charleston, SC
Park · Downtown Charleston · 70 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: The City of Charleston built this 12-acre park along the harbor, replacing a blighted dock area, at a cost of $13.5M, using tax increment financing bonds, federal & county grants & private donations.

Circle Centre Mall is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

10. Circle Centre Mall

7.2
49 W Maryland St (at Illinois St), Indianapolis, IN
Shopping Mall · Downtown Indianapolis · 101 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: Indianapolis' downtown mall is connected by walkways to other downtown attractions. The project cost $319.5 million, w/ a city share of $187 million financed by Tax Increment Financing bonds.

Virginia BioTechnology Research Park is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

11. Virginia BioTechnology Research Park

800 E Leigh St (at N 8th St), Richmond, VA
College Lab · Biotech and MCV District · 1 tip

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: The Medical College of Virginia & the City of Richmond formed a partnership to develop 20+ acres of downtown into a scientific research center, with facilities leased to private & public entities.

Mission Bay is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

12. Mission Bay

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 7 tips and reviews
NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro Station is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

13. NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro Station

200 Florida Ave NE (at M St NE), Washington, D.C.
Metro Station · NoMa · 15 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: This station opened on November 20, 2004, as both the system's first infill station and as the first to be built with a mix of public and private funds. Read more.

Riverwalk is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

14. Riverwalk

8.5
Milwaukee, WI
Other Great Outdoors · Juneau Town · 27 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: Using $13 million of public and private funds, the City of Milwaukee redeveloped the blighted downtown waterfront area into a pedestrian oriented greenspace.

Station Square is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

15. Station Square

7.7
125 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
Shopping Plaza · South Shore · 42 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation bought this 50-acre former railroad site & redeveloped it into an office/commercial/ entertainment center. 2M+ people visit every year.

Pike Place Market is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

16. Pike Place Market

9.3
85 Pike St (at Pine St), Seattle, WA
Market · 718 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: Funded by ~$50M in private money ~$100M in public investment. The city requires that all vendors must make or grow their own products.

Miller Plaza is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

17. Miller Plaza

7.2
Chattanooga, TN
Plaza · Downtown Chattanooga · 8 tips and reviews
Chicago Skyway is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

18. Chicago Skyway

I-90 (btwn Dan Ran Expy & Indiana E-W Toll Rd), Chicago, IL
Bridge · East Side · 80 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: After the $1.83 billion Chicago Skyway transaction closed, and the long-term reserve was established. Today, the City of Chicago enjoys its highest credit ratings since 1978. Read more.

B-Cycle is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

19. B-Cycle

900 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC
Bike Rental · Fourth Ward · 1 tip

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: Charlotte B-cycle is the largest urban bike sharing system in the Southeast. With 200 blue bikes and 20 stations strategically placed throughout Uptown and surrounding neighborhoods. Read more.

Ballantyne Commons Parkway is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

20. Ballantyne Commons Parkway

(Providence Road W), Charlotte, NC
Road · 1 tip

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: In 2011, Charlotte approved the plan for Bissell Companies to finance improvements to Ballantyne Commons Parkway in preparation for an expansion of Ballantyne Corporate Park, which the company owns. Read more.

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

21. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

8.6
551 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC
Art Gallery · Uptown · 16 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: The Campaign for Cultural Facilities began in 2006, with the city asked to build a South Tryon Street arts complex and the Arts & Science Council to drive to endow operating costs at the facilities. Read more.

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

22. Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

7.2
420 S Tryon St (at Levine Avenue of the Arts), Charlotte, NC
Art Museum · Third Ward · 37 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: City-contributed funds to build this facility were raised through an increase on the rental-car tax, supported by the hospitality industry, would be a key source for the city’s contribution. Read more.

Knight Theater is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

23. Knight Theater

9.4
430 S Tryon St (btw 1st & 2nd), Charlotte, NC
Theater · Third Ward · 35 tips and reviews
Mint Museum UPTOWN is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

24. Mint Museum UPTOWN

8.4
500 S Tryon St (at Levine Avenue of the Arts), Charlotte, NC
Art Museum · Third Ward · 40 tips and reviews

ULI Rose CenterULI Rose Center: “Charlotte is a deal town, and we love sophisticated financial arrangements,” says Chris McLeod, executive director of The Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust. Read more.

Discovery Place is one of Top Public Private Partnerships.

25. Discovery Place

8.7
301 N Tryon St (7th St), Charlotte, NC
Science Museum · Fourth Ward · 57 tips and reviews