About the Downtown Phoenix Partnership

The Downtown Phoenix Partnership Inc. (DPP) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization funded by an assessment on property owners within the 90-square-block area of the Downtown Phoenix Business Improvement District -the hub of activity for one of the most dynamic downtowns in the country. The boundaries for this district, formerly known as Copper Square, are Fillmore Street to south of Jackson Street and Seventh Street to Third Avenue. There are additional properties that receive Partnership services through fee-for-service contracts.

Formed in 1990, the Partnership exists to strengthen Downtown Phoenix development and to encourage an environment of activity, energy and vitality. To accomplish this, the Partnership provides enhanced services to this core area, including security, marketing and economic development. The Downtown Phoenix Partnership provides additional services to the area such as transportation and parking coordination, streetscape and urban design, maintenance services and public policy facilitation.

The Partnership is guided by a volunteer board of directors representing a cross-section of downtown stakeholders, including property owners, tenants, merchants, cultural and nonprofit organizations, city and county management, and elected officials.

The Downtown Phoenix Community Development Corporation

The Downtown Phoenix Community Development Corporation (CDC) is a nonprofit organization formed in 2001 under the umbrella of the Partnership to attract affordably and attainably priced housing to the Downtown Phoenix area. The CDC has also played a significant role in the establishment of the Phoenix Public Market. The CDC is governed by a separate board of directors and relies on a separate funding source.