Below is a partial list of the Center City District's and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation's available publications. To order any of these publications, call 215.440.5500.
Center City Reports: Leading the Way- Population Growth Downtown
The Center City District has released an analysis of the 2010 Census that shows a major increase in families with children who are staying in the city. The report outlines a major opportunity for the School District of Philadelphia to respond. This remarkable development occurred most notably in Center City, which has increased its number faster than any other portion of the city. This report analyzes the numbers and looks at what this growth means for housing, employment and education.
2011 | 10 pgs | PDF (437 KB)
State of Center City 2011
The State of Center City report is designed to measure the progress of Philadelphia's downtown, to document continuing challenges, and to be of use to those who seek to develop, locate, lease, invest or meet in Center City. To order a copy of the report, please call 215.440.5500 or download this order form. To download the full report or individual sections, see below.
2011 | 72 pgs | First hard copy free, extras $10 ea. | PDF (5 MB)
Download individual sections:
- People & Places | PDF (462 KB)
- Office | PDF (401 KB)
- Healthcare | PDF (204 KB)
- Education | PDF (237 KB)
- Conventions, Hotels & Tourism | PDF (396 KB)
- Arts & Culture | PDF (355 KB)
- Retail | PDF (299
- Employment | PDF (314 KB)
- Transportation & Access | PDF (215 KB)
- Sustainability | PDF (455 KB)
- Housing | PDF (360 KB)
- Center City District | PDF (271 KB)
- Developments | PDF (735 KB)
Center City Reports: Residential Development, 2009: Riding Out the Storm
Housing production data in Center City.
2009 | 12 pgs | PDF (2 MB)
Center City Reports: Growing Smarter: The Role of Center City's Public Schools in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Philadelphia
Published by Central Philadelphia Development Corp., this report looks at ways to improve the quality and customer focus of public schools serving downtown and examines how better schools will help retain young professionals and sustain the downtown housing boom.
2004 | 8 pgs | Free | PDF (1.6 MB)
For a more extensive list of downloadable research reports, visit the Center City District's publications page.
