Downtown Fresno Housing Market Analysis

  View of Downtown Fresno from a loft in the Pacific Southwest Building. You can see the cars on Fwy 41, driving to and from the suburbs. The new owner plans to renovate three stories into lofts within three years. Strategics Economics (SE) put together a market analysis report of Downtown Fresno. This post serves a summary of  SE’s findings for the housing market in Downtown Fresno and its potential.   CURRENT DEMAND The majority of housing, in... Read More

Downtown Fresno Retail/Entertainment Analysis

  Southeast side of the Chuckchansi Park at the Fulton Mall. The City completed the baseball stadium in 2002 to serve as an anchor for the area and increase economic activity. It does not operate at its economic full potential. Strategics Economics (SE) put together a market analysis report of Downtown Fresno. This post serves a summary of  SE’s findings for the retail market in Downtown Fresno and the market’s future demand.   CURRENT CONDITIONS Downtown... Read More

Pat Barr, Urban Salvage

On downtown: “They thought that no one would come down here, but people are coming now.” Pat Barr, co-owner of Urban Salvage Meet Pat Barr.  Pat and Janet Sangster currently own Urban Salvage in the Cultural Arts District in Downtown Fresno.  Urban Salvage is a relatively new retail store filled with second-hand treasures, mostly decor. Pat has lived in Fresno since 1981.  Before then she was a teacher in LA and also lived in Pennsylvania, New... Read More