Residential Adaptive Reuse and In-Fill Development...

The Use of Transformative Residential Development in Revitalizing Downtown Reno Sheri Faircloth, Ph.D. - University of Nevada, Reno Brian Kaiser - University of Nevada, Reno Frederick A. Steinmann - University of Southern California Introduction In spite of declines in gross gaming receipts and tourism, coupled with uncertain economic times, the City of Reno, Nevada and the Reno Redevelopment Agency have fostered momentum in revitalizing and repositioning its downtown business district.  Both the City and the Agency have directly and indirectly supported retail and residential adaptive reuse and in-fill development throughout the city’s central urban core.  From 2000 to 2008, these projects have shifted from high-rise residential and retail developments to small-scale, high impact projects.  The population of the urban core has almost doubled and approximately thirty percent of the housing units have been constructed during this time period.  The road to change in Reno may...