The Downtown Phoenix Partnership Inc. is a non-profit organization funded by an assessment on property owners within the 90 square block core of Copper Square. The Partnership provides enhanced services to the Copper Square core area. These include: security, marketing, economic development, transportation/parking coordination, streetscape/urban design, and streetscape maintenance services and public policy facilitation. The Copper Square core is generally bounded by Fillmore Street to south of Jackson Street, Seventh Street to Third Avenue. There are additional properties that receive Partnership services through fee-for-service contracts.
R. Neil Irwin
Chairman
Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP
Chris Bilotto
General Manager
General Growth Properties
Gene Blue
President - Arizona OIC
Richard Bowers
President and CEO
Herberger Theater Center
Donald Brandt
Vice Chairman
President/CEO
APS
Ron Butler
Treasurer
Arizona Managing Partner
Ernst & Young, LLP
David Cavazos
Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix
Jerry Colangelo
Chairman Emeritus
Chairman/CEO
Phoenix Suns
Dr. William Crist
V.P. Health Affairs
U of A College of Medicine-Phoenix in partnership with ASU
Michael Ebert
Managing Partner, RED Development
Frank Fairbanks
City Manager
City of Phoenix
Debra Friedman
Vice President/ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus
Dean/College of Public Programs
Honorable Phil Gordon
Advisory
Mayor
City of Phoenix
Derrick Hall
President, Arizona Diamondbacks
Don Henninger
Publisher
The Business Journal
Dale Jensen
Principal, DDB Ventures
Michael Johnson
Advisory
Councilmember, District 8
City of Phoenix
Todd Kindberg
Sr. Vice President
Mesirow Financial Real Estate
David Krietor
Deputy City Manager
City of Phoenix
Mary Martuscelli
President, Arizona, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Leo Percopo
General Manager
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Michael Ratner
Owner
Tom’s Restaurant & Tavern
Bill Smith
Owner
Stoudemire’s Downtown
David Smith
County Administrative Officer
Maricopa County
John Strittmatter
President/ Southwest Region
Ryan Companies
David Wallach
President
W Developments, LLC
Rick Welts
President and COO
Phoenix Suns
Mary Rose Wilcox
Advisory
Supervisor, District 5
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
John Zidich
Secretary
President/ Publisher
The Arizona Republic
The Downtown Phoenix Community Development Corporation ("DPCDC") is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the redevelopment of community development projects in Copper Square and the Downtown area by assisting private and public developers, and/or taking the lead role in the acquisition, redevelopment, rehabilitation and construction. A primary focus is on residential development. The DPCDC provides assistance through:
- Market research
- Project feasibility and site readiness analysis
- Liaison services to expedite permitting, codes and other regulatory issues
- Developer assistance to attract financing from a variety of public and private funding sources
- Supporting desirable development projects through the public review process
Do you wish to contact one of the staff members at Copper Square? Please visit the Downtown Phoenix Partnership staff page.














