Storefront Renovation Program
Comprehensive Building + Signage Only
Program Target Area Boundaries
- West 25th Street: Monroe Avenue to Jay Avenue; Aust Avenue to Detroit Avenue
- Lorain Avenue: West 25th Street to West 47th Street; West 47th Street to West 48th Street South side only
- Fulton Road: Bridge Avenue to Woodbine Avenue
- Detroit Avenue: West 29th Street to West 32nd Street
Building Eligibility
- Traditional commercial buildings (originally built with display windowed storefronts)
- Commercially zoned retail structures
- Commercially zoned service buildings
- Entirely residential buildings
- Schools
- Industrial buildings
- Strip shopping plazas
- Arcades
- Malls
- Churches
- Any structure used for sacred purposes
Comprehensive Building Rebate
Rehabilitating the storefront and façade of your building not only improves its value, but can also raise the rates for which you rent your space. The Comprehensive Building program of SRP offers a 40% rebate of up to $25,000 on all eligible exterior improvements. Eligible improvements are limited to rehab costs for work done to the main elevations commonly seen by the public. Typically eligible costs include:
- Storefront Display Windows
- Upper-floor windows
- Doors
- Painting or cleaning treatments
- Above-ground masonry repairs
- Lighting
- Exterior security systems
- Awnings
- Signage
- Landscaping and irrigation systems
- Decorative fencing
- Architectural fees up to $3500
- Interior Construction (Exceptions Apply)
- HVAC or mechanical systems
- Parking lot paving and drainage
- Below-grade foundations (loan eligible)
- Flat roofs (loan eligible)
Signage Only Rebate
A major study titled “Research on Signage Performance” conducted by the University of San Diego looked at the economic benefits of on-premise signage and the financial performance of independent retailers in commercial districts found installation of professional quality on premise signs can increase retail profits up to 23.7%. Further, the study documents that on-premise signage is the most cost-effective means of advertising for small businesses when looked at on a cost per 1,000 exposures of a message basis (which is the standard measure of cost of media). Free design and technical assistance partnered with a 40% rebate up to $3,000 can help small business owners get quality and dynamic signage.