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er and the city,” says Aiston. “It will have about 14,500 square feet of street-level commercial space, 186 one- and two-bedroom luxury apart- ments across four above-street-level floors, and a 350-space parking deck. Ultimately, the city will own the public parking asset. The project groundbreaking will occur in mid-summer, as the City is presently clearing the site in advance of its transferring the property to the developer.” Aiston says the One Washington Place project is designed, to a large extent, to attract “the Mil- lennial demographic that wants to be in a walk- able downtown. They want to be in ‘apartment mode,’” he claims. “Generally, this demographic hasn’t started a family, are fairly fluid when it comes to where they’re going to work, and they don’t want to be tied down to a mortgage. And we know, and the developer knows, that besides the Millennials, the target market is the empty nesters that want to downsize their homes. So, it’s probably going to be a 50/50 mix.” Making its downtown more walkable is not an entirely brand new concept in Batavia. In fact, about six years ago, the city made a signif- icant investment in its downtown streetscape by building what the Dutch call a “woonerf,” roughly translated as a “living street.” The block- and-a-half stretch of River Street has no curbs, no traffic stripes, and no crosswalks. Instead, a continuous carpet of red and brown bricks unfurls from buildings on one side of the street to the other. Pedestrians and cyclists share the BATAVIA, ILLINOIS It is an honor to support the City of Batavia in making their community a sought-after place that families and businesses can call home. Mak- ing communities more livable, safe and comfortable is the core of Clarke. From its beginning in 1946, Clarke, a family owned company, has been focused on serving communities. Beginning in public health mosqui- to control, Clarke expanded into product and application equip- ment development and then into the manage- ment of lakes, ponds and waterways. We press persistently to develop new products and services to reduce our environmental foot- print. In 2010 Clarke was awarded the Presiden- tial Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the development of a line of Natular® larval control formulations for mosquitoes that utilize a naturally occurring soil bacterium, allowing use in and around organic farms and gardens. Our approach to public water amenities seeks to bring water bodies back to their natural state while ensuring the desired balance of aesthetic, recreational and habitat objectives is met, using methods help prevent over or under application weed or algae control products. Clarke is headquartered in nearby Saint Charles, IL with 15 offices around the world. We employ 160 full time professionals, serving over 50 countries. www.clarke.com www.clarkecares.org