INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES DOWNTOWN EVERETT IS ON THE RISE AS SNOHOMISH COUNTY’S LARGEST URBAN CENTER, DOWNTOWN EVERETT IS A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY. Decades of revitalization eorts have created a walkable, vibrant, mixed-use district on the edge of the Puget Sound. Everett’s city center has emerged as a regional destination with boutique retail shops, restaurants, cultural attractions, and a world class events center, Xfinity Arena. More exciting changes are on the horizon, including over 600 new apartment units, two new hotels, a year-around farmers market, and the growing presence of Washington State Univerisiy nearby. DOWNTOWN HIGHLIGHTS KEY DOWNTOWN EVERETT STATISTICS: Downtown Everett is the employment, cultural, and entertainment hub of the Northern Puget Sound region. Live theater, a growing art and music scene, hockey, baseball, and a myriad of restaurants define the downtown Everett experience as distinctively urban. Downtown Everett’s Xfinity Arena draws over 700,000 visitors per year. Other major attractions include the Schack Arts Center, Imagine Children’s Museum, Village Theater, and Everett Public Library, which collectively welcome over 1 million visitors annually. Downtown Everett is compact and highly walkable - the city received a walk score of 95%. Foot trac is heavy in the downtown core. Downtown Everett boasts easy access to Highway 2 and Interstate 5. Everett Station, a transportation center near downtown, oers local, regional and express buses as well as trains, shuttles, taxis and Park-and-Ride facilities. The nearby Port of Everett is the largest continuous marina on the west coast. KEY GREATER EVERETT STATISTICS: Everett’s labor force is highly skilled, well-compensated, and predominately employed in technology, aerospace and service-based industries. Major area employers include the Boeing Company, Naval Station Everett, Providence Regional Medical Center, Snohomish County Government, and Fluke Corporation. Everett is home to Everett Community College, Trinity Lutheran College and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Nearby campuses or branch campuses include: Edmonds Community College, Cascadia Community College, Seattle University, Washington State University and the University of Washington. Everett’s population is 103,000, up 14.4% since 2000, with a planned influx of 60,000 residents planned over the next 20 years.. Everett is the 7th largest city in Washington State with a median age of 34..