The Downtown Tampa SSD is overseen and managed by the Tampa Downtown Partnership (TDP), via a renewable annual agreement between the City and the TDP. Chapters 170 and 197.363, F.S. are the supporting statutes for creation of the Downtown Tampa SSD. The TDP is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(6) membership organization. The Special Services District (SSD) is the longest operating business improvement district in the State of Florida. Since its inception in 1994, the SSD has provided services above and beyond the standard services provided by the City of Tampa. Funding for the SSD comes from an assessment placed on property owners. This assessment is $1.028 per $1,000 in assessed value provided by the Hillsborough County Property.

Its mission is to promote commercial vitality for Miracle Mile and Downtown Coral Gables through marketing and advertising, and to act as a strategic catalyst for the overall improvement of the area Downtown Coral Gables’ Miracle Mile is a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood with more than 150 property owners and over 350 merchants including restaurants. Infused with European design, tree-lined streets and Mediterranean architecture, the historic area boasts some of Miami’s finest boutiques, acclaimed restaurants and lively cultural venues. The Miracle Mile business improvement district (BID) of Coral Gables’ mission is to promote commercial vitality to Miracle Mile and Downtown Coral Gables, and to act as a strategic catalyst for the overall improvement of the area. Through the implementation of marketing and advertising programs, and engagement in the form of advocacy, this organization of property owners and merchants positions Downtown Coral Gables as a desirable live/work/recreate destination. With its inception in 1997, the Miracle Mile BID was funded with an ad valorem special assessment of 2.250 mills. In 2007, a member task force recommended a benefit special assessment revenue generation methodology based on square footage, which was ultimately adopted and implemented. This change was supported in an October 17, 2006 advisory legal opinion from the State of Florida Attorney General’s office.

In 1923, Mr. Frank’s Garage near 10th Street represented the first commercial building on 5th Avenue South. On January 7, 1927, the Orange Blossom Special first connected into the Naples Seaboard Air Line Passenger Station. The last train to leave the Depot was in 1971 when the service was discontinued. Now the building currently houses the Naples Depot Museum. In the 1930s, there was a small golf course located at the end of 5th avenue near the beach. In 1932, a plane piloted by Charles Lindbergh landed there as the Lindberghs had a retreat on Sanibel Island and would often come in to pick up supplies. In 1949, the town’s first bank, The Bank of Naples, officially opened for business on 5th Avenue South. In 1989, The Bank of Naples became Barnett Bank, and today is Bank of America. A family synonymous with Naples opened the Sunshine Supermarket which operated at the corner of 5th Avenue South and 7th Street for many years. Today the Wynn family still owns the property and has expanded their business holdings to include Sunshine Ace Hardware and Wynn’s Grocers, still a part of downtown. By the late 1940s, downtown Naples and 5th Avenue South were becoming not just a place for commerce, but a cultural destination as well. In 1949, the development of Cambier Park was underway. Today the Park is a destination for concerts, festivals and movie nights along with providing venues for tennis, play, picnicking and shuffleboard. Today, the park borders two substantial cultural destinations—the Naples Art Association and the City’s Norris Center featuring The Gulfshore Playhouse. From Resolution 10-12801, creating the 5th Avenue South BID: “Assessment” means a special assessment imposed by the City against property located within the Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District Assessment Area to fund the annual cost to stabilize and market businesses through promotion, management, marketing, and other similar activities to serve the Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District Assessment Area and related expenses, computed in the manner described in Section 3.04 hereof: Section 3.02 Imposition of Assessments: Assessments shall be imposed against real property located within the Assessment Area, the annual amount and term of which shall be computed for each property in accordance with this Article III. When imposed, the Assessment for each Year shall constitute a lien pursuant to the Assessment Ordinance and Chapter 170, Florida Statutes upon the Tax Parcels located in the Assessment Area as described in the Assessment Roll. Section 3.03 Determination of Apportionment Approach: (A) The Assessment Area is substantially composed of similarly zoned parcels. Accordingly, it is fair and reasonable to use a computation using the taxable value of property, as determined by the most recent tax rolls developed by the Collier County Property Appraiser, multiplied by a numeric factor. The method for computing Assessments to fund the authorized activities within the Assessment Area is based upon the taxable value of real property, multiplied by 0.002 for the first year. For each year thereafter, the not-for-profit corporation shall propose, and the Council shall determine the numeric factor to be applied against the taxable value of property. (1) Excluded from the assessment rolls shall be properties identified by individual Folio Numbers and utilized solely for residential purposes, properties owned by city, county, state, and federal governments, properties owned and occupied by a religious institution and used as a place of worship or education, by a school district, and other properties exempted from payment of local taxes or assessments. (2) The estimated Cost for the authorized expenses by the District and allocated to the Assessment Area for the year 2011 and each year thereafter shall be proposed by the District's not-for-profit corporation and authorized expenses may be accepted by the City. The Cost identified herein will be substantially funded through the imposition of Assessments against property located in the Assessment Area in the manner set forth in Article III hereof. However, the estimated assessment upon property located in the Assessment Area shall not exceed $800,000.00 unless an increase in said amount shall be approved by the Council by Resolution adopted in the same manner as this Resolution.

However, it is street art that helped spark Wynwood’s renaissance. Since the introduction of Second Saturday Art Walk and the arrival of Art Basel (2002), the influence and relevance of the arts community in Wynwood has become recognized throughout the region and country. Artists from around the world have sought inspiration in the area’s windowless facades and used them as canvases to showcase their work, leading to the vivid murals that adorn the district. Wynwood today is recognized globally as a premier destination for art, fashion, innovation and creative enterprise. It is one of the largest and most prominent creative communities in the United States, and where a new generation of creative and entrepreneurs want to live, work, eat, play and learn. Since 2013, the Wynwood Business Improvement District, a municipal board of the City of Miami representing more than 400 property owners that comprise the 50-city-block Arts District, aims to build upon Wynwood’s role as a globally recognized center for arts, innovation and culture. It works to enhance security and sanitation services in the neighborhood, advocate for the betterment of the area, raise awareness of advancements being made, and plan for the future of Wynwood. The assessment methodology for Wynwood parcels, per Resolution R-13-0136, is described below: “The Wynwood BID will not assess self-standing residential homes; neither will it assess live-work folios) defined as 50% or more floor space dedicated to living space). The Wynwood BID shall assess work-live space (defined as space that dedicated 50% or more of the floor space to work area). Based on the use classification above, assessment methodology will include four categories of assessment: (1) square footage of first floor adjusted footage will be assessed at 22 cents per square foot; (2) upper stories of adjusted square footage will be assessed at 11 cents per square foot; (3) any ground floor additional square footage of land that is not occupied by a building will be assessed at 1 cents per square foot; and (4) any vacant square footage of property or vacant area used for parking will be assessed at 11 cents per square foot. To ensure an educated vote, the assessment methodology, amount of assessment, and BID objectives will be provided to each folio owner prior to such vote. · In any given year, and in ensuing years, the Board of Directors of the Wynwood BID will have the authority to increase the assessment over the previous year's rate by (a) one cent for the first floor adjusted footage and (b) by one half-cent for upper stories, additional land that is not built upon on ground floor, and vacant land. The Board of Directors must make this decision in a time-sensitive manner prior to the submission of the assessment level for the County Trim Notice. In any given year, the Board of Directors, at their discretion, may alternatively choose to not assess the additional rate for the following year. During the first year of operations, the Wynwood BID will collect the assessments by sending out invoices and tracking incoming payments/checks upon arrival. In the event of unpaid assessments in the first year, the Wynwood BID will cooperate with the City Manager of the City of Miami to establish liens on the delinquent properties. Beginning with the second year of assessment collections, the Wynwood BID will submit the necessary information to Miami-Dade County so that the collections can be included on the Trim Notice as a non ad valorem assessment. The County will then convey the funds to the City, which will periodically convey the funds to the Wynwood BID. The Coconut Grove BID has never had to pay a fee to either the County or the City for collection activity. In order for this relationship to function, the City of Miami will sign an intergovernmental agreement on behalf of the Wynwood BID with the County. During the ten-year tenure of the Wynwood BID, those properties that are subsequently developed will be assessed at the rates that were approved by the original vote on May 21, 2013, with the addition of any incremental increases that have been enacted by the Board of Directors in compliance with the initial conditions of the Wynwood BID vote.”

The Times Square BID involves itself in issues of economic development, public safety, sanitation, events programming and the maintenance of the Times Square Visitors Center. To assess the contribution the BID has made to the economic development of the district, the Times Square BID tracks fluctuations in commercial and retail rents and leasing availability. Previous Times Square BID Annual Reports (October 2000) estimated the total retail potential in the district to be $1.646 billion, an 88% increase from the 1992 valuation ($877.5 million) at the time of the BID's inception. The dramatic increase in retail potential within the district was attributable to both the increase in total retail space (approximately 10% of new leasing in Manhattan between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000 occurred in Times Square) and the appreciation of property values. Availability rates decreased 67.6% between 1991 and 1999 (65.7% in all of midtown Manhattan during the same period) and average asking rents also increased steadily. In addition to monitoring rents and leasing availability, the Times Square BID also monitors the number of new jobs created in the district. Total employment in the Times Square area (zip codes 10019 and 10036) increased from 229,107 to 261,114 in 1999 (13.9%) and 27% from 1991. Presently, the Times Square BID also engages itself in several other activities that contribute to the revitalization of the district. Outdoor advertising campaigns serve as engines for economic development within the district that have added millions to taxable property values. Rents for the most visible signs run from $400,000 to $3 million per year (a total of $125 million per year), the signs themselves advertise the district and are testimony to the traffic that comes through the area. Signage in Times Square has increased considerably over the years. Declining crime rates also contributed to increased use of the district by shoppers and tourists. Police officers operating from two precincts in the Times Square area are supplemented by 45 BID public safety officers (patrolling from 9:30am till midnight) and two BID vehicles. Together the NYPD and BID security personnel have worked to reduce crime in the area 60.6% since 1993. The Times Square BID assessment methodology works as follows: Properties that are solely residential or mixed use are assessed at a marginal rate that in aggregate makes up only 19% of the total revenue generation for the BID. The remaining 81% is collected from commercial parcels, where the assessed value of an individual commercial parcel is calculated at a pro-rata share of the assessed value of all commercial parcels that generate the remaining 81% aggregate assessment. Of the $4.2 million in revenue collected during the most recent fiscal year, commercial parcels paid $3.4 million of the overall BID assessment.

To change negative perceptions developed among area employees, consumers and visitors, the BDP hired 'Safety Guides' to discourage crime by curtailing the presence of the homeless. The Downtown Partnership has been working with the Baltimore Gas and Electricity Company and the city to install surveillance cameras along the commercial streets of the BID. While this public-private partnership has been touted as a successful tool in fighting crime, it also raises concern over the delegation of police power to less accountable, private entities such as BIDs. Revenue generation comes from an ad valorem millage assessment of 2.239 per $1,000.00 of taxable value.