Erie Downtown Development Corporation Downtown Erie Making a Comeback. Erie Downtown Development Corporation The EDDC is a nonprofit 501c3 organization 12 Total Projects Resulting in New Revitalized Space 478000 sqft 8Historic Properties Restored 100000 sqftof New Commercial Space 25New Businesses 108New Residential Spaces A City Ready for Change Despite its past challenges the City of Erie is uniquely positioned to capitalize on its strengths Erie is home to Presque Isle State Park the 4th most visited public park in the United States Erie boasts 470 acres of bay front property with 176 acres that is shovelready for development Erie is centrally located within a 2hour drive of Cleveland Buffalo and Pittsburgh Erie is Pennsylvanias only city situated on the Great Lakes Erie is home to four universities including the nations largest medical school currently serving more than 23000 students and Erie is proud of its diversity with African Americans making up 16 of the population and New Americans Immigrants and Refugees comprising 20 of Erie residents. Transformation Our Goals Developing commercial and residential real estate Attracting businesses residents and additional investment into downtown Supporting and enhancing the public spaces Creating programming especially events activities that entice people to live downtown support local business and create vibrancy Our Mission Downtown Erie is undergoing massive transformational change. Visionary business philanthropic and community leaders formed the EDDC in 2017 to transform the city of Eries downtown core and spark revitalization across the region.