California Downtown Association Trade Show

At Block by Block we don’t just share best practices, we make them! We’re so excited to connect with IDA West Coast Urban District Forum attendees to not just show off the fantastic Groundwerx program we’ve managed for the San Jose PBID since January 2013, but to allow share the latest innovations and best practices we have built for our customers. Whether it’s security, cleaning, hospitality, outreach, landscaping or they many other specialized services we provide, Block by Block is

Hopefully after you see our assortment of program enhancements there’s one question – if you could get all of this with one decision, why wouldn’t you?

Our Team

Our customers in California benefit from the depth of our team. Meet the California Dream Team!

Regional Vice President

David Aguilar

Regional Vice President

Semu One Bear

Regional Director

Johnny Linares

Regional Vice President (Southern California)

David Aguilar

Function: Oversees the direction of 14 programs in the Los Angeles Area

Years with Block by Block: 12

When He’s Not at Work: Spending time with his wife and daughters, paddle boarding and working out

Regional Vice President (Bay Area)

Semu One Bear

Function: Oversees the direction of 15 programs in the Bay Area

Years with Block by Block: 10

When He’s Not at Work: Being on the open road on his motorcycle and traveling

Regional Vice President (Southern California)

Johnny Linares

Function: Works closely with Operations Managers in the region on operational needs and also ensures quality

Years with Block by Block: 2

When He’s Not at Work: being with family, bowling and being a pool shark

Regional Director

Steve Be Cotte

Recruiting and Training Manager

Zori Nevarez

Maintenance Manager

Bob Martins

Regional Director (Southern California)

Steve Be Cotte

Function: Supports Operations Managers and ensures compliance with the Block by Block Operating model

Years with Block by Block: 12

When He’s Not at Work: Pit crew on a high performance drag race team

Recruiting and Training Manager (Bay Area)

Zori Nevarez

Function: Makes sure our programs in the Bay stay staffed and delivers standard Block by Block training to new hires

Years with Block by Block: 2

When He’s Not at Work: The Beach, 49ers, Giants and live music

Maintenance Manager (Bay Area)

Bob Martins

Function: There are a lot of pieces of equipment in California and in his newly created role, Bob ensures preventative maintenance is completed and provides training to team members. His work ensures our equipment stays running and we stay productive for our customers

Years with Block by Block: 15

When He’s Not at Work: Classic cars, woodworking and spending time with his wife, kids and grandkids

Security Initiatives

You can have effective cleaning equipment that’s environmentally friendly too!

After significant testing in our Louisville Lab, we’re excited to introduce our new electric sweeper through our exclusive partnership. This line of equipment allows us to be more efficient by covering more ground than manual cleaning or by using less equipment. In addition to being efficient, this European line of equipment is durable and easy to maintain.

Mobility meets cleaning!

Our power washing trikes are incredibly effective in allowing our teams to quickly tend to unsightly spills, stains and other messes in our districts. The nimbleness of these units makes it far easier to deploy than a full power washing unit. Power washing trikes also help acknowledge your districts commitment to alternative mobility with a smaller carbon foot print.

Hospitality Initiatives

As downtowns are working to regain their pre-COVID image it’s important to emphasize the great experiences that downtown provides. Part of this is having friendly, welcoming people that reinforce the positive image. We’ve been working to develop unique tools and enhancements that will make your program look even larger!

Feather flags create a hospitality beacon!

Have a large event, but a smaller team? How do you make Ambassadors stand out in that crowd? We’ve found Ambassadors deployed with a highly visible feather flag can be spotted much easier and help visitors identify that friendly, helpful Ambassador that can make their visit even better.

Mobile info carts!

Everyone loves the visitor information kiosk, but what if the epicenter of your district activity is always different. Our highly visible, mobile kiosk trikes are easy to deploy to any area of your district. The large storage box is great for displaying a district map and even handing out water or souvenirs from. The carts create a distinct addition to our program’s hospitality presence.

But Wait! There’s More.

We’ve worked to develop even more elements to help add “Wow!” to our downtowns.

Flower towers add that special vibrancy to key areas!

Want to make that large impression in key areas without a huge investment? Maybe you’re looking to add a new dimension to your landscaping program by moving beyond pots, hanging baskets and ground level beds. Our newly designed flower towers can provide just that as an anchor to our already fantastic landscaping programs.

Banners!

No one understands the importance of branding a district at the street level better than Block by Block. We’ve expanded our capabilities to include design, printing and installation of district banners. Working this into existing services provides a tremendous amount of operational and cost efficiencies for our customers.

Get Connected With Block by Block

We provide superior specialized services through management of systems and people that allow our customers to focus on their core business. Contact Us for more information regarding service updates for your program

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