Community Benefit
Tremper is built to be part of regional life, not apart from it — opening its land, programs, and gathering spaces to neighbors and partners
Volunteer & Conservation
Inviting locals and guests into land-stewardship and community programs on the property.
A Local Workforce
Hiring and training regionally, with an integrated mission that helps attract and keep staff in a high-turnover industry.
Cultural Continuity
Carrying forward 25 years of Mount Tremper Arts' role as a gathering place for artists in the Catskills.
Regional Benefit
Tremper is designed to put resources back into Phoenicia, the Town of Shandaken, and Ulster County — through jobs, local purchasing, visitor spending, and a broadened tax base.
Visitor Spending
Overnight guests, retreat participants, and event visitors bringing sustained off-property spending into Phoenicia and nearby hamlets.
Expanded Tax Base
New property, sales, and occupancy tax revenue to the Town of Shandaken and Ulster County.
Local Sourcing
Food, materials, and services drawn from regional farms, makers, and businesses.
Open Programming
Performances, talks, classes, and exhibitions priced and scheduled for local participation, not only overnight guests.
Purposeful Partnerships
Working with regional farmers, artists, and nonprofits — strengthening the cultural and agricultural economy of the area.
Shared Spaces
Gardens, public art, the artisan market, and the café designed as places where locals, visitors, and resident artists mix.
Construction-Phase Jobs
A ~$83M multi-year build supporting regional trades, contractors, and suppliers across the Catskills.
Permanent Employment
Over 100 year-round hospitality, culinary, cultural, and land-stewardship jobs, providing living wages for all positions.
Creative Economy
Cultural and ecology programming draws visitors through the shoulder seasons, not only summer weekends — adding to Ulster County's creative economy across the year.
