Revitalizing the East Bayfront has a potential impact far beyond this single neighborhood. No other Erie neighborhood has forged such strong, sustained partnerships with local government and the private sector like the East Bayfront. BEST is viewed as a model for other Watch groups and their private sector partners.

BEST is a prototype that plays a key role in reversing the bias and negative perceptions of home ownership that plague all inner city neighborhoods in Erie. It is a proactive, aggressive effort to promote home ownership in Erie's surprisingly affordable inner city neighborhoods, instead of allowing market forces to continue to ignore a vast portion of the Erie's inner city.