Downtown investment exceeds $1B this decade
Investments made or planned for downtown have surpassed the $1 billion mark since 2010, a milestone in the effort to re-energize the center city, and a benchmark that speaks to many projects yet to come.
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Downtown ‘renaissance’ helping drive answer to ‘Why Dayton?’
The Dayton area is in the midst of a “renaissance” where larger corporations have opened or expanded, millennials are lowering vacancy rates downtown, and small business and manufacturing growth is looking up.
Plan to revive south downtown Dayton surges ahead
The city government is wasting little time in its designs to revive south downtown Dayton.
Group plans $33.4M redevelopment of downtown building
An office tower that contributed to downtown Dayton’s rapid development more than a century ago could now play a role in its revival.
Project Watch: $600 million in downtown Dayton projects
Bit by bit, block by block, downtown Dayton is undergoing a re-imagining. Talk to anyone who lives, works or plays there, and you’ll hear a growing sense of excitement. We’re tracking more than 50 projects in downtown that are in … Continued
Officials target revival of south downtown
With new construction reviving parts of downtown and hope the Dayton Arcade could finally be redeveloped, officials are already turning their eye toward how to revive another spot: south downtown Dayton.
First Look: Downtown Dayton’s newest hotel at Water Street
Dayton officials got a look Tuesday night at the first new hotel in decades which is in the works downtown.
Lock 27 Brewing opening new spot near Fifth Third Field in Dayton
A local brewery is planning a second location at the growing Water Street District, in downtown Dayton.
Six projects that are changing the face of downtown Dayton
Dozens of projects are in the works or under construction in downtown Dayton.
City, City, Bang! Bang! Dayton’s Amazing Recovery
For so many Daytonians, a dream is being realized…a vital, vibrant and vivid city! The amazing turnaround is all most too much to believe, but cities everywhere are taking notice.
Louisville bar planning large Oregon District location
A Louisville bar that specializes in its bourbon selection plans to open a large second location in the Oregon District around spring 2017.
Greater Downtown Dayton Plan Progress Report Released
Read the latest Greater Downtown Dayton Plan Progress Report: The 2015 Year in Review.
Dayton announces $12 to $15 million Arcade development plan
A new development partnership has announced plans to rehabilitate the Dayton Arcade in several phases…
Increased housing options a downtown win
Downtown Dayton is enjoying renewed interest as more businesses open and bring more employees downtown. Meanwhile, more millennials and empty-nesters seeking a different lifestyle…
A Change for the Better
People are flocking back to downtown Dayton’s urban core.
$168 million headed downtown – Downtown is attracting more companies, retail, entrepreneurs and housing.
Key elements of the plan to make downtown Dayton a vibrant and walkable destination are taking shape, with more than $168 million in investment coming to the Central Business District in the next four years.
Stakeholders see downtown Dayton on the rise
Tuesday’s annual Downtown Dayton Special Improvement District meeting was an opportunity for downtown’s stakeholders, investors and champions to gather and view the progress that downtown has made, particularly since the beginning of 2015, and to set sights to the future
Downtown Rising: 10 Projects Reshaping Dayton’s Core
The city core is showing signs of a new sparkle…
Dayton Library gets $500K for new events center
The Dayton Metro Library will have an arts and culture space thanks to a $500,000 donation.
New shuttle service to set up around Oregon District
A new shuttle service around the Oregon District and downtown Dayton is starting up this weekend.
Oregon District’s Fifth Street one of ‘Top 5’ in U.S.
The American Planning Association (APA) today named the strip of East Fifth Street in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District as one of five “Great Streets” in the U.S.
Dayton brewery, open 3 months, already expanding
The Dayton Beer Company in downtown Dayton is expanding as it gears up to start canning and bottling its brews for retail sale…
Contractor selected for RiverScape River Run Project – Construction to begin in July
Work is moving forward on RiverScape River Run, a new regional recreation destination in and economic development driver for downtown Dayton.
‘Summer in the City’ to replace Urban Nights
Dayton area residents are invited to celebrate Summer in the City with a new slate of branded downtown events…
New Dayton Beer Company tap room to pour only Ohio brews
Pete Hilgeman is thrilled to see all of the development plans within a few blocks of his Dayton Beer Company beer hall, tap room and production brewery…