This artist’s rendering shows a conceptual aerial view of the Tech Town campus.
WINTER2006
What color comes to mind when you think of Tech Town? For those familiar with the most recent devel-opments related to the planned district on the eastern edge of downtown Dayton,the answer is clear:green! Not only has the Tech Town development team embraced certain green design and constructionstandards,the area often referred to as “Tech Town North”was recently given the green light for newconstruction by the Ohio EPA.
Ohio EPA Declares Site Clean
The Ohio EPA has declared that the 11.1-acre Detrick Street property (formerly thesite of GH&R Foundry) is now considered acceptable for commercial or industrialredevelopment.The Detrick Street site,located across the Mad River (at the Webster Street Bridge)from the main campus of Tech Town,had some environmental issues as a result of past foundryactivities.The declaration by the Ohio EPA represents the completion of Dayton’s participation inOhio EPA’s voluntary action program (VAP),in which property owners take the initiative to clean upcontamination. As part of this project,the city partnered with Select International,a nearby company that plans tobuy the cleaned-up land.The city received financial assistance for the clean-up from the Clean OhioRevitalization Fund,the State of Ohio,and the US Economic Development Administration.
Green Buildings Will Enhance Tech Town
In other Tech Town news,the Tech Town team has announced that certain “green building”techniques will be utilized in the design and construction of Tech Town.The term green buildingrefers to ecologically friendly standards aimed at lessening a building’s impact on the surrounding
Everything’s Coming UpGreen at Tech Town
Weston Solutions will be Tech Town’s first tenant
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environment as well as prolonging thatbuilding’s life. According to Norm Essman,Dayton’sDirector of Economic Development,greenbuilding features that could be utilizedwithin Tech Town include natural lighting,energy-efficient window and door fixtures,rooftop gardens and extensive outdoorlandscaping.Essman believes,in additionto being eco-friendly,these features willhelp set Tech Town apart from other officedevelopments and will attract tenants.One such tenant—the first official TechTown tenant—is Weston Solutions Inc.,which has been managing the cleanup ofthe Tech Town site.The company,which isbased in West Chester,Pennsylvania andhas offices in Miamisburg and other cities,plans on moving 30 of its employees to anew 40,000-square-foot building in thespring of 2007.
Health of Dayton’s HospitalNeighborhoods Improving
Appropriately enough,the Genesis Projectwas the beginningof a healthy newdevelopment trendin Dayton.Thehighly successfuleffort to revitalizethe Fairgroundsneighborhood adjacentto Miami Valley Hospitalhas been followed by similarefforts in neighborhoods andbusiness districts around the city’sother major hospitals.Following is a brief summary of hospital development projects completed or inprogress in Dayton:
Miami Valley HospitalThe Genesis Project
The Genesis Project was a public-private collaboration led by the City of Dayton,the University of Dayton,Miami Valley Hospital,and CityWide DevelopmentCorporation.The goal was to revitalize the Fairgrounds Neighborhoodand the Brown-Warren business district,both of which areadjacent to Miami Valley Hospital.During the course of thefour-year initiative,41 deteriorated structures were removed,11 existing single-family houses were rehabilitated,and23 new houses were constructed—all of which werebought.In addition,the entire neighborhood’s curbs,sidewalks and street surfaces were replaced and100 trees were planted.While most activities related to the Genesis Project werecompleted by late 2003,its success has inspired a surge innew business openings and business renovations along the eastend of Brown Street.New businesses include Joey Eric House ofStyle,Panera Bread,Nothing but Noodles,Chipotle,Dewey’s Pizza,ColdStone Creamery,and a new,larger location for Milano’s Atlantic CitySubs.The Flower Shoppe is also in the process of moving to a new,largerbuilding just down the block from its current location.
Good Samaritan HospitalThe Phoenix Project
The Phoenix Project is a public-private partnership that isinvesting millions of dollars for redevelopment activities inthe greater Fairview neighborhood over a five-yearperiod.Primary partners are the City of Dayton,GoodSamaritan Hospital,and CityWide DevelopmentCorporation.Goals of the project include improvinghomeownership through new construction andrehabilitation of single-family homes,and improvingthe appearance and function of upper Salem Avenueas a gateway to the hospital and neighborhood.The Cityof Dayton and Good Samaritan have each pledged $5million to these efforts,and project manager CityWide is providing a $1 millionloan pool for secondary financing in the form of home improvement loans andcommercial loans.Two incentive plans have been established to encourage Good Samaritan Hospitalemployees and others to buy homes in the Phoenix Project area.In addition,thePhoenix Home Improvement Loan program is enabling existing homeowners to improvetheir homes.Through REAP (Real Estate Acquisition Program),the Phoenix team hasidentified and begun legal action on 30 parcels that arenegatively impacting the neighborhood.It has alsoestablished partnerships with youth agencies andDayton Public Schools in order to enhance thequality of life for the area’s youngsters.Amongmany other developments,Phoenix investorshave acquired the Miracle Lane shoppingcenter with the goal of converting it to anoffice/retail facility,and the Phoenix staff isworking to strengthen area businessesthrough outreach and strategic programs.
Grandview Hospital The Renaissance Project
The Renaissance Project is a broad-basedalliance of community partners workingtogether to revitalize the GraftonHills neighborhood that surrounds Grandview Hospital.The allianceincludes Grandview Hospital,the Dayton Art Institute,theMasonic Temple,the Greek Orthodox Church,and a variety ofneighborhood associations and other organizations.Goals ofthe Renaissance Project include improving the trans-portation infrastructure within the area,expanding thecampuses of both Grandview Hospital and the Dayton ArtInstitute,developing a shared parking facility,strength-ening the neighborhood’s housing stock throughreinvestment,and creating new amenities and services inthe area between Main Street and Salem Avenue.
Children’s Medical Center
Some may argue that Dayton Children’s actually began the trend ofhospital/neighborhood collaborations more than 20 years ago when itcontributed more than $1 million for renovations in the Old North Dayton area andhelped form the Old North Dayton Development Corporation.Since then,DaytonChildren’s,also known as the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton,has madenumerous contributions that benefit residents of the surrounding area,includinghousing renovations,job training programs,and providing staff members for thedevelopment group’s board.Today,Dayton Children’s is actively working with theCity of Dayton,area businesses and the Old North Dayton Development Corporationto develop a new strategic plan for neighborhood development efforts. All of these projects are contributing to Dayton’s growing reputation as a city thatknows how to get various groups to work together toward the common goal ofneighborhood revitalization.And the health care connection is crucial.“The healthcare portion of our local economy is already very strong,and we need to make sureit keeps growing even stronger,”said Norm Essman,Dayton’s Director of EconomicDevelopment.“This trend of projects designed to revitalize areas around Dayton’shospitals is one very exciting step in that direction.”
Fairview Elementary School,Fairview Neighborhood (Phoenix Project)
Students from Holy Angels school perform community service yardwork in the Fairview Neighborhood as part of the Phoenix Project.As part of the Phoenix Project,homeowners in the Fairview Neighborhood are eligible for home repair grants.The Miracle Lane shopping center is being converted to an office/retail facility.(Phoenix Project)
Dr. Morris BrownExpands DowntownMedical PracticeHelping Businesses Grow
Fordyce Custom Finishing,Ltd.
Thanks to growing customer demand for theirhigh-end wood finishing services,Seth and AngieFordyce needed to move their business,FordyceCustom Finishing,to a larger facility.They will soonbe doing so with the help of a $90,000 SBA 504loan,administered by CityWide,and a $50,000loan from CityWide’s Neighborhood Business Assistance Program.The CityWide funding,along with funds fromNational City Bank,has allowed Fordyce topurchase a 32,000-square-foot commercialbuilding at 32 Bates Street.At this facility,theFordyce Custom Finishing team will have muchmore space to store finished items before they areshipped to end users,increasing the company’sability to acquire more business from existingclients as well as acquire new clients.Fordyce plans to occupy 55 percent of the buildingand lease the remaining space to multiple tenants.
Parnell’s Bar and Grille
When Joe Castellano,owner of the Amber Roserestaurant,and his partners,Anthony and KellyParnell,wanted to open a new family restaurant inthe Patterson Park neighborhood,they turned toCityWide’s Neighborhood Business AssistanceProgram (NBAP) for help.The NBAP Committeeagreed that the area would benefit from a family-oriented restaurant,and the $50,000 loan forrenovation and equipment costs was approved.The location,at 1227 Wilmington Avenue,previ-ously housed a nightclub called Jags.Parnell’s Bar& Grille opened for business on Friday,January 13,with a menu featuring a variety of appetizers,Italian sandwiches and pasta.The 2,500-square-foot restaurant/sports bar contains a brand newkitchen and multiple flat-screen plasma televisions.The opening of Parnell’s resulted in the creationof 30 new Dayton-based jobs,11 of which arefull-time.Following are brief descriptions of two businesses that recently took advantage of CityWide’s loan programs: A ribbon cutting was held on November 2 to celebrate theopening of Dr.Brown and Associates at 301 W.First Street indowntown Dayton.The practice focuses on preventativemedicine and specialty treatment of diabetes,hypertensionand cardiovascular disease.Dr.Brown’s new location is just ablock away from the practice he established in 1985 at 128West First Street.This original location will continue tooperate as Dayton Primary Urgent Care.“Considering our growth over the past 20 years,we are longoverdue for this expansion,”said Dr.Brown.“My goal is stillthe same asit was in1985—toprovidequality andcompas-sionate healthcare that iseasily accessible to Dayton’surban community.I believedowntown Dayton is the ideal locationfor accomplishing this goal.”Dr.Brown purchased and renovated the property at301 W.First Street with the help of a Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan administered by CityWideDevelopment Corporation,financing from National City Bank,and his own equity.“The services Dr.Brown is providing are especially valuabledue to his downtown location,”said Clarence Taylor,loanofficer for CityWide Development.“And the fact that he isretaining and creating jobs in Dayton is very important to ourlocal economy.We are happy to be able to assist Dr.Brownwith financing for this relocation and expansion project.”
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