CityWide Development Corporation

A new park is coming to Wright Dunbar! Medal of Honor Memorial Park will fit right in at the corner of W Third Street and Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. Next to the park is the Third Street Peace Bridge and across the street is the Wright Flyer Sculpture. Wright Dunbar is a neighborhood with momentum from its front door to the business district, and everywhere in between. Read more about the park and its significance here: https://lnkd.in/g8x6wi9f

We closed our second New Markets Tax Credit project this year! Family Health Services of Darke County, Inc. is expanding to almost double its current size. The organization is the largest primary care provider in the county, which has caused it to outgrow its current space. This is not the first time we’ve come across a need for more space to serve the community. Back in 2021, Five Rivers Health Centers received NMTCs to build a new, $31 million facility in West Dayton. Both of these Federally Qualified Health Centers provide critical services to their communities and often support the community in ways that reach beyond their front doors. NMTCs incentivize community development and economic growth through the use of tax credits that attract private investment in designated communities. You can learn more CityWide and the NMTC program by visiting our website: https://lnkd.in/guezg-sX

With 29 approved loans and over 100,000 square feet of vacant space reactivated, we’d say First Floor Fund’s second birthday is one worth celebrating. These entrepreneurs opened salons, restaurants, bakeries, wine bars, cigar bars, clothing stores, and so much more. Of the 29 approved loans, 21 supported women and minority owned businesses. This is a key goal of the FFF program. Learn more about FFF and how it can help your business at https://lnkd.in/g26eAbz7

The City of Dayton is excited to be in the second cohort of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Thriving Communities Program. This program provides technical assistance and support for three years. Our focus will specifically be on the Edgemont neighborhood. Our Dayton project team is here in Washington DC for a kickoff convening including CityWide Development Corporation and GREATER EDGEMONT COMMUNITY COALITION. City of Dayton - Planning, Neighborhoods & Development (PND)

We’re 52 this month ?? We celebrate every birthday at CityWide whether it's big or small! In honor of 52 here are 5 things we’ve learned and 2 pictures. You can’t do it alone Listening will never fail you No idea is too small or too big Projects might change, but the mission always remains Good things take time (even decades!)

Congratulations to Senior Project Manager Caitlin Jacob on being selected for this year's Empower program!

Lights, paths, greenspace, action ?? More upgrades are coming to Point Park! Thanks to City of Dayton CDBG funding, an underutilized gravel lot will be transformed into a community space and trailhead. After working with the community to create a master plan, the park was divided into three areas. This funding will be utilized for area 2. While the overall vision is ambitious, the pieces are coming together as funding becomes available.?

McClure Street Bridge is an important connector for the St. Anne’s Hill and Twin Towers neighborhoods, but it lacked character. Residents of both neighborhoods came together to envision how this bridge could tell a shared history. After landing on a mural project, local artists submitted designs. Residents selected Tiffany Clark who completed the mural in August. Though this project was small, it gave two neighborhoods the opportunity to bridge the divide.

We’re thrilled to see Point Park continue its transformation and bring resident visions to life!

Eaton’s Kroger received an $8 million boost in New Markets Tax Credits. The grocery store is relocating just up the street and will have a larger footprint than its current location. Read our press release to learn more about this allocation.?