5 demolition sites targeted in 1-mile West Carrollton strip near I-75

Dayton Hydroponics plans demolish the former Duke’s Restaurant at 630 E. Dixie Drive in West Carrollton, build a new facility and relocate from 3856 Miamisburg-Centerville Road to a site that will include room for retail businesses. West Carrollton officials say the plan would give the Dixie corridor its first new retail space in about 20 years. NICK BLIZZARD/STAFF

Dayton Hydroponics plans demolish the former Duke’s Restaurant at 630 E. Dixie Drive in West Carrollton, build a new facility and relocate from 3856 Miamisburg-Centerville Road to a site that will include room for retail businesses. West Carrollton officials say the plan would give the Dixie corridor its first new retail space in about 20 years. NICK BLIZZARD/STAFF
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Jan 19, 2018
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In the past year, several parcels of land totaling nearly 20 acres in a one-mile strip of East Dixie Drive in West Carrollton have been targeted for demolition.

The city is looking to redevelopment the Dixie/Central Avenue corridor along with the Great Miami River near Interstate 75 with the vision of turning it into a multi-million dollar entertainment district.

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The sites targeted for redevelopment include:

-Carrollton Plaza, 1100-1192 E. Dixie. The city last year bought 13.75 acres next to I-75, land seen by local officials as a cornerstone for the entertainment district plan along the river. The $3.2 million project includes the planned demolition of the plaza targeted for this summer.

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-The former Sonny's Auto Spa, 744 E. Dixie. Kettering Health Network last year announced an intent to build a medical office building, a service lacking in West Carrollton's City Center district. While details have not yet been proposed, the city last year demolished the structure on 3.84 acres as part of a three-way deal with KHN and the Montgomery County Landbank program.

-The former Duke's Restaurant, 630 E. Dixie. Dayton Hydroponics, located on Ohio 725 in West Carrollton, last year bought the 1.4-acre site. It plans to tear down the building this year and construct a new home twice the size of the structure that's there, according to the city.

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Nearly 5,000 square feet will be available for lease, the first time in about 20 years new retail space will have been constructed in that district, according to the city.

-The former West Carrollton Car Wash, 518 E. Dixie. Last summer the city tore down the former business it has owned since 2013. No plans have been announced for the 0.324-acre site since the demolition, funded by a $20,000 Community Development Block Grant, according to the city.

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-Colyer's Automotive, 429 E. Dixie. The city plans to buy the land at the western end of the Dixie/Central split and across from the West Carrollton Civic Center. It plans to demolish the building using Ohio Public Works Commission grant funds, which are expected to cover 75 percent of the estimated $183,000 cost.

City Manager Brad Townsend said West Carrollton has long-range plans to convert the 0.191-acre parcel into a small park, similar to The Point at eastern end of the Dixie/Central split.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native and has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 20 years.