Woodard Development and Crawford Hoying, the developers of the Water Street District, plan to spend about $3.5 million to construct the 25,000-square-foot building, which will have spaces for professional services offices and retail, according to city documents.
The city proposes providing the developers with a 15-year, 100 percent tax abatement on the increase in assessed value on the property because of the project. The city sold the 1.3-acre property, which is in the Water Street District, to the developers for $10.
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If approved, the new building will be one of only a handful of commercial projects in Dayton that have ongoing Community Reinvestment Area tax abatements.
Other projects include a $42 million investment in Water Street and the new $11 million Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in the district.
Water Street, near the corner of East Monument Avenue and Riverside Drive, has apartments, offices, restaurants, PNC Bank and other amenities.
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