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Hawthorne School: History of an 1886 Dayton School Converted to Condos

October 16, 2025 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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McPherson Town is a Dayton neighborhood just a short walk from downtown that is known for its beautiful stock of historic homes. There's also one prominent building in the area that is residential today but was constructed for a different purpose. That is the … [Read more...] about Hawthorne School: History of an 1886 Dayton School Converted to Condos

Filed Under: Dayton Building Profiles Tagged With: Adaptive Reuse, Apartment Buildings, Condos, McPherson Town, Schools

Wright Dunbar Townhomes: New Market-Rate Housing for West Dayton

June 5, 2025 By Andrew Walsh 2 Comments

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Over the past few months, new townhomes have been rising near downtown Dayton. But there are several factors that make this project particularly noteworthy. One is the area where the new buildings are being constructed. On West Third Street in the Wright-Dunbar … [Read more...] about Wright Dunbar Townhomes: New Market-Rate Housing for West Dayton

Filed Under: Dayton Redevelopment Tagged With: Architecture, Condos, Gem City Ice Cream Building, Infill, Simms Development, West Dayton, Wright-Dunbar

What Dayton Has Gained: New Construction 2007-2017

April 6, 2018 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Last time we looked at some of what Dayton has lost in the past decade. But this week we'll take a more optimistic tone and highlight some of the many projects of new construction that have sprung up in those same years on vacant lots and surface parking. Although the … [Read more...] about What Dayton Has Gained: New Construction 2007-2017

Filed Under: Dayton Redevelopment Tagged With: CareSource, Charlie Simms, Condos, Crawford Hoying, Downtown Dayton, Hotels, Then and Now, Water Street, Woodard

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