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 neighborhood, the 26 townhome project by Simms Development is an important investment for an area that suffered through decades of disinvestment and neglect.
The business owner next door to the development, Amos Jeffries of State Farm Insurance, told News Center 7 how “seeing the city invest in the area, where many people felt like race issues slowed down both private and public investment, restores some faith for people living and working there.”…