The firm behind some of downtown Dayton’s most notable projects in the last decade has its eyes set on its next venture: redeveloping a historic building. Upon completion, the facility will house up to 100 jobs and revitalize a long-abandoned property.
Dayton-based Woodard Development plans to redevelop a historic building on the corner of East Third and Madison and transform it into office spaces. The project will modernize the space and likely house new businesses.
In 2019, Woodard purchased three vacant buildings on East Third next to Barrel House. At the time, the firm had no official plans for redevelopment, but knew they ultimately wanted to renovate the facilities at a later point.
After sitting on the buildings for a few years, the firm realized that two of the three facilities were not viable for revitalization due to aging infrastructure and typical wear-and-tear.
Eventually, Woodard demolished one of the buildings on East Third Street, with the other mostly coming down on its own due to a storm. The facilities formerly housed KK Motorcycle Supply, which was established in 1959 and was one of the top five motorcycle supply houses in the country.