Vice President, Development at Cross Street Partners
David Williams is the Vice president of Development at Cross Street Partners' Dayton office. David has over 25 years of experience in the construction and real estate development industry. As a degreed construction manager, he is skilled in conceptual and project estimating, and project management. Licensed in commercial real estate and a LEED-AP he has the ability to help with innovative and creative ways of accomplishing most redevelopment projects. Project experience encompasses office, retail, healthcare, multi-family, adaptive reuse, historic preservation and food service. He has collaborated, created and administered architectural and development standards for, mixed-use developments, TIF Districts and New Community Authorities.
Mike, Dana and Dave will discuss the importance of art as a redevelopment tool for main streets of any size. We will talk about artist needs from space to place to price. How art creates eclectic energy while welcoming creativity to reenergizing forgotten often vacant sleepy places.
Ticketed Event. Tour the historic Dayton Arcade with a specific focus on the utilization of Ohio & federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits.
Shane and Dave will discuss the importance of retail as one of the most important and most challenging tenancy for any development project or main street. We will talk about needs from space, place, capital and lease structures. We will discuss how the post covid challenges have affected and already challenging business type addressing staffing, business format and general cost increases.
This introductory tour of the Dayton Arcade will introduce you to the history of this iconic building, the redevelopment of the site, and current and future phased plans. Free, Ticket required to attend.
The Dayton Arcade is the most emotional building in Dayton, Ohio. Originally constructed in 1902, the original 5 buildings served as the central marketplace for the region. As retail changed, especially in downtowns across the nation, the Arcade was renovated in 1980 into an urban mall. Within 5 short years they needed to have the debt restructured. This led to a reset of the retail and restaurants which lasted for another 5+ years before it closed in 1991. In 2015 Mayor Nan Whaley won her election pledging the demolition of the Arcade. She convened a task force which resulted in the eventual redevelopment. Come here the whole story. Learn about the plan, the redevelopment strategy and financial structure.