This is an owner-user or investor opportunity on Dayton’s West Third Street corridor: first-floor commercial space with the potential for residential use above. The ground floor is well suited to a storefront, professional office, service business, or neighborhood-oriented retailer that benefits from street frontage and daily traffic. The second floor offers studio-apartment potential for additional income, an owner or employee residence, or a true live/work setup, subject to zoning and required approvals.
The property sits on a well-traveled commercial corridor that carries approximately 8,400 vehicles per day, according to ODOT, giving customer-facing uses meaningful exposure. It is surrounded by established West Dayton neighborhoods, placing a local population base within convenient walking and driving distance. That combination supports neighborhood-serving retail and service small businesses.
West Third Street is also a recognized focus of city planning and reinvestment. Dayton Forward treats the corridor as a heritage and economic spine between the Wright-Dunbar district to the east and major west-end anchors such as the historic Wright factory site and VA campus. Public and private activity along the west side includes new and planned housing, a new west patrol police station near Abbey and West Third, library investment, the Greater West Dayton Incubator on West Third, and mixed-use rehab such as the Cornerstone project. The City of Dayton and ODOT have planned changes intended to improve safety and support corridor businesses. City materials also show substantial west-side development activity, including tens of millions in completed 2025 investment and a larger pipeline of 2026–2027 projects.
Property is ideal for a storefront, professional or medical office, service business like insurance, accounting, dental, or any neighborhood retail use. Permitted area uses include marijuana establishment or cultural institution.