PDAC: Submission #1230 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Economic Development

2. Project title Kettering Business Park, Building 46 Redevelopment Project

3. Short description Building 46 is located within Kettering Business Park, which was once home to Gentile AFB and Defense Electronics Supply Center. The mostly vacant building has more than 110,000 square feet of space available for office, industrial or other commercial use. The City is planning to renovate Building 46 and transform it into a thriving economic site, primed for commercial activity and job creation. This effort would be undertaken as part of an overall master plan for Kettering Business Park.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request City of Kettering

5-8. Address 3600 Shroyer Rd.
Kettering, Ohio. 45429

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Same

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16. Organization type Government

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Amy Schrimpf

18. Title Economic Development

19. Organization City of Kettering

20. Telephone 937-296-3342

21. Email amy.schrimpf@ketteringoh.org

22-25. Address 3600 Shroyer Rd.
Kettering, Ohio. 45429

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Steven Bergstresser
Assistant City Manager
steven.bergstresser@ketteringoh.org

Location Details

28. City Kettering

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 2000000

32. Total Cost 4418850

33. Other sources of funds The City has no other dollars committed at this time. We will be seeking $2,000,000 from state and/or federal sources (for a total of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000). The remaining gap will be filled via local dollars through an economic development fund that Kettering City Council has established to support projects such as this one.

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) City Council maintains an economic development fund where general fund dollars are set aside annually to support redevelopment of commercial sites.

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload

building-46-budget.pdf (515.02 KB)

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Immediately

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify City administration met with Congressional staff to identify potential funding; while no specific program was identified, the City will continue to pursue potential federal opportunities, including Congressionally directed funding.

Community Details

40. Community Need The project addresses the need for industrial space in the Dayton market. According to real estate firm Colliers, the Dayton industrial market reached new heights at the end of 2022 and early 2023 with record-high industrial demand. The small-bay market is also tight, with a CoStar report from April 2023 estimating a vacancy rate in the Dayton market of just 2% for properties under 50,000 square feet. The City of Kettering believes with investment and renovation, Building 46 (with 110,000 square feet of space) could become an attractive site for the region's manufacturing, defense, bio-medical, and aerospace research industries.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. The current City of Kettering staff is not aware of any Congressionally directed funding that has been received in the recent past.

42. Direct new jobs created 51 to 100

43. Existing jobs retained? None

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 51 to 100

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. There is 110,000 square feet of space available in Building 46. An online report indicated the average space needed for 1 warehouse or industrial worker is approximately 1,500 square feet. Using this ratio, the space would be adequate for 73 workers. Any remaining spin-off jobs would likely be service jobs in the vicinity of Kettering Business Park to support anticipated growth there.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $50,000-$75,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? No

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

Kettering Bldg 46 Supporting Materials.pdf (536.96 KB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Amy Schrimpf

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 937-296-3342

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. amy.schrimpf@ketteringoh.org

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? Yes

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. The regional Tactical Crime Suppression Unit (TCSU) utilizes space within Building 46 (TCSU's space is not included in the 100,000 square feet that is currently vacant and available). TCSU is a regional crime fighting organization with participation from other Montgomery County suburban communities (Kettering, Centerville, Germantown, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Springboro, and West Carrollton). TCSU works in conjunction with various state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the Ohio Attorney General. We believe the project has nexus via Ohio law enforcement agencies and a state effort to address crime.

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. Yes. Miami Valley Research Park Bike Path Project. The City will soon receive $125,000 from the previous state capital budget bill for construction of a bike path along Research Park.

Many years ago the City received $400,000 to fund renovations of Rosewood Arts Center. That project has been completed and is a regional gem, used by residents from throughout the entire Dayton Region.

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: Department of Administrative Services, Department of Public Safety

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