# Dayton Arcade

Dayton, OH · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-eeff81e4cf` · release 2026-10-20

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, office, retail, education, civic | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Four of the arcade’s nine interconnected buildings offer apartments: the Fourth Street building (39 units); the Lindsey building (36); the Ludlow building (21) and the Commercial building (14). | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1904 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1991 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Eugene J. Barney | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Miller-Valentine Group and Cross Street Partners | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | historic tax credits and low-income housing credits | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The developers obtained $5 million in historic tax credits and $20 million in low-income housing credits for the first phase, planned to create 126 apartment units in phase one and 32 micro-apartments in phase two; four buildings offer apartments totaling 110 units, with seven market-rate and the rest affordable housing meeting HUD restrictions. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The construction of the splendid group of buildings, known as the Arcade, was commenced on March 1st, 1902 and completed on March 1st, 1904.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade
- **year_closed**: “financial success gradually eluded Arcade Square, and it was closed to the public in 1991.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade
- **original_developer**: “It was conceived by Eugene J. Barney of the Barney & Smith Car Company” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade
- **after_notes**: “Four of the arcade’s nine interconnected buildings offer apartments: the Fourth Street building (39 units); the Lindsey building (36); the Ludlow building (21) and the Commercial building (14).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade
- **status**: “Dayton Arcade officially reopened to the public Aug. 6 and 7th, 2021 with a two-day Arcade Festival.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade
- **strategy**: “The new Arcade owners, Gunther Berg and Wendell Strutz said they would begin work on the Arcade in 6 months to restore the building to its former glory (with mixed-use developments - housing, offices, restaurants, and commercial space).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade
- **public_subsidy**: “On January 28, 2016, the City of Dayton announced that a Memorandum of Understanding with the development team of Miller-Valentine Group and Cross Street Partners has laid the groundwork for the first stage of the redevelopment of the Dayton Arcade.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade

## Anchors

University of Dayton Entrepreneurial Center, Culture Works, The Contemporary Dayton

## Parties

- Robert Shapiro — owner (from text) (1952–2009)
- Gunther Berg and Wendell Strutz — owner (from text) (2009–)

## Timeline

- 1902: Construction commenced
- 1904: Construction completed
- 1952: Sold to Robert Shapiro
- 1974: Placed on National Register of Historic Places
- 1980: Reopened as Arcade Square retail center
- 1991: Closed to the public
- 2009: Sheriff's sale purchased by Dayton Arcade, LLC
- 2016: MOU with Miller-Valentine Group and Cross Street Partners for redevelopment
- 2021: Reopened to public after redevelopment

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Dayton Arcade is a collection of nine historic buildings in Dayton, Ohio. The architecturally elegant complex in the heart of Dayton's central business district was built between 1902 and 1904. It was conceived by Eugene J. Barney of the Barney & Smith Car Company and consists of nine interconnecting buildings topped by a glass-domed rotunda, 70 feet (21 m) high and 90 feet (27 m) in diameter, below which two balconied upper floors circle the central enclave. As president of the Arcade Company, Barney made sure the Arcade had the latest innovations, including elevators, a power plant and a cold-storage plant. The architect was Frank M. Andrews, known also as architect for many of NCR's factory buildings and the American Building at Third and Main Streets in Dayton.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Arcade

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Dayton Arcade, Dayton, OH." Record m-eeff81e4cf, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/oh/dayton-dayton-arcade/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_daytondaytonarcade,
  title = {Dayton Arcade, Dayton, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/oh/dayton-dayton-arcade/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-eeff81e4cf, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.