CityWide

About CityWide

CityWide is a real estate operator. CityWide operates in Dayton, Ohio. Its investment focus is on Affordable Housing and Multifamily - Ground-up.

CityWide Development Corporation is a Dayton-area nonprofit real estate and community development organization founded in 1972—operating for over 50 years as of 2025. It runs three main program areas: Lending & Development Finance, Community Development, and Real Estate & Downtown Housing. CityWide focuses on catalytic real estate development, downtown housing markets, business and neighborhood revitalization, and gap-financing to support projects that conventional lenders can’t fully fund. Its real estate work includes a “Downtown Housing Initiative” aiming to add 2,500 housing units in Greater Downtown Dayton by 2020; its community development efforts span multiple neighborhoods via projects like the Phoenix Project ($20 million invested through CityWide, leveraged into $100 million) and others across Southeast, Northwest, Old North, Wright-Dunbar, and West Dayton.

Principals at CityWide

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CityWide's project portfolio

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Markets and themes

Markets CityWide operates in

• Dayton, Ohio

Investment themes at CityWide

• Affordable Housing
• Multifamily - Ground-up

Capabilities

• Construction Management
• Economic Development
• Environmental Remediation
• Mixed Use
• Public-private partnerships
• Site Development
• Transit-oriented development
• Urban infill

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Frequently asked questions about CityWide

What does CityWide do?

CityWide Development Corporation is a Dayton-area nonprofit real estate and community development organization founded in 1972—operating for over 50 years as of 2025.

What markets does CityWide operate in?

CityWide is active in Dayton, Ohio.

How many employees does CityWide have?

CityWide has 11–50 employees.