Plans for the corridor call for a mix of office, small office and residential development. A spokeswoman for the city of Kettering said there is not yet an arrangement for the Crawdaddys property.
Kettering is investing $500,000 a year to improve the Wilmington Pike corridor between Woodman Drive and and the Kettering Business Park near the city corporation line. The project is being carried out in two phases. The city is purchasing buildings that once housed businesses and demolishing them so the land can be redeveloped and will add new traffic signals and walking paths for pedestrians.
The city has already purchased and demolished several other buildings. Payless Shoe Store, 2645 Wilmington Pike, was purchased for $105,000 and Wonder Bread-Hostess Cake Outlet, at 3613 Wilmington Pike, cost the city $135,000.
The Wilmington Pike Improvement Committee was created in 2012, and Kettering city council adopted the recommendations in 2013. The first three years’ funds were spent on infrastructure improvements, including water and sewer line upgrades and a new traffic lane at the Dorothy Lane intersection.
Staff Writer Malik Perkins contributed reporting.
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