Originally greenlit in 2019, and planned to start construction in 2020, construction was delayed several years by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“COVID hit the hospitality industry really hard,” said Joshua Patel, principal with Scarlet and Gray. “With our properties that we have in the Dayton area, partially due to our scale, we handled it pretty well … But as far as getting lending and building a hotel during that time, we were all hands on deck just trying to keep our operating business alive.”
A formal groundbreaking at the Beavercreek mall site was held in late 2023, and Mason-based builder HiFive Development Services began ground work on the project in January 2024.
“There’s always challenges, but on the build side of things,…
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