West Dayton’s comeback is built one closing at a time, and Westwood keeps adding sales that raise the neighborhood’s sights. The remodeled home at 620 Shoop Avenue just closed at $123,000, well above the typical Westwood price and inside the neighborhood’s ten strongest sales of the past year.
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304 N Upland Avenue Sells for $130,000 in One Day, a West Dayton Win for Westwood
West Dayton’s housing story is being written one closing at a time, and the strongest chapters are the ones where a buyer shows up fast and pays more than the sign said. At 304 N Upland Avenue in Westwood, a 1925 three-bedroom sold in a single day for $130,000, nearly double the neighborhood median.
State Grant Will Clear a Decades-Old Dump on Delphos Avenue in Westwood
An $88,512 Ohio Attorney General grant will pay to clear five lots on Delphos Avenue that have been used for illegal dumping for decades.
Dayton Demolitions and Housing Conditions: What the City’s Numbers Show
Dayton has torn down 174 structures this year. The city’s survey of every building shows more homes declining than improving from 2023 to 2025, with Burkhardt and Old North Dayton the exceptions.
Dayton City Commission, September 30: what was approved
Commissioners passed eight bond ordinances and a water-loan resolution, heard a demolition update, and took public comment on West Side conditions, city spending and policing.
Dayton City Commission, August 26: what was approved
The commission passed an ordinance on special energy improvement assessments 4-0, approved the City Manager’s Reports unanimously, and heard a demolition update and a preview of the 2026 Dayton Survey.
Dayton City Commission, Oct. 28: PFAS Treatment Design, a Single Trash Fee and a Westwood Dump Cleanup
Commissioners approved $1.7 million for PFAS treatment design at the Ottawa plant, adopted a single waste fee, and heard about a new state-funded response to teenage runaways.
Why Investors Are Looking at Westwood Again
Westwood has always been one of Dayton’s most complex neighborhoods—full of history, architectural character, and long-standing residents who’ve called the area home for decades. But in 2025, something different is happening. Investors,…