COMING 2027

factory 816

AKRON'S FIRST FOOD HALL

Coming 2027 – a food hall located in the Middlebury neighborhood of Akron, OH. Just East of Downtown, we’re repurposing 816 E. Market St., the historic headquarters of the Homeier-Universal Motor Company, creating signigicant economic opportunity for greater Akron and the Middlebury community, utilizing the building for modern purposes and bringing to life a core framework of The Well CDC’s 2019 Neighborhood Plan – Adaptive Reuse of underutilized and strategically located warehouse stock within the community.

What to Expect

1st Floor

Food Hall – 6 entrepreneurs

2nd Floor

Gaming & Social Spaces

3rd Floor

200 Capacity Event Hall

Why should you be a part?

As a Food Entrepreneur...

GROW YOUR BUSINESS!

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As a Northeast Ohio Resident...

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES

INVEST IN DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES

ENJOY QUALITY, LOCAL FOOD

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We believe food is a driver.

Healthy neighborhoods thrive on local economy driven by local food businesses and opportunity. In a historically disinvested neighborhood with little to no local food options and few gathering spaces, we are excited to bring culinary vibrance and diversity to Middlebury and Akron as a part of The Well CDC’s 2019 Neighborhood Plan.

Neighborhood Plan

In 2019, neighbors, nonprofit and community organization leaders, and business owners came together to outline a plan that connects people TO Middlebury, not just allows them to move THROUGH Middlebury. Factory 816 is a direct result of work that began years ago, building upon Planning Principle #3;

Explore Opportunities for Entrepreneurship & Reuse.

Read the Neighborhood Plan

Entrepreneurship & Reuse

Planning Principle #3’s goal was to respond to the available underutilized and strategically located warehouse stock in the community to uncover opportunities that are inclusive of an ethnically diverse and working-class neighborhood. Factory 816 is a living picture of repurposing historically significant infrastructure to support local economy.

The importance of Factory 816

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Akron's First Food Hall

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Brick and Mortar space for local food businesses

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New Job Creation

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community gathering space

Project Floorplan

Summary of Factory 816

Project Team

The Well CDC
Owner

Barry Dunaway
Partner, Investor

Betsy Figgie
Tax Credit Expert

Eimer Design
Interiors Architect

Peninsula Architects
Core & Shell Architect

Prospectus
Historic Tax Credit

Testa Construction
Construction

Novogradac
Accounting