Pop-up Project

Activated Spaces :: The Pop-up Project

The Activated Spaces Pop-up Project matches business owners and entrepreneurs who want to try out a business concept with downtown property owners who have first-floor storefront space available for occupancy. The Pop-up Project is a component of the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan.

The Pop-up Project is now accepting applications from prospective retail tenants. Application information can be found by clicking here. Downtown property owners looking to participate in the project can obtain more information about the program by reviewing our information for property owners page.

The Pilot Pop-up Project :: An Activated Spaces Success Story

The warm glow from Peace on Fifth

Activated Spaces volunteers plan to build on the success of the Pop-Up Project’s pilot phase, when three businesses filled 2,300 square feet of space. Two of those businesses ― Beaute Box, 116 W. Fifth St., and Peace on Fifth, 519 E. Fifth St. ― are looking to convert their temporary leases into traditional long-term ones. Another business, Basho Screen Printing and Apparel, opened a second area location at 521-523 E. Fifth St. after being drawn to the space when it was occupied by Comfort & Joy, which offered holiday gifts, during the Pop-Up Project’s pilot.