Case Studies

Ulele Restaurant

Richard Gonzmart chose Metro-Bay Gonzmart already owned the Columbia restaurant and had a well known brand in Tampa. Taking on another location called for a partner he could trust to collaborate and...
Montgomery County Job Center

Montgomery County Job Center

What had been a 350,000 sq ft distribution warehouse was reimagined as a hub for the county employement services and job re-training. Rain and Associates was involved from planning the re-imagined space to managing the RFP process. Dollar for dollar, this was the most...

Wright Stop Plaza

Wright Stop Plaza

The Regional Transit Authority had some challenges with managing bus transfers in downtown Dayton. Kids congregating had been resulting in fights and perceived safety issues. Rain and Associates provided project management of this historical renovation and...

The Lofts on St. Clair

The Lofts on St. Clair

Being first doesn’t always come with a gold medal. This former refrigerated produce storage building had been sheathed in aluminum siding for decades. No one remembered what was behind the siding, or cared. When Rain and Dave Williams announced that this would be the...

The Cannery

The Cannery

The days of local food processing downtown were long over for this big block of 6 different buildings in Dayton. Rain & Associates saw potential where others saw a future empty lot. Taking over a quarter million sq ft of industrial space and crafting a vision of a...

401 S. Main St

401 S. Main St

A genuine gem What had been the former Genuine Auto Parts building sat on South Main street as a monochromatic eyesore. Every window had been painted the same dull yellow, making it look as forlorn and lonely as could be, just south of the recently renovated...

Ice Avenue Lofts

Ice Avenue Lofts

Lofts so cool they named the street Ice Avenue Hidden behind other buildings, this building was destined for a date with the wrecking ball when we identified it as a potential upscale living opportunity in Downtown Dayton. Driven by the success and quick sell out of...

The Schwind Flats

The Schwind Flats

The beautiful terra cotta style 11 story “Ludlow Manor Building” was purchased by Rain & Associates in July 2004. The project plan was to create 82 affordable market rate units comprised of 9 two bedroom, 62 one bedroom and 11 studios and two commercial spaces on the...

The Grande, LLC

Brooksville Regional hospital had seen its day pass. Left to rot as an eyesore, Metro-Bay took a scalpel to the 128K sq ft structure sitting on 14 acres, carving out 19,000 sq ft and dividing the building into the 60K sq Ft Oaks Town Centre and the 49K sq ft Grande...

The Oaks Towne Centre

The redevelopment of the 128,000 sqft former Brooksville Regional hospital into the 60,000 sqft Oaks Towne Centre and the 49,000 sqft Grande ILF. Selective demolition reduced the project by 19,000 sqft which allowed for better repositioning and the creation of first...