Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood is now home to a new-car showroom featuring two Italian luxury brands where price tags can easily approach — and exceed — $100,000. Ganley Automotive has added Maserati and Alfa Romeo franchises to its East Market Street campus, which also features a newly expanded and renovated Mercedes-Benz dealership next to its Toyota showroom.

The addition and changes reflect in large part Ganley’s faith in the future of the neighborhood, which ranks among the poorer places in Akron. “We opened in 1995,” said Ken Ganley, head of the large automotive group. That year, the expansion-minded, family-owned business bought the former Geller Toyota and Mercedes-Benz franchises on East Market Street.