Beyond Vision VisABILITY Center

New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

West Allis,
WI
(2021)

Beyond Vision VisABILITY Center

Community, Vocational Training

Company that offers job opportunities for people who are blind plans to move into a new, larger space in West Allis.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $18,500,000
Total Project Cost: $19,290,823

IMPACT

229 FTE jobs
50 construction jobs
130,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Impact Seven, PNC

Investor

PNC

Project Description

Company that offers job opportunities for people who are blind plans to move into a new, larger space in West Allis. A Milwaukee-based organization that seeks to create job and career opportunities for people who are blind is expanding its operation. Beyond Vision, a self-funded, nonprofit company, is transforming the former Sam’s Club location at 1540 S. 108th St. in West Allis into a 130,000 sq. ft. VisABILITY Center.

MAP

Address: 1540 S. 108th St., West Allis, WI 53214

Census Tract: 55079100900

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