Wakeman Boys & Girls Club

New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Bridgeport,
CT
(2010)

Wakeman Boys & Girls Club

Boys and Girls Clubs, Community, Recreation, Youth and Families

A new, 28,000 sq. ft. clubhouse to serve an estimated 2,500 children in inner-city Bridgeport.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $7,178,000
Total Project Cost: $7,178,000

IMPACT

6 FTE jobs
132 construction jobs
28,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

MHIC

Investor

TD Bank

Project Description

The Wakeman Memorial Association, which operates the Boys & Girls Club of Southport, Connecticut, has built a new, 28,000 sq. ft. clubhouse to serve an estimated 2,500 children in inner-city Bridgeport.

MAP

Address: 2470 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 6605

Census Tract: 9001070200

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