CDE: Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

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Project Profiles and Stories

Erie Center for Arts and Technology ()

NMTC helps bring new community hub offering job training, healthcare, social services and the arts to Erie, Pennsylvania.

Sharswood Ridge Mixed-Use (Mosaic Development Partners) (2020)

Philadelphia, PA

Sharswood Ridge Mixed-Use Project, which is located in a U.S. HUD CHOICE Neighborhood and an Opportunity Zone, will serve as an anchor on the Ridge Avenue commercial corridor in the

Wendy Gessner ()

Director of CCG.

Lewistown-MSF (2016)

Lewistown, PA

New construction of a community healthcare facility that will provide comprehensive services to low-income persons.

A.W. Golden Cadillac Rehab (2020)

Reading, PA

NMTCs helped Shuman Development Group convert a 45,288 sq. ft. building into a mixed-use retail shopping center. The property had been vacant for several years. The building now houses a

Keppel Building (2016)

Lancaster, PA
Rehabilitation and redevelopment of the Koppel Building creates 59k sq. ft. of mixed-use retail and residential space

201 Stanwix Street (2011)

Pittsburgh, PA
NMTC financing for the rehab of a 78,000 sq. ft. building. The 1st floor of the building is leased to a charter school on the lower levels and approximately 158

Susquehanna Health Innovation Center (2018)

Williamsport, PA
Thanks to NMTC financing, UPMC Susquehanna opened a new Neuroscience Center in Williamsport, expanding services and bringing advanced procedures to the region.

River Valley Regional YMCA (2014)

Williamsport, PA
The construction of a 62,000 square foot community center to replace their former, obsolete, and inefficient Williamsport YMCA facility housed in eight interconnected buildings in downtown Williamsport, PA.

Coal Street Community Facility (2011)

Wilkes-Barre, PA
The Coal Street project transformed a dilapidated 30-acre park into a regional sports and medical complex.

Washington City Mission (2017)

Washington, PA
Improvements to four buildings and related site work to create a men's shelter, women's shelter, veteran's shelter and a vocational training center.

Primary Health Network – Sharon (2014)

Sharon, PA
This project involved the completion of a new, $18 million transaction to help fund the expansion and consolidation of healthcare services provided by Primary Health Network (PHN) in Sharon.

Scranton Counseling Center (2020)

Scranton, PA
The adaptive reuse of a historic cornerstone building at 329 Cherry Street in downtown Scranton.

Connell Building (2010)

Scranton, PA
The Connell Building, originally built in 1894, stood vacant for nearly a decade.

The Big Mill Project (2014)

Reading, PA
The Big Mill project, a neighborhood retail, commercial and residential project.

Womens Center and Shelter (2015)

Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh's Women's Center and Shelter's expansion to 48 beds from the existing 36, enhance living spaces, administrative areas and therapy resources, while enlarging the facility's children's areas and creating shelter

Piatt Place (2014)

Pittsburgh, PA
Rehab of a 265,000 squarefoot vacant department store in downtown Pittsburgh.

East Liberty Transit Center (2014)

Pittsburgh, PA
A multi-agency effort, which includes the City of Pittsburgh, Port Authority of Allegheny County and East Liberty Development Corporation, to assemble and redevelop six acres of blighted or obsolete commercial

East Liberty Portal (2014)

Pittsburgh, PA
The revitalization of a major gateway into the East Liberty neighborhood, which has been undergoing a major transformation after years of blight.

Blind and Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh (2014)

Pittsburgh, PA
BVRS outgrew its previous space and renovated an 87,000 sq. ft. five-story building to suit the needs of the growing organization.

Bakery Square (2009)

Pittsburgh, PA
The Bakery Square project is a critical catalyst in the revitalization of the East Liberty Section of Pittsburgh.

421 7th Avenue (2009)

Pittsburgh, PA
The 421 Seventh Avenue building is located on a prominent corner in the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places of the

Stephen Klein Wellness Center (2014)

Philadelphia, PA
Financing to help Project H.O.M.E. relocate its clinic.

Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia (2013)

Philadelphia, PA
A 93,000 sq. ft. expansion to Ronald McDonald's hiladelphia facilities, more than doubling the sq. footage of PRMH's existing 72,000 sq. ft. facility, for a total of more than 165,000

New Market West (2018)

Philadelphia, PA
New Market West is a four story, LEED certified 135,700 sq. ft. commercial building that creates a hub for retail and community services near the 60th and Market Street El

Community Legal Services (2012)

Philadelphia, PA
Financing for the construction of a new three-story building totaling approximately 19,000 square feet.

Center for Health Literacy (2014)

Philadelphia, PA
The Center for Health and Literacy is a cooperative project between the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia.

600 N Broad St (2010)

Philadelphia, PA
The conversion of the former Wilkie Buick service center into a mixed-use residential and retail building.

Treasures Market (2020)

Lancaster, PA
Treasures Markets used NMTC financing to renovate a vacant commercial building at 515 N.

Bulova Building Rehab (2017)

Lancaster, PA
This project involved the rehab of the blighted Bulova building into mixed use facility.

Hamilton Health Center (2011)

Harrisburg, PA
The acquisition and adaptive re-use of a 67,000 sq. ft. unimproved warehouse.

Civil War Museum (2012)

Gettsyburg, PA
Renovation of the historic Schmucker Hall into a state of the art Civil War Museum.

Erie Center for Arts and Technology (2020)

Erie, PA
A $10.3M renovation of the 107-year-old former school.

Chester Charter School for the Arts (2017)

Chester, PA
Chester Charter School for the Arts previously operated out of a modified warehouse building and had students enrolled from kindergarten to 10th grade.

SteelStacks (2010)

Bethlehem, PA
Financing for a nonprofit organization dedicated to the celebration of arts and culture in the Lehigh Valley region, and the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation.