CDE: Grow America

To all NMTC Coalition Members: If you would like to add projects, a description of your CDE, or anything else to this page, contact Paul Anderson.

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Project Profiles and Stories

SoLa Model Z

Los Angeles,
CA
(2024)

Manufacturing

CDE(s): Grow America, Prestamos CDFI

A minority-owned business tackled the severe affordable housing crisis in South Los Angeles

Franklin Cummings Tech

Boston,
MA
(2024)

Schools

CDE(s): Bluehub, Chase, Consortium America, Grow America, Partners for the Common Good

Expansion and modernization of technical college increases career opportunities for low-income persons through affordable workforce training and wraparound services.

Academy For Global Citizenship

Schools, Solar

CDE(s): BMO Harris, Dudley Ventures, Grow America, IFF, Rose Urban Green Fund

A new model of environmental campus drives community development on the Southwest Side of Chicago

Franklin Cummings Tech

Schools

CDE(s): Bluehub, Chase, Consortium America, Grow America, Partners for the Common Good

Expansion and modernization of technical college increases career opportunities for low-income persons through affordable workforce training and wraparound services.

SoLa Model Z

Manufacturing

CDE(s): Grow America, Prestamos CDFI

A minority-owned business tackled the severe affordable housing crisis in South Los Angeles

The West Virginia Great Barrel Company Demonstrates NMTC Success

Business Development, Manufacturing

CDE(s): Community Ventures, Grow America, Rural Development Partners

Letter to the editor in the Register Herald

City Fresh Foods

Roxbury,
MA
(2022)

Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): Grow America, The Community Builders

City Fresh makes and delivery healthy meals to schools, childcare centers and senior centers throughout Greater Boston. It currently produced 15,000 meals per day for a total of 3.5 million

Coastal Container

Holland,
MI
(2023)

Business Development, Manufacturing

CDE(s): Chase, Evernorth Rural Ventures, Grow America, Mascoma Community Development

NMTC Funding helps Coastal Container expand.

Novogradac 2023 Operating Business QLICI of the Year Award Recipient: Santa Cruz Community Health Centers Live Oak Health Clinic

FQHCs, Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America, Primary Care Development Corporation

Optimum Modular

ROMULUS,
MI

Manufacturing

CDE(s): FirstPathway Community Development, Grow America

NMTC financing supported a company that produces standardized modules for apartment buildings.

Santa Cruz Community Health Center

Santa Cruz,
CA
(2022)

Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health, Community, FQHCs, Healthcare, Homeless Services

CDE(s): Grow America, Primary Care Development Corporation

NMTC financing supported the construction of a new 20,000 sq. ft., two-story facility that provides medical, behavioral health and specialty care, with a focus on pediatrics and serving the house-less

Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center

Bowling Green,
KY
(2011)

Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces

CDE(s): Development Ventures CDE, Grow America, Hampton Roads Ventures, People Incorporated Financial Services

NMTC financing supported an 1,800 seat performing arts center and art gallery including educational programs.

Seneca Way

Ithaca,
NY
(2012)

Community, Housing, Mixed-use, Retail

CDE(s): Grow America

An infill project that includes the demolition of a vacant manufacturing facility in downtown Ithaca and the new construction of a mixed-use building on the site

Cayuga Green

Ithaca,
NY
(2007)

Housing, Mixed-use, Retail

CDE(s): Grow America

NMTC delivers key element in Ithaca’s ongoing downtown revitalization.

Hughes Irons Building Rehab

Council Bluffs,
IA
(2009)

Arts, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use, Mixed-use and Commercial

CDE(s): Grow America

Restoration of the Hughes Irons Building

Nonpareil Building Restoration

Council Bluffs,
(2007)

Arts, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use and Commercial, Office

CDE(s): Grow America

NMTC financing restored a 1920’s newspaper building to a new economic use.

WNC Provides $8 Million in Tax Credit Financing for Completion of 52,400-Square-Foot Navos Behavioral Health Care Campus in Burien, Wash.

Community, FQHCs, Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America, King County Housing Authority, WNC National Community Development Advisors

New Markets Tax Credit Financing Paves the Way for a New Medical Center in Hilltop

Community, FQHCs, Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America, Low Income Investment Fund, USBCDE

Grady Ponce De Leon HIV/AIDS Center

Atlanta,
GA
(2022)

Community, Hospitals and Emergency Services, Safety Net Hospital

CDE(s): CAHEC, Grow America, Innovate Fund, Stonehenge Community Development

Renovate Grady Ponce De Leon HIV/AIDS center in order to provide better treatment options for people in Atlanta, GA, the epicenter of the GIV epidemic.

Baker Electric Car Building

Cleveland,
OH
(2007)

Incubator, Science and Tech

CDE(s): Cleveland Development Advisors, Grow America

The redevelopment of the historic Baker Electric Car Building transformed the venerable old-economy icon into a "new economy" efficient, modern incubator and post-incubator space for some of Cleveland’s emerging technology-based

Shoreway Commerce Park

Cleveland,
OH
(2009)

Warehouse and Wholesale

CDE(s): Cleveland Development Advisors, Grow America

Located four miles from downtown Cleveland, Shoreway Industrial Park turned a partially occupied truck manufacturing site into a logistics and distribution hub for the metro area.

Academy for Global Citizenship

Chicago,
IL
(2023)

Behavioral Health, Community, Creative Farming, FQHCs, Schools, Solar

CDE(s): BMO Harris, Dudley Ventures, Grow America, IFF, Rose Urban Green Fund

Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs

Daniel Marsh

CDE(s): Grow America

Daniel Marsh was elevated to President and CEO of the National Development Council (NDC) in January 2017. His work in the field of economic and community development has spanned 35

Weidmann Technology

Saint Johnsbury,
VT
(2010)

Business Development, Manufacturing, Rural

CDE(s): Evernorth Rural Ventures, Grow America, MHIC

Electrical Insulation Manufacturer: A project involved the construction of a 24,338 sq. ft. manufacturing facility and the acquisition of new machinery for WETI, a global leader in electrical insulation for

East Ohio Gas

Cleveland,
OH
(2013)

Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Housing, Mixed-use, Mixed-use and Commercial, Retail

CDE(s): Cleveland Development Advisors, Grow America, PNC

Finaning for a 350,000 sq. ft. mixed use project with a residential and retail component.

Hilltop Regional Health Center

Tacoma,
WA
(2012)

Community, FQHCs, Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America, Low Income Investment Fund, USBCDE

Financing for a FQHC providing medical and dental services for 17,000 patients annually, offering quality health care in a 59,000-square-foot state-of-the art facility.

Cascade Plaza

Ithaca,
NY
(2004)

Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use, Mixed-use and Commercial, Retail

CDE(s): Grow America

Cascade Plaza is a newly developed 9-story, 175,000 sq. ft., mixed-use project in the heart of Ithaca’s Urban Renewal District. The development is the result of a partnership between the

Foot Navos Behavioral Health

Seattle,
WA
(2011)

Behavioral Health, Community, FQHCs, Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America, King County Housing Authority, WNC National Community Development Advisors

Financing for a construction project replacing an older, smaller mental health services campus that must close due to SeaTac airport’s expansion plans.

Albany YMCA

Albany,
NY
(2005)

Community, Recreation, YMCAs and YWCAs, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Grow America

The three-part project involved the construction of 100 HOPE VI units, the renovation of a K-8 school and the construction of a new YMCA.

Eastman School of Music

Rochester,
NY
(2009)

Arts, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces

CDE(s): Grow America, TruFund

The renovation of the Eastman Theatre preserved the Italian Renaissance grandeur of the building’s performance hall, re-named Kodak Hall, while ushering in 21st century improvements, including a state-of-the-art sound system

Magna Library

Magna,
UT
(2009)

Municipal Facilities

CDE(s): Grow America

Financing for a new library, bringing foot traffic and aesthetic improvements to Main Street

The Taylor County Health Center

Abilene,
TX
(2005)

Community, FQHCs, Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America

The Taylor County Health Center is a new public health facility that consolidates healthcare services previously distributed among several locations throughout the city.

Spartanburg Community College Downtown Campus

Spartanburg,
SC
(2012)

College or Vocational Training, Community, Higher Education, Historic Rehabilitation

CDE(s): Grow America, Wells Fargo

Spartanburg Community College renovated a vacant historic building, originally a local high school, into a new Downtown Campus.

Bijou Square

Bridgeport,
CT
(2006)

Arts, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use, Retail, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces

CDE(s): Grow America

Bijou Square is part of the City of Bridgeport’s $800 million planned renewal and redevelopment of its downtown.

Compass Center

Seattle,
WA
(2005)

Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Health, Community, Healthcare, Homeless Services, Nonprofit Hub

CDE(s): Grow America

Completed in mid-2005, the buildings provide transitional housing for 78 men for up to one year, 23 units of permanent low-income housing, space to prepare 500-1000 meals for the homeless,

12th Avenue Arts

Seattle,
WA
(2012)

Affordable Housing, Arts, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use, Mixed-use and Commercial, Retail, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces, Transit Oriented Development

CDE(s): Grow America, Key Bank

Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program redeveloped an underutilized, City-owned parking lot into a 150,000 sq. ft. mixed use, transit-oriented development.