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

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.

Academy for Global Citizenship

Chicago,
IL
(2023)

Behavioral Health, Community, 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

SoLa Model Z

Los Angeles,
CA
(2024)

Manufacturing

CDE(s): Grow America, Prestamos CDFI

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

South Church St Plaza

Spartanburg,
SC
(2007)

Grocery and Fresh Food, Retail, Retail and Commercial

CDE(s): Grow America

The Southside Neighborhood in Spartanburg, South Carolina has a growing elderly and low-income population.

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.

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

Houston Food Bank 2

Houston,
TX
(2010)

Community, Harvey, Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): CRFUSA, Grow America, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

The construction of a warehouse for Houston Food Bank, a freezer/distribution facility.

Sadler Building

Anchorage,
AK
(2007)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Restaurants and Catering, Retail and Commercial, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Grow America

A center for nonprofits in a Anchorage neighborhood in transition from distress and decay to new life as the City's Arts and Cultural District.

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

The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Fort Worth

Fort Worth,
TX
(2013)

Behavioral Health, Community, Healthcare, Ronald McDonald House, Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): Community Development Funding, Grow America

With NMTC financing the construction of 20 new private rooms allows the RMH of Ft. Worth to house 300 more families each year.

Spokane Y

Spokane,
WA
(2007)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Healthcare, Recreation, Shelters and Community Food, YMCAs and YWCAs, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Grow America, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, USBCDE

The Spokane Central Y, a joint project between the YWCA of Spokane and the YMCA of the Inland Northwest.

Urban Community School Education and Wellness Campus

Cleveland,
OH
(2019)

Behavioral Health, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Dental Services, FQHCs, Healthcare, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Shelters and Community Food, Youth and Families

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

Development of a project, including a 17,400 square foot early childhood and parent development center, a 32,650 square foot federally qualified health center with a 115 square foot food bank

Compass Center

Seattle,
WA
(2005)

Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Health, Community, Healthcare, 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,

Louisville Urban League Sports & Learning Complex

Louisville,
KY
(2018)

Adult Education, Behavioral Health, Brownfield Remediation, College or Vocational Training, Community, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub

CDE(s): Grow America, Telesis CDE Corporation, The Reinvestment Fund

New sports facility supports job training, education, health and wellness, and opportunity in the Russell neighborhood

Lousiville Urban League Sports & Learning Complex

Louisville,
KY
(2020)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Healthcare, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Recreation

CDE(s): Grow America, Telesis CDE Corporation, The Reinvestment Fund

The Louisville Urban League Sports & Learning Complex is a $52.22 MM development on a former 24-acre tobacco processing and storage facility in the west end of Louisville.

Makah Commercial Fishing

Neah Bay,
WA
(2014)

Infrastructure, Rural, Targeted Populations, Transportation and Ports

CDE(s): Grow America

The Makah tribe's fishing dock in northwest Washington is ready for business - and spurring economic development in the region.

Ed Roberts Campus

Berkeley,
CA
(2010)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Healthcare, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Transit Oriented Development, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Community Vision, Grow America

Construction of the Ed Roberts Campus, a collaboration of seven non-profit organizations serving the Bay Area.

Salt Palace Convention Center

Salt Lake City,
UT
(2011)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Energy, Manufacturing, Solar

CDE(s): Grow America

The largest solar installation in the state of Utah and nearly doubling the state's current solar capacity.

Green City Growers

Cleveland,
OH
(2011)

Brownfield Remediation, Business Development, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Retail, Timber and Agriculture, Warehouse and Wholesale

CDE(s): Grow America, PNC

Construction of a greenhouse and distribution facility for a co-op

WCNY Broadcasting and Education Center

Syracuse,
NY
(2011)

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Enhanced Capital, Grow America

The renovation of 28,000 sq. ft. of existing space and the construction of 27,000 sq. ft. of new space, designed to meet LEED Gold standards.

Colusa Indian Community Council (CICC) Healthcare

Colusa,
CA
(2024)

Healthcare

CDE(s): Grow America, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, TruFund

Development of two medical clinic operations in separate locations in rural Colusa County, California. The first is the rehabilitation of a former grocery store into the 17,000 square foot Valley

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

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

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

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)

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)

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.

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