Wesley Bell (D-MO01)

Tax Staffer: Chi Chukwuka, chi.chukwuka2@mail.house.gov.

District Highlights

459 projects
1,811,768,370 in NMTC allocation
3,501,493,319 total project financing
17,309 FTE jobs created or retained
17,022 construction jobs created
65 manufacturing businesses
6 federally qualified health centers

459

projects

$1,811,768,370

NMTC Allocation

$3,501,493,319

in total project financing

17,309

FTE jobs

17,022

construction jobs

6

federally qualified health centers

65

manufacturing and industrial businesses supported

NMTC Project Profiles (Inside the District)

Urban League of Metro Saint Louis Headquarters

Saint Louis,
MO
(2021)

Historic Rehabilitation, Retail, Youth and Families

CDE(s): USBCDE

This 205,000 sq. ft. commercial center will be renovated for use as the Urban League of Metro St. Louis's (ULMSL) Headquarters, Social Innovation Center and tenant retail space.

R&R Marketplace

Dellwood,
MO
(2022)

Nonprofit Hub, Salvation Army

CDE(s): Heartland Regional Investment Fund, USBCDE

This investment will finance the renovation of a former grocery-anchored shopping center located in Dellwood, MO that has remained vacant for almost 18 years into a vital resource for the

St. Louis Community Credit Union – Gateway Branch

Saint Louis,
MO
(2017)

Community, Targeted Populations

CDE(s): St. Louis Development Corporation

The Wealth Accumulation Center on Gravois, serving an additional 10,000 low-income persons.

Operation Food Search

St. Louis,
MO
(2024)

Community, Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): St. Louis Development Corporation

The renovation will amplify Operation Food Search's programming and impact, benefiting 200,000 individuals monthly with essential food and services.

Sunwheel Energy

Saint Louis,
MO
(2009)

Energy, Solar

CDE(s): MBS Urban Initiatives

This project financed energy-efficient, water-efficient, and healthy homes.

Ferguson Empowerment Center

Saint Louis,
MO
(2016)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Salvation Army, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Heartland Regional Investment Fund

Multi-nonprofit community empowerment center on the site of the vandalized QuikTrip during the Ferguson unrest now serves thousands of low-income people annually through job training/placement, financial literacy, and other empowerment

Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being

Saint Louis,
MO
(2017)

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Capital One, St. Louis Development Corporation

A new, 21,272-square-foot facility provides meeting rooms, a chapel, and a large conference space for up to 125 people, as well as administrative offices for the Deaconess Center for Child

Guardian Angel Settlement Association

Saint Louis,
MO
(2018)

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

CDE(s): St. Louis Development Corporation

The development of a new Social Services Center in the Benton Park neighborhood.

Flance Early Learning Center

Saint Louis,
MO
(2013)

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, FQHCs, Healthcare, Youth and Families

CDE(s): GS New Markets Fund

An innovative community facility that offers exceptional care and education for 154 children and their families in a child-focused, center-based, and diverse learning environment.

Stereotaxis

Saint Louis,
MO
(2005)

Business Development, Incubator, Manufacturing

CDE(s): Bank of America

NMTC financing supported the Stereotaxis project.

St. Louis Food Hub

Saint Louis,
MO
(2012)

Business Development, Community, Food Manufacturing, Grocery and Fresh Food, Incubator, Manufacturing, Retail, Retail and Commercial, Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): Central Bank of Kansas City, Enterprise Financial CDE, MBS Urban Initiatives, USBCDE

Financing for a grocery store and a food distribution, processing and aggregation facility.

The Arcade Building

Saint Louis,
MO
(2014)

Adult Education, Affordable Housing, College or Vocational Training, Community, Housing, Mixed-use, Retail

CDE(s): Central Bank of Kansas City, Enterprise Financial CDE, National Trust Community Investment Corporation, St. Louis Development Corporation, USBCDE

St. Louis, MO The Arcade Building was originally built for retail and office use. Abandoned since the 1980s, its 2012 rehabilitation brought new residential, commercial, and educational opportunities to the