Makerspace Archives

Golaski Labs (2019)

Philadelphia, PA

Housing, Incubator, Makerspace, Mixed-use and Commercial, Restaurants and Catering
CDEs: PIDC Community Capital

Acquisition and rehabilitation of Golaski Labs, vacant form home of maker of surgical needs by the same name, into mixed-use space.

Bok (2018)

Philadelphia, PA

Historic Rehabilitation, Makerspace, Nonprofit Hub
CDEs: PIDC Community Capital, The Reinvestment Fund

Adaptive reuse of a 218,000 sq. ft. former technical school into a small business hub focusing on local makers and artisans, who utilize the technology and infrastructure of the technical

Wilson Lofts (2021)

Clinton, IA

Community, Culinary Entrepreneurship, Historic Rehabilitation, Housing, Makerspace, Mixed-use, Retail
CDEs: Urban Action Community Development

NMTC Allocation supported the adaptive reuse of a historic building into a mixed-use housing and business incubator in Clinton, IA.

Astrup Revitalization (2019)

Cleveland, OH

Boys and Girls Clubs, Community, FQHCs, Healthcare, Makerspace, Museums, Nonprofit Hub, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces
CDEs: Capital One, Finance Fund

Redevelopment of the historic former Astrup Awning Company Building located at the corner of West 25th Street and Seymour Avenue in the Clark Fulton neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio into a

Atlanta Youth Academy (2019)

Atlanta, GA

Arts, Brownfield Remediation, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Library, Makerspace, Schools, Youth and Families, Youth Program
CDEs: Atlanta Emerging Markets, Truist

Atlanta Youth Academy is a Pre-K-to-8 independent school that provides robust education opportunities to low-income students, predominantly from single-parent households with median annual incomes of under $24,000.

RIDC Mill 19A – Hazelwood Green (2017)

Pittsburgh, PA

Affordable Housing, Business Development, Community, Housing, Incubator, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Mixed-use
CDEs: Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives, PNC, Telesis CDE Corporation

New construction of mixed-use building offering flex office, R&D and high-bay light-industrial maker space. Phase 1 included 95,000 sq. ft. of flex-office space with Carnegie Mellon University as an anchor

Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep Phase 2 (2020)

Waukegan, IL

Arts, Community, Makerspace, Private School, Recreation, Religious Organizations, Retail, Retail and Commercial, Schools, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces
CDEs: Enhanced Capital

Development of 47,000 sq. ft. of unused retail space into a Fine Arts Makerspace, a Performance Stage, a Gym/Fitness Center and additional classrooms for a high school.

Wexford Winston-Salem Bailey (2016)

Winston-Salem, NC

Affordable Housing, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Housing, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Mixed-use, Restaurants and Catering, Retail and Commercial
CDEs: City First, Urban Action Community Development, USBCDE

Historic renovation of mixed-used facility including biotech innovation space, offices, entertainment, and restaurant space.

Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (2018)

Wilmington, NC

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Incubator, Makerspace, Schools, Youth and Families
CDEs: TruFund, Truist

The Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington is a charter school affiliated with the Young Women's Leadership Network. Through generous support from the local community, the school is constructing a 60,000

Studebaker Innovation Center/Renaissance Center (2016)

South Bend, IN

Adult Education, Business Development, College or Vocational Training, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Tax Credit, Incubator, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Parks and Forests, Retail
CDEs: National Trust Community Investment Corporation, Urban Research Park CDE

Adaptive reuse of a former Studebaker automobile manufacturing facility (built between 1923 and 1946) into office, education, incubator, advanced manufacturing and training space.

The Wycliff (2020)

Saint Paul, MN

Business Development, Community, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Food Manufacturing, Incubator, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Parks and Forests, Retail
CDEs: University Financial Corp.

The Wycliff’s project goals were strongly geared toward providing for small businesses and growing jobs, bringing over 500 permanent jobs to the Midway community. Evenwhile the 2020 COVID19 pandemic brought

4220 Duncan (2017)

Saint Louis, MO

Community, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Mixed-use
CDEs: MBS Urban Initiatives, PNC, St. Louis Development Corporation, Urban Action Community Development

4220 Duncan, a 180,000 sq. ft. mixed-use development in St. Louis.

Clay Studio (2019)

Philadelphia, PA

Adult Education, Arts, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Healthcare, Incubator, Makerspace, Retail, Youth and Families
CDEs: PIDC Community Capital

Community-based nonprofit develops a new maker space and hub for ceramic arts and entrepreneurship

Ogden Mixed-Use Redevelopment (2018)

Ogden, UT

Adult Education, Affordable Housing, Arts, College or Vocational Training, Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Housing, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Mixed-use, Retail, Retail and Commercial
CDEs: Chase, Dudley Ventures

The adaptive reuse of the now-vacant 58,000 square-foot historic Ben Lomond Garage in Ogden, Utah into a creative and arts-focused mixed-use development.

Newark Arts Commons (2019)

Newark, NJ

Affordable Housing, Arts, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Historic Rehabilitation, Housing, Makerspace, Manufacturing, Mixed-use, Youth and Families
CDEs: National Trust Community Investment Corporation

The new home of nonprofit art organizations and affordable studio space for local makers and artists.

Kearns Library (2019)

Kearns, UT

Community, Library, Makerspace
CDEs: Community Development Finance Alliance

A new facility which combining traditional book stacks and reading areas with technology assistance, maker space, video/sound labs, co-work tables, community meeting and classroom space, cafe and landscaped pedestrian plaza.

The Innovation Hub at 16 Tech (2019)

Indianapolis, IN

Adult Education, Affordable Housing, College or Vocational Training, Community, Culinary Entrepreneurship, Historic Rehabilitation, Housing, Incubator, Makerspace, Manufacturing
CDEs: Indianapolis Redevelopment CDE, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Urban Action Community Development

NMTC financing turns abandoned building into a hub for entrepreneurship and opportunity