StreetSquash

StreetSquash is an innovative and successful urban youth enrichment program founded in 1999.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $6,511,075
  • Total Project Cost: $9,000,000

IMPACT

  • 18 FTE jobs
  • 70 construction jobs
  • 18,000 sq. ft. of real estate

Investor

Project Description

StreetSquash is an innovative and successful urban youth enrichment program founded in 1999. StreetSquash combines academic activities, community service and the sport of squash for boys and girls grades 6-12. The organization’s mission is to provide participants with the tools to help them succeed in school and move on to active and productive lives. The new 18,000 sq. ft. building allows StreetSquash to serve more than 500 Harlem public school children each year. The facility provides classrooms and a library as well as squash courts, locker rooms and administrative offices. creation of 70 construction jobs and 18 permanent jobs.

MAP

Address: 50 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10026

Census Tract: 36061018600

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