After School Matters Michael and Karyn Lutz Family Center

The renovation an existing 36,000 sq. ft. building to be used by After School Matters for after school and summer programming for teens in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $6,000,000
  • Total Project Cost: $10,602,025

IMPACT

  • 15 FTE jobs
  • 55 construction jobs
  • 36,000 sq. ft. of real estate

Investor

Project Description

This project involved renovation an existing 36,000 sq. ft. building to be used by After School Matters for after school and summer programming for teens in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. The building is called the Michael and Karyn Lutz Family Center, and the building serves approximately 1,000 teens every year.

MAP

Address: 3435 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

Census Tract: 17031151002

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