Allen Place Project

The rehabilitation of an existing two-story building that currently houses the Allen Neighborhood Center into a three-story mixed-use development in the City of Lansing.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $9,700,000
  • Total Project Cost: $9,862,643

IMPACT

  • 14 FTE jobs
  • 42 construction jobs

Investor

Voices from the Community

The Allen Place Project exemplifies the kind of meaningful impact that happens when community members come together to be a force for positive change. The Cinnaire Solutions team is proud to work alongside our partners at the Allen Neighborhood Center to bring a community hub featuring an array of services to Lansing’s eastside. Once complete, the Allen Place Project will serve as a model for transformative community development.

-Christopher Laurent, President, Cinnaire Solutions, Michigan

Project Description

The development plans call for the rehabilitation of an existing two-story building that currently houses the Allen Neighborhood Center into a three-story mixed-use development in the City of Lansing. When completed, the Allen Place Project includes 21 affordable rental housing units, a health clinic, a food co-op specializing in locally grown/raised food products, an accelerator kitchen for food-based entrepreneurs, and increased access to healthy food options for area residents. Allen Neighborhood Center continues to operate in the building, where it offers an incubator kitchen, community outreach, a health enrollment site, a farmer’s market, community events and fresh food delivery options.

MAP

Address: 1629 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48912

Census Tract: 26065006500

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