Allen Place Project

New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Lansing,
MI
(2020)

Allen Place Project

Community, Grocery and Fresh Food, Healthcare, Housing, Incubator, Mixed-use, Retail, Retail and Commercial

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

CDEs

Michigan Community Capital

Investor

PNC

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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