Community Legal Services

New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Philadelphia,
PA
(2012)

Community Legal Services

Professional Services, Retail and Commercial

Financing for the construction of a new three-story building totaling approximately 19,000 square feet.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $7,840,000
Total Project Cost: $8,485,581

IMPACT

24 FTE jobs
45 construction jobs
19,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

Investor

PNC

Project Description

Financing for the construction of a new three-story building totaling approximately 19,000 sq. ft. on a vacant lot in North Philadelphia.

The building is used solely as an office building for Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, a nonprofit that provides legal services to over 1,000 people per year.

MAP

Address: 1402-12 West Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140

Census Tract: 42101038300

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