New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being

A new, 21,272-square-foot facility provides meeting rooms, a chapel, and a large conference space for up to 125 people, as well as administrative offices for the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being, Vision for Children at Risk, and Neighborhood Houses - a United Church of Christ ministry that supports low-income children and families of the inner core of St.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $6,000,000
  • Total Project Cost: $8,500,000

IMPACT

  • 24 FTE jobs
  • 52 construction jobs
  • 21,272 sq. ft. of real estate

Investor

Project Description

The 21,272 sq. ft. facility at 1000 North Vandeventer Ave. provides meeting rooms, a chapel, and a large conference space for up to 125 people, as well as administrative offices for the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being,, and Neighborhood Houses – a United Church of Christ ministry that supports low-income children and families of the inner core of St. Louis City. The Deaconess Center is expected to host more than 6,000 citizens a year in more than 250 meetings focused on children’s issues.

MAP

Address: 1000 North Vandeventer Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Census Tract: 29510111100

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