New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Easter Seals

The new construction of a two-story 26,378 sq. ft. fitness, wellness and recreation center for Easterseals Academy, a school for children with autism spectrum disorders, emotional disabilities and developmental delays.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $29,650,000
  • Total Project Cost: $34,883,362

IMPACT

  • 143 FTE jobs
  • 400 construction jobs
  • 26,378 sq. ft. of real estate

Investor

Project Description

The Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc. (ESMC) project involves the new construction of a two-story 26,378 sq. ft. fitness, wellness and recreation center for Easterseals Academy, a school for children with autism spectrum disorders, emotional disabilities and developmental delays in Chicago, Ill. This facility includes a gymnasium, performance space and a recreational space for the school that currently serves students ages 3 to 22, adults and community members. Easterseals Academy had been operating without a gymnasium/recreational space for 10 years.

MAP

Address: 1939 West 13th Street, Chicago, IL 60608

Census Tract: 17031842900

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