Easter Seals

Chicago,
IL
(2011)

Easter Seals

Community, Schools

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

CDEs

Business Valued Advisor Fund, Cinnaire New Markets, Stonehenge Community Development

Investor

US Bank

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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