Instituto Health Science Career Academy

Chicago,
IL
(2011)

Instituto Health Science Career Academy

Community, Schools, Timber and Agriculture

Acquisition and conversion of a three-story existing timber loft building and construction of an addition to re-purpose the facility as the home for high school

Investment

NMTC Amount: $21,850,000
Total Project Cost: $22,155,066

IMPACT

60 FTE jobs
125 construction jobs

CDEs

Chicago Development Fund, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Investor

US Bank

Project Description

Acquisition and conversion of a three-story existing timber loft building and construction of an addition to re-purpose the facility as the home for high school

MAP

Address: 2520 South Western Av, Chicago, IL 60608

Census Tract: 17031841300

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