Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center

Brighton,
MA
(2013)

Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center

Community, FQHCs, Healthcare

Financing for the construction of a community health center.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $24,420,000
Total Project Cost: $24,821,911

IMPACT

48 FTE jobs
125 construction jobs
65,300 patients served
Project includes a Federally Qualified Health Center.
48,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Capital Impact Partners, Chase, MassDevelopment, Nonprofit Finance Fund

Investor

Chase

Project Description

Financing for the construction of the Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center (JMSCHC) in Boston’s Allston and Brighton neighborhoods. The financing helped JMSCHC build a 48,000 sq. ft. health center, which consolidating three of its leased sites – including administrative offices and the primary Allston health center and vision clinic – into a single site.

MAP

Address: 495 Western Avenue, Brighton, MA 2135

Census Tract: 25025000100

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