LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

San Francisco,
CA
(2015)

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Manufacturing, Mixed-use, Nonprofit Hub, Retail, Youth and Families

The acquisition and renovation of three floors of an 11-story building to create a modern 39,000 sq. ft. headquarters for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $17,050,000
Total Project Cost: $42,749,211

IMPACT

50 FTE jobs
100 construction jobs
39,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Enterprise Community Partners, USBCDE

Investor

US Bank

Project Description

The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired project involves the acquisition and renovation of three floors of an 11-story building to create a modern 39,000 sq. ft. headquarters for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The new headquarters includes short-term dorms for 30 people for intensive on-site training; a “Tech Training Complex;” a 12-person blindness skills training kitchen; a volunteer center; administrative office space; an accessible fitness gym; a braille and tactile map production center; an auditorium for large community events; and a retail store specializing in products for the blind or people with low vision.

MAP

Address: 1155 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Census Tract: 6075017601

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