Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Miami,
FL
(2020)

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Vocational Training, Youth and Families

The NMTC supported a new 5-story 29,284 sq. ft. expansion to an existing building in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, FL.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $9,000,000
Total Project Cost: $21,440,282

IMPACT

105 FTE jobs
50 construction jobs
Preschool/K-2 education: 102 children served. Programming/services available to 25,651 low-income individuals.
29,284 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Enterprise Community Partners

Investor

US Bank

Project Description

The NMTC supported a new 5-story 29,284 sq. ft. expansion to an existing building in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, FL. The Project is the final pillar to the existing 144,000 sq. ft. campus focused on empowering low-income visually impaired individuals.

The Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired takes a multifaceted educational approach to serving students who are blind. Their school, which contains pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first and second grades, is one component within the Miami Lighthouse’s Children’s Programs. Other Children’s Programs include Early Intervention for Blind Babies and services for elementary and middle school children during the summer, school holidays and Saturdays.

MAP

Address: 601 Southwest Eighth Avenue, Miami, FL 33130

Census Tract: 12086006606

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