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SW Florida Collaboratory

In Fort Myers, Florida, the historic 1920s train station had been vacant for some time.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $10,000,000
  • Total Project Cost: $10,069,505

IMPACT

  • 23 FTE jobs
  • 286 construction jobs
  • Collaboration among the nonprofits located here will provide credit and home ownership counseling for 300 clients, as well as job training and employment counseling.

Investor

Project Description

In Fort Myers, Florida, the historic 1920s train station had been vacant for some time. With NMTC financing, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation partnered with the City of Fort Myers and the Community Reinvestment Association to restore and renovate the train station into a 2-building, 24,000 sq-ft center providing collaborative office space for area nonprofits and a state-of-the-art technology hub that is available to both residents and businesses.

MAP

Address: 2031 Jackson Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Census Tract: 12071000700

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