The Big Mill Project

New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Reading,
PA
(2014)

The Big Mill Project

Mixed-use, Retail

The Big Mill project, a neighborhood retail, commercial and residential project.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $11,840,500
Total Project Cost: $14,955,168

IMPACT

80 FTE jobs
70 construction jobs

CDEs

Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, Community First Fund

Investor

Fulton Bank

Project Description

The Big Mill project, a neighborhood retail, commercial and residential project

MAP

Address: 702 North Eighth Street, Reading, PA 19604

Census Tract: 42011001400

PDF Profile

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