Wakeman Boys & Girls Club

A new, 28,000 sq. ft. clubhouse to serve an estimated 2,500 children in inner-city Bridgeport.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $7,178,000
  • Total Project Cost: $7,178,000

IMPACT

  • 6 FTE jobs
  • 132 construction jobs
  • 28,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Investor

Project Description

The Wakeman Memorial Association, which operates the Boys & Girls Club of Southport, Connecticut, has built a new, 28,000 sq. ft. clubhouse to serve an estimated 2,500 children in inner-city Bridgeport.

MAP

Address: 2470 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 6605

Census Tract: 9001070200

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