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Selected Projects in Pennsylvania

East End Community House

Pittsburgh,
PA
(2012)

Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives

East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) is a 501-C-3 corporation providing a wide range of social services addressing the pressing needs of residents in Pittsburgh’s East End.

Community Legal Services

Philadelphia,
PA
(2012)

Professional Services, Retail and Commercial

CDE(s): Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

Financing for the construction of a new three-story building totaling approximately 19,000 square feet.

Fare and Square

Chester,
PA
(2012)

Community, Grocery and Fresh Food, Retail, Retail and Commercial, Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): Nonprofit Finance Fund, The Reinvestment Fund

A new supermarket in an area where more than 15,000 residents did not have adequate access to a full-service supermarket.

Punxsutawney Community Health Center

Punxsutawney,
PA
(2012)

Behavioral Health, Community, FQHCs, Healthcare, Rural

CDE(s): Chase, The Reinvestment Fund

Primary Health Network built a new 45,000 square foot, health and social services facility in Punxsutawney, PA thanks in part to the NMTC.

Coal Street Community Facility

Wilkes-Barre,
PA
(2011)

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Healthcare, Recreation, YMCAs and YWCAs, Youth and Families

CDE(s): City First, Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

The Coal Street project transformed a dilapidated 30-acre park into a regional sports and medical complex.

Hamilton Health Center

Harrisburg,
PA
(2011)

Community, Dental Services, FQHCs, Healthcare, Historic Rehabilitation

CDE(s): City First, Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

The acquisition and adaptive re-use of a 67,000 sq. ft. unimproved warehouse.

201 Stanwix Street

Pittsburgh,
PA
(2011)

Adult Education, Affordable Housing, College or Vocational Training, Community, Housing, Mixed-use, Schools

CDE(s): CCG Community Partners, Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives, PNC

NMTC financing for the rehab of a 78,000 sq. ft. building. The 1st floor of the building is leased to a charter school on the lower levels and approximately 158

Connell Building

Scranton,
PA
(2010)

Mixed-use, Office, Retail, Retail and Commercial

CDE(s): Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, Consortium America, USBCDE

The Connell Building, originally built in 1894, stood vacant for nearly a decade.

600 N Broad St

Philadelphia,
PA
(2010)

Mixed-use, Restaurants and Catering, Retail, Retail and Commercial

CDE(s): Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, PIDC Community Capital

The conversion of the former Wilkie Buick service center into a mixed-use residential and retail building.

Save-A-Lot 4

Darby,
PA
(2010)

Grocery and Fresh Food

CDE(s): The Reinvestment Fund

Construction of a 42,000 sq. ft. shopping plaza featuring a Save-A-Lot supermarket, creating 185 jobs

421 7th Avenue

Pittsburgh,
PA
(2009)

Community, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use

CDE(s): Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

The 421 Seventh Avenue building is located on a prominent corner in the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places of the

Bakery Square

Pittsburgh,
PA
(2009)

Business Development, Mixed-use, Retail

CDE(s): Commonwealth Cornerstone Group

The Bakery Square project is a critical catalyst in the revitalization of the East Liberty Section of Pittsburgh.

Site visits and recent news related to Pennsylvania NMTC Projects

Former Congressman Doyle attends the Hazelwood Green groundbreaking

Today's groundbreaking is a sign that a new heyday is coming for Pittsburgh and for America — one that will transform and revive an entire sector of the American economy in every corner of our great nation." -Congressman (now former) Doyle (D-PA)

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Nov-2017

York Academy Upper School opens for first day in new building

August 13, 2018

City of Asylum Launches Its Redevelopment of the Masonic Building

September 1, 2015

Reps. Sewell (D-AL) and Kelly (R-PA) Circulating Sign-on Letter Calling for Permanent Extension of the NMTC

December 1, 2022