(Washington, DC) – On Thursday, January 3, at 11:30 am, Mayor Bowser will break ground on Good Food Markets, delivering job opportunities and fresh food options to the Bellevue community in Ward 8.
Through the Neighborhood Prosperity Fund, an initiative launched by Mayor Bowser, South Capitol Improvement LLC received an $880,000 grant to support the buildout for a grocer tenant as part of the 225,000 square-foot development that includes 195 units of affordable housing and 5,500 square-feet of community commercial space.
The Neighborhood Prosperity Fund is administered by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and supports mixed-use, real estate, or retail development projects in targeted census tracts where unemployment is at 10 percent or higher. The grants provide necessary gap funding for the commercial component of development projects and will help create job opportunities and new food options in Wards 7 and 8.
WHEN:
Thursday, January 3, at 11:30 am
WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Councilmember Trayon White, Ward 8
Brian T. Kenner, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Philip Sambol, Executive Director, Oasis Community Partners
Kristoffer Garin, Co-founder, Good Food Markets
Nicholas Bracco, Regional VP Michaels Dev.
Jonathan Novak, Partner and Co-Founder, CityInterests.
WHERE:
4001 South Capitol Street, SW
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