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Casa Celina

Borrower
Casa Celina, LLC
Location
Bronx, New York
Financing Used For
Predevelopment
Loan Amount
$2.6 million
Loan Length
13 months
Partner(s)
Hudson Housing
In 2019, BlueHub Capital invested over $2M in Casa Celina, a 200-unit senior housing project in the Bronx, including 61 units for formerly homeless residents. Named for Celina Báez, mother of Justice Sotomayor, Casa Celina offers affordable, supportive housing with on-site services by JASA. With amenities like a rooftop terrace and LEED Gold certification, it transforms a former public housing site into a safe, dignified community for seniors.

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BlueHub SUN Homeowner LaShawn

Foreclosure Relief
Borrower
LaShawn R.
Location
Waldorf, MD
After falling prey to a scam, LaShawn was about to lose her home to foreclosure. A judge advised her to look into BlueHub SUN. She got to keep her home and has since successfully refinanced out of the program, further stabilizing her finances.
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Beacon Landing

Housing
Borrower
Abode Communities
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Financing Used For
Acquisition
Loan Amount
$3.3 million
Loan Length
36 months
Partner(s)
Corporation for Supportive Housing
With 66,000 people living on the street, Los Angeles County needs supportive housing that can be brought online quickly. This modular solution will cut construction time and costs but not quality.
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2147 Washington Street

Housing
Borrower
New Atlantic Development, LLC & Dream Development, LLC
Location
Boston, MA
Financing Used For
Predevelopment
Loan Amount
$1.3 million
Loan Length
24 months
Partner(s)
The Life Initiative, City of Boston
This multi-use project in the Nubian Square neighborhood of Roxbury will feature affordable rental housing, homeownership units and a large artist workspace.
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Ambition Prep

Education
Borrower
Ambition Preparatory Charter School
Location
West Jackson, MS
Financing Used For
Acquisition & Renovation, Converting to Permanent Loan
Loan Amount
$7.2 million
Loan Length
96 months
Partner(s)
Hope Credit Union, Charter School Growth Fund
How do you support students in a school system that isn’t meeting their needs? Start a new school that promotes academic and life success and incorporates the community’s core values.
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Community Health Center, Inc.

Healthcare
Borrower
Community Health Center, Inc.
Location
Hartford, Stamford & Middletown, CT
Financing Used For
Construction
Loan Amount
$2.2 million
Loan Length
87 months
Number of Loans
3
Partner(s)
Primary Care Development Corporation, Capital Impact Partners, Capital One
This 50-year old organization provides vital care to people across Connecticut, regardless of their ability to pay. And when COVID-19 hit, they pivoted to keep serving their patients virtually.
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Compass Rose Public Schools

Education
Borrower
Compass Rose Public Schools
Location
San Antonio, TX
Financing Used For
Construction
Loan Amount
$9.1 million
Loan Length
30-60 months
Number of Loans
3
Partner(s)
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Most schools give children a map to “success.” These schools give them a compass and teach them to find their own true north.
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Brown’s Super Stores

Healthy Food
Borrower
Brown’s Super Stores
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Financing Used For
Construction
Loan Amount
$3 million
Loan Length
96 months
Transforming neighborhoods by supplying fresh, culturally appropriate foods has been a long-standing mission for Jeff Brown. Then the vision expanded to include organic foods.
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Cowan Place

Housing
Borrower
McCormack Baron Salazar Development, Inc.
Location
Fort Worth, TX
Financing Used For
Predevelopment
Loan Amount
$643,500
Loan Length
7 months
Partner(s)
Hudson Housing
These 174 mixed-income apartments for seniors are part of the first phase of the comprehensive Stop Six Neighborhood Transformation Plan, a public-private initiative that includes housing built to market-rate standards and a welcoming community hub.
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Harriet Tubman Charter School

Education
Borrower
Crescent City Schools
Location
New Orleans, LA
Financing Used For
Acquisition & Renovation
Loan Amount
$6.3 million
Loan Length
84 months
Partner(s)
Hope Enterprises/Hope Federal Credit Union, Partners for the Common Good
These veteran educators have changed the definition of a classroom with a new outdoor campus for young students.
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Make the Road New York

Community Facilities
Borrower
Make the Road New York
Location
Queens, NY
Financing Used For
Construction
Loan Amount
$9.5 million
Loan Length
36 months
Partner(s)
Nonprofit Finance Fund, Partners for the Common Good
Providing health counseling, legal advice and other services to immigrants takes skill, determination, and space. BlueHub financing helped create a new building that “is a symbol of everything Make the Road New York does as an organization.”

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