Jacksonville, FL

LEADERSHIP
Executive Director:
Janet Owens
Chair, Local Advisory Committee:
J.F. Bryan, IV,
Philanthropist
CONTACT INFORMATION
10 West Adams St., Suite 100
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Telephone: (904) 353-1300
Fax: (904) 353-1314
Website

Established in 1999

Achievements by the Numbers:

(By LISC and Affiliates since inception)
  • 1,520 homes and apartments
  • 229,246 square feet commercial space
  • $41.9 million total investment
  • $148.2 million leveraged

Profile:

LISC Jacksonville has worked in an environment that up until 11 years ago did not have an effective community development industry. A core group of seven CDC partners, many of which were started by LISC’s first investment, have received intensive business development support and assistance from Jacksonville LISC. In April 2010, Ability Housing of Northeast Florida closed on a LISC loan to acquire and develop Renaissance Village, a 52-unit, vacant and abandoned apartment complex, which will house 52 families at risk of homelessness. In education, LISC participated in the creation of the first KIPP School in Florida, which will provide free education to children in underserved communities. In order to build healthy environments, Jacksonville LISC’s Core CDC partners have committed to building to Energy Star standards and lowering homebuyer’s utility bills. Specifically, LISC has defrayed green construction costs on 45 Energy-Star certified homes, including 5 LEED-built homes by Operation New Hope.

LISC and our CDC partners have focused on developing homeownership opportunities for families. At the end of 2010, with $21 million in loans and technical assistance from LISC, our CDC partners had completed and sold 236 homes to low-and moderate-income families, helping stabilize neighborhoods in the process. LISC helped stimulate economic activity through supporting a project called North Point, a 15,000-sq-ft commercial retail center which, when completed, will cost $3.7 million. This is the first major commercial development in Northwest Jacksonville in over 30 years, and is expected to be the catalyst for transforming a high profile, blighted area into a bustling commerce center which will provide new jobs for community residents.