Michigan

LEADERSHIP
Program Vice President:
Chuck Vliek
Chair, Local Advisory Committee:
Robert Doud,
Bronson Healthcare Group
CONTACT INFORMATION
119 N. Church St., Suite 201
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
Telephone: (269) 343-5472
Fax: (269) 343-5905
Website

Established in 1988

Achievements by the Numbers:

(By LISC and Affiliates since inception)
  • 5,469 homes and apartments
  • 871,506 square feet of commercial space
  • $130.2 million total investment
  • $453.2 million leveraged

Profile:

Michigan LISC envisions Sustainable Communities as places that people want to be in, contribute to, thrive in and be proud of. LISC is working with local state partners to build communities that will be able to attract and maintain their populations and contribute to the overall health of their cities and regions. In 2009, LISC’s affiliate New Markets Support Corporation (NMSC) helped fund the $22.7 million redevelopment of the Rowe Building in Flint, Michigan. The project created 70,000 sq-ft of mixed-use space, including two floors of office space and eight loft apartments, and brought 100 permanent and 60 construction jobs to downtown Flint. Also, LISC provided financial support for the redevelopment of the Rickman House in Kalamazoo, which includes 46 units of housing for the homeless and disabled.

LISC was instrumental in moving the Metro Center project in downtown Kalamazoo forward. This redevelopment project will create 20 units of mixed-income rental housing and 10,350 sq-ft of rehabilitated retail space, and will be the first commercial LEED-certified rehabilitation project in the city. In order to foster a livable and healthy environment, LISC provided loan support to the Kalamazoo People’s Food Co-op, a full service organic and natural foods grocery store, to support the construction of a new 6,360 sq-ft facility. This builds on LISC’s support for the re-opening of markets which will bring greater access to fresh, healthy foods within the community.