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Oct 18 2018

See Inside Brooklyn Navy Yard's Completely Renovated Building 77

Scott Lynch - It was 1941, America was throwing everything it had into prepping for the war, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard was frantic with activity. So frantic, in fact, that it took the Navy only five months to construct Building 77, a 16-story, one-million-square-foot command and supply center running operations for the entire North Atlantic fleet. Constructed with solid cast concrete, the massive structure housed mountains of supplies in the…

Sep 18 2018

Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Announces 2018 QLICIs of the Year Awards

The Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits today announced the winners of the 2018 Community Development QLICIs of the Year Awards. We are extremely proud that The Monarch Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Ogden, Utah received an award in the Real Estate category. The awards ceremony will be at the Novogradac 2018 New Markets Tax Credit Fall Conference in Austin, Texas, October 18, 2018.

Aug 30 2018

Good Shepherd School - New Campus Open on Agriculture Street

Congratulations to the Good Shepherd School School on the opening of the new Agriculture Street Campus in New Orleans, Louisiana! DV Community Investment is proud to support their mission of addressing poverty at its roots, providing low-income children with the best education possible.

Aug 30 2018

See the Transformation of Sears Crosstown to Crosstown Concourse

Memphis Business Journal - One year after its official grand opening, the transformation of Sears Concourse into a vibrant, multi-use complex still is a wonder. Despite its closure in the early 1990s, Sears Crosstown long remained a neighborhood fixture due to its behemoth size. Originally built in 1927, the building's various additions, which included catalog distribution and a retail store, brought the facility to a massive 1.5 million square…

Aug 8 2018

CDFI Fund Releases Application Demand for 2018 Round of NMTC Program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received a total of 214 applications under the 2018 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program advances economic development in economically distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community Development Entities (CDEs) for targeted investments in eligible areas.

Aug 1 2018

Crosstown High Welcomes 150 Students on First Day

Abigail Warren, Memphis Commercial Appeal - High school freshmen walked into a new learning experience Monday at Crosstown Concourse, where Crosstown High began its first day of school with 150 students. The school had asked 200 students and some educators what they would like to see in a school. Students said they wanted more diversity and hands-on learning, according to Ginger Spickler, Crosstown High's director of strategic partnerships and…

Jul 8 2018

Montana Transplant Thaine Fischer Has Love for Ogden's Historic Architecture

Standard-Examiner, Mitch Shaw - The Montana native turned diehard Ogden loyalist is in the midst of a $14 million overhaul of the 57,000-square-foot garage immediately east of The Bigelow Hotel. The Montana native turned die hard Ogden loyalist purchased the building — vacant for more than a decade — and renamed it “The Monarch.” His plan for the structure involves a complete renovation, including new space for restaurants, retail and event…

May 19 2018

Crosstown Concourse Wins Grand Prize in CNU Charter Awards

Savannah, Georgia - On Friday May 18, The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) honored Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, Tennessee with the grand prize among eleven professional and three student winners of its 17th annual Charter Awards, which recognize exemplary projects by local government, developers, architects, urban designers and others engaged in revitalizing and creating coherent cities, neighborhoods, and metropolitan regions. Winners are…

May 17 2018

LA Times - 'Selena' producer is building theaters for underserved Latino moviegoers, despite challenges

By Ryan Faughnder - Latino moviegoers make up a disproportionate share of the U.S. box office, boosting the ticket sales for films such as Pixar's "Coco" and Universal's "The Fate of the Furious." Yet, according to cinema owner Moctesuma Esparza, the film industry suffers from a persistent, vexing problem: a lack of movie screens in predominantly Latino neighborhoods. That disparity is where the "Selena" producer and former student activist sees…

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