Cincinnati fund celebrates 30 years of revitalizing communities
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Community Development Co. LLC, a wholly owned, indirect
subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp, will invest $5 million with
Cincinnati Development Fund to further housing redevelopment in
underserved neighborhoods in Cincinnati.
As part of Fifth Third Bank’s Community Commitment, established in 2016
at $30 billion and increased in 2018 to $32 billion, the Fifth Third CDC
invested $209 million in 2017. It expects its 2018 investments to rise
to $220 million.
“We are grateful for the Fifth Third CDC’s support and long-lasting
commitment to Cincinnati Development Fund and our work,” said Jeanne
Golliher, the fund’s president and CEO. “It is because of partners like
the Fifth Third CDC that we are able to strengthen the economic vitality
of Greater Cincinnati by investing in our neighborhoods.
“We are especially thankful as we celebrate 30 years of making an impact
in Greater Cincinnati through positive, catalytic projects in low-income
neighborhoods,” Golliher said. She noted that the $5 million investment
from Fifth Third CDC was the largest single investment CDF has received.
Through the years, the CDC has partnered with CDF on several projects,
including the renovation of the Sanctuary at St. Michael’s complex in
Cincinnati’s Lower Price Hill neighborhood. The renovations involved
five historic structures and included more than 46,000 square feet for
classroom and event space. The renovation helped programs aimed at
ending poverty in the community, including an English language program
for immigrants and refugees; Opportunity Hub, a space for residents to
connect with jobs, housing and other opportunities; Community Market, a
food pantry; and LPH Thrives, a community-led initiative to create
affordable housing. The project’s event space supports the nonprofit
work through rentals for weddings and other events.
Mary Delaney, executive director of Community Matters, which oversees
programming at the Sanctuary at St. Michael’s, said that the project’s
success was due to the funding from CDF. “Partnering with CDF brought
the project to life by providing the critical final funding needed to
complete the project. Because of our shared commitment to creating
positive opportunities, we were able to renovate one of the oldest
buildings in Cincinnati and create a space where people can come and
foster creativity, connection and community.”
CDF’s mission is to provide innovative financing for real estate
projects that strengthen low-income neighborhoods and improve lives. The
organization facilitates, services, manages, holds and generates loans
and funds to further pre-development and development activities in and
around the city of Cincinnati.
As of 2018, CDF’s impact in Cincinnati neighborhoods included:
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$390 million in loans.
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Creation of 4,720 housing units, 3,250 of them affordable housing
units.
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1.16 million square feet of commercial space.
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403,500 square feet for community facilities.
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7,200 construction and permanent jobs.
“Making investments in organizations like CDF allows us to make a
difference in the community and to be directly involved in initiatives
that are critical to economic development,” said Catherine Cawthon,
president of Fifth Third CDC.
Since its inception, Fifth Third Community Development Co. has invested
more than $4 billion into local communities, including funding over 700
projects that focus on affordable housing, commercial, retail, office
and historic buildings; and the creation or preservation of over 60,000
units of housing through Fifth Third CDC equity investments. Fifth Third
Bank was one of the founding financial institutions to invest in
Cincinnati Development Fund, and the Bank and Fifth Third CDC have
invested a total of more than $15 million.
For more information about Cincinnati Development Fund, please visit www.cindevfund.org.
To learn more about Fifth Third’s community development and empowerment
efforts, please visit go.53.com/Community.
About Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the indirect parent company of
Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio-chartered bank. As of Sept.30, 2018, Fifth
Third had $142 billion in assets and operated 1,152 full-service Banking
Centers and 2,443 ATMs with Fifth Third branding in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia
and North Carolina. In total, Fifth Third provides its customers with
access to approximately 53,000 fee-free ATMs across the United States.
Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch
Banking, Consumer Lending and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third is
among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of Sept. 30,
2018, had $376 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $38
billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations
through its Trust and Registered Investment Advisory businesses.
Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com.
Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq® Global
Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established
in 1858. Deposit and Credit products are offered by Fifth Third Bank.
Member FDIC.
Danielle Jones
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