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The Rec Room
ID: ED20151002
Inner City Economic Development Loan
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Inner City Economic Development Loan
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Summary
Memphis Coop, LCC, dba The Rec Room, was awarded a $25,000 Inner City Economic Development (ICED) Loan to help with facade and interior improvements at 300 Broad Avenue.The ICED Loan would complete a $181,528 investment in to the Broad Avenue Building.
The loan will help retain 20 jobs while creating four new jobs and allow The Rec Room to make facade and interior improvements to the 10,600 sq.-ft. facility.
The Rec Room opened in April 2015 on the corner of Tillman and Broad and has transformed a vacant warehouse on an abandoned corner in Binghampton into a popular, family friendly space that attracts video game and sports fans alike. The Rec Room has catalyzed the eastern side of Broad Avenue in addition to other businesses and projects that are slated to take root in the next couple of years. In a neighborhood where a grassroots revival has taken place in the last 5 years, The Rec Room has been a part of evoking a sense of community and place. The ICED Loan would help to increase the number of ADA stalls in their restrooms and increase visibility of the location through the creation of a mural that is visible from major corridors in the neighborhood.
Loan Term:
3 years
Interest Rate:
0%
Projected New Jobs:
4
Projected Retained Jobs:
20
Average Payroll:
Not applicable
Loan Amount:
$25,000
Loan Use:
Facade Improvements
Total Projected Capital Investment:
$181,528
Real Property:
Not applicable
Acquisition:
Not applicable
Construction:
Not applicable
Renovation:
$83,702
Machinery & Equipment:
Not applicable
Furniture, Fixtures, Office:
$97,826
Equipment:
Not applicable
Fees & Soft Costs:
Not applicable
Permanent Working Capital:
Not applicable
Miscellaneous:
Not applicable

Approved
10/7/2015
Closing
4/30/2016
The Rec Room
3000 Broad Avenue, Memphis, TN 38112- Term Sheet
- Application
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