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10 a.m., Chicago
After a full night on
the job as a jailer for
the City of Chicago Police
Department, Tony Greenwood
is mid-way through his
second job as a developer
on Chicagos South
Side. Tony has renovated
four large buildings
he owns, two of which
previously were poorly
managed eyesores occupied
by drug dealers and gang
members. He is well on
his way to realizing
his dream of being a
full-time developer.
My buildings are
in the neighborhood I
grew up in, Tony
says, and Im
providing affordable
living for my community.
Outsiders are seeing
the neighborhood differently
now, and are bringing
in other money and businesses
because they see that
existing owners care
about their property.
In addition to providing
loans to Tony, ShoreBank
sponsored workshops where
Tony and other developers
learned ways to rehab
buildings to reduce energy
consumption. Tony also
benefited from ShoreBanks
unique Rehab Certificate
of Deposit, in which
depositors take a slightly
lower interest rate,
which enables the bank
to make no interest loans
for rehab with no payments
until the sale of the
property. Tony also participates
in an informal network
of ShoreBank customers
who share information
about contractors, building
material suppliers, accounting
and legal professionals
and tenant management
strategies.
ShoreBank is the nations
leading community development
bank focused on funding
rehab projects in its
priority areas, creating
safe housing, jobs, vibrant
communities and building
personal wealth. |
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