Greater Cleveland Food Bank

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank will construct a new 197,000 SF warehouse and distribution center to provide greater capacity to store and distribute non-perishable food to partner agencies.  Additional capacity at the new facility will include an expanded production kitchen, larger freezer, cooler, cold vestibule, and mobile pantry staging space, new and increased equipment, and appropriate work space for volunteers and staff.

Project Partners: Truist, Development Fund of the Western Reserve, and The Community Builders

Project Details

Completed Under construction; 2022 completion
Location 13815 Coit Road; Collinwood
Project Type Community facility; New construction
Program 197,000 SF warehouse and distribution facility
Sponsor Greater Cleveland Food Bank
CDA Investment $10 million NMTC allocation
Total Project Costs $46.7 million
Community Demographics Poverty Rate: 52.6%
Median Income: 37.6%
Unemployment Rate: 32.6%

Impact

  • Job Creation

    The project is expected to create 57 FTE jobs.

  • Goods or Services to Low Income Community

    Additional cold storage space would give GCFB the capacity to increase its total distribution of food from 45.66 million pounds in 2018 to 59.64 million pounds in 2029 and reach more clients in need. It is expected that this project will enable GCFB to serve an additional 100,000 clients per year and increase daily healthy means from 4,000 to 8,000 capacity.

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    The project sponsor committed to construction participation goals for Minority, Female, and Cleveland Small Business (MBE/FBE/CSB) as well as minority, female and City of Cleveland residents.

  • Executed Community Benefits Agreement

    The project sponsor has committed to quantifiable community impacts by executing a Community Benefits Agreement.