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Capital Campaigns & Direct Options

Exclusive investment offerings, cultural developments, and campaigns owned or structured directly by ATCDC.

ACQUISITION COMPLETE

The Sankofa Arts & Culture Center

Located at 12305 Dexter Ave, this 28,000 sq. ft. adaptive reuse facility transforms a historic former school building into the social and cultural heartbeat of the community.

TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET $7.5M
ACQUISITION (MOORE PLACE LLC) Complete ($500k)
REHABILITATION BUDGET $7.0M

Seed-to-Harvest Curriculum

Our signature educational program model targets corridor youth and local micro-entrepreneurs. It is designed to dismantle neighborhood anomie by instilling active vocational agency, building business logic, and preserving legacy trade crafts.

Spatial Sustainability Model

Sankofa is engineered as a self-sustaining financial anchor. The six-zone facility architecture generates a projected $1,075,200 in gross annual revenue to fund local community programs:

The Plaza (Gym/Courtyard Venue)

Large multi-purpose sports and event courtyard hosting local cultural gathers, community athletic leagues, and private rental programs.

Pillar: Social Unity $525,000

The Residency (2nd & 3rd Floor Lofts)

10 residential live/work lofts designed for local visual artists, textile makers, and writers to develop their crafts.

Pillar: Creative Thought $216,000

The Bridge (Central Culinary Corridor)

A shared culinary incubator kitchen providing food startups, chefs, and caterers commercial-grade kitchen infrastructure.

Pillar: Collective Economics $183,600

The Labs (1st Floor Co-working)

Flexible work suites, technical laboratories, and high-speed workspaces supporting local micro-businesses.

Pillar: Innovative Design $112,200

The Engine (South Storefronts)

Prime street-facing retail commercial bays hosting diaspora boutiques, bookstore outposts, and local merchants.

Pillar: Self-Determination $38,400

The Foundation (Boiler Room)

The spiritual archives, records space, and mechanical foundation of the historic building corridor.

Pillar: Reclaiming Roots Institutional Value
Sankofa Arts and Culture Center Exterior Elevation Hero elevation rendering
Courtyard lounge layout Courtyard Lounge Layout
Interior coffee shop concept Interior Coffee Shop Concept

Be a Sankofa Founder

Help us reach our phased $7M adaptive reuse build-out budget. Your tax-deductible contribution directly funds spatial reconstruction and programmatic capacity.

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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Broadside Lofts Development Opportunity

ATCDC is opening a premier development and equity option to qualified foreign and domestic investors/developers. This project entails the complete historic renovation of a 1926 elevator multi-family building.

Residential Density: 33 middle-income housing units ("missing middle").
Ground-Floor Retail: Committed storefront spaces honoring Dudley Randall's historic Broadside Press legacy.
Honoring the Black Arts Movement and providing key transit-oriented density to Dexter Avenue.