TEP's permanent school facility in Washington Heights is being developed by an established community developer, the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH). TEP anticipates that the facility will be approximately 32,000 - 45,000 square feet.

It is expected that the permanent charter facility will be housed within a larger mixed-use project, which will also incorporate affordable housing for the surrounding community. WSFSSH has more than thirty years of experience developing affordable housing and community facilities in Upper Manhattan and has strong community support.

WSFSSH currently projects that the cost to construct the school portion of the new facility will be approximately $25 million. Funding will be derived from a variety of sources, which will likely include either bond financing or conventional debt, as well as equity generated from the sale of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC).

In addition to leveraging public funding sources, TEP needs to raise approximately $6 million from private foundation grants and individual contributions in order to pay for the construction of its permanent facility as well as the costs associated with its incubation space.

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