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Athens-Clarke County, The Rook & Pawn
Closing Date: June 24, 2015
In June 2015, the Foundation provided an $80,000 loan to the Athens Downtown Development Authority to partially finance renovations and the purchase and installation of equipment at 294 West Washington Street in downtown Athens. The DDA provided a simultaneous loan to The Rook and Pawn, LLC, the project’s developer. The completed project houses The Rook and Pawn, a bistro and board game café. The total project cost is $200,000.
Project Details
Loan Recipient
Athens Downtown Development Authority
Sub-Recipient
The Rook and Pawn, LLC
Project Cost
$200,000
GCF Loan Amount
$80,000
DD RLF Loan Amount, if any
N/A
Project Use
Bistro and board game cafe
After
Foundation Project Impacts
335 New Downtown Businesses
2196 New Jobs Downtown
$208 Million in Private Investments
8 Cultural Facilities
347 Downtown Housing Units
157 Hotel Units Downtown
1,600,000 Redevelopment Floor Area sf
229,000 New Construction sf