AAMA Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Our Early Years

Prior AAMA-CDC projects/programs that demonstrate our development capacities. These projects/programs have been closed out and there is no current activity.

• Business Literacy Houston (BLH), a program developed by the AAMA CDC funded by the City of Houston & jointly administered with the Urban Business Initiative of Houston (UBI). This program provides business development assistance to small inner-city businesses in EEC Zones.

• 1999 - 2000, Development & funding of Building C-2 for AAMA, Inc. The AAMA-CDC wrote the proposal submitted to Harris County Community Development Dept and got it funded. Under this contract, the CDC was the project manager and oversaw all contract administration.

• 1997 - 2000, Development and funding of the Multipurpose Education Center (MPEC). This 31,000 sq. ft. facility was built with the AAMA-CDC's help in securing the deal for bank financing, using CDC funds to collateralize the bank loan, and through an arms-length contract the CDC was the owner's rep for contract administration. In this capacity we put together the development team and worked with the project architect throughout the construction and warranty administration. Financing was by SW Bank of Texas.

• 1997 project management for building code improvements to B-3, primarily health and safety improvements and EPA findings against AAMA, Inc. Improvements financing provided by Metro Bank.

• 1995 project management for fire code improvements to AAMA, Inc. buildings C-5 & C-6. This emergency work was prompted by the City Fire Marshal's threat in June 1995 to shut down the GIS school unless immediate fire code hazards were removed and other safety measures installed. Financing was handled by Metro Bank - Capitol Branch.

• 1993-94 Harrisburg - Wayside Revitalization Program. A 2-year program launched in partnership with the Houston's East End Chamber of Commerce to provide training and technical assistance to area businesses. Funded by the City of Houston. The CDC Project Director was Miguel Garcia (now of the Ford Foundation), succeeded by Carol Alvarado (currently on the Houston City Council).