Nike Track & Field Center at the Armory

NYCR-CDE provided $19 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to fund building upgrades and youth programming at the Nike Track & Field Center at the Amory in Washington Heights. 

The funding assisted the non-profit Armory Foundation continue its robust after-school programs as well implement necessary capital improvements to the 250,000 square foot complex built in 1911. The Armory Foundation oversees the premier indoor track & field center in America and hosts over 100 track meets annually including the marquee Millrose Games. In addition to providing a training facility for thousands of athletes a year, the Armory Foundation maintains the National Track & Field Hall of Fame and operates the largest after-school activities center in New York.

The goal of the Armory Foundation is to serve the area’s youth by promoting fitness, a love of sport, and the pursuit of individual excellence.  The Armory College Prep High School Program provides college prep and academic counseling services to hundreds of under resourced New York City public high school students. The Armory College Prep Middle School Program offers academic support, computer science education, and high school application guidance to local middle school students.

“In a city full of potential, too many high school students lack access to the kind of academic support and college guidance that leads to long-term success. At The Armory Foundation, we believe in the power of sport and education to change lives. Our students are more than athletes, they’re scholars, leaders, and future changemakers.”

– The Amory Foundation