Brighter storefronts, busier blocks.

Current round complete. Not accepting applications at this time.

Powered by Wells Fargo, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Foundation's façade program renovates storefronts along four of Manhattan's neighborhood commercial corridors. Working directly with merchants and building owners, it has already helped 40 businesses put their best face forward.

See the four corridors Help bring it back

A storefront is a block's first impression.

Manhattan's storefront recovery is real, but uneven. Borough-wide vacancy is now within a fifth of a point of its pre-pandemic level, yet neighborhood corridors are still fighting for every shopper — and visits from outside the neighborhood fell in every Upper Manhattan district this year.

When one storefront looks tired, the whole block feels it. A renovated façade gives a neighborhood business a stronger street presence and tells everyone passing by that this corridor is open for business.

40neighborhood businesses already helped

12.99%of Manhattan's ~37,000 storefronts sit vacant, down from 13.74% in December

3 of 4of our corridors are in districts with vacancy above the borough rate

Vacancy as of Q1 2026. Source: MCC Manhattan Storefront Tracker, June 2026 (Live XYZ, Placer.ai).

Four corridors, block by block.

We chose corridors where investment could change the feel of an entire stretch, not just a single address. District figures below are from our June 2026 Storefront Tracker.

Upper West SideBroadway

79th St96th St

Upper West Side (CD 7) vacancy 8.31%Outside visitors −3.9% year over year
HarlemLenox Avenue

110th St130th St

Central Harlem (CD 10) vacancy 14.15%Outside visitors −8.1% year over year
East Harlem116th Street

Morningside AveFDR Drive

East Harlem (CD 11) vacancy 14.49%Outside visitors −9.2% year over year
Lower East SideDelancey Street

Clinton StFDR Drive

LES & East Village (CD 3) vacancy 15.33%Outside visitors +1.9% year over year

This program is powered by Wells Fargo.

This round is complete. The program is ready for the next one.

Funding for the current round is fully committed, so we aren't taking new applications right now. The program, the corridor relationships, and the team are all in place, and it can reopen quickly when new funding comes in.

Funders and partners

Want to see more Manhattan storefronts renovated? Support for a new round, or for new corridors, can put this proven program back to work fast. Let's talk about what your investment could do.

Talk to us about funding

Business and building owners

Façade applications are closed for now. Our other storefront support is open year-round and free, from marketing and technology to grants, leases, and permits.

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