2022 Bergmeyer Corporate Social Responsibility Report - Flipbook - Page 23
OneUnited Bank
Bergmeyer | 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Founded 50 years ago in Boston, Massachusetts,
OneUnited Bank was established by combining Blackowned banks in Boston, Miami, and Los Angeles to create
an institution that would garner the spending power of Black
people and channel it back into their communities. A “Black
fintech company,” OneUnited is now the largest Blackowned financial institution in the country and is a designated
Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)
serving low- and moderate-income businesses
and families.
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In 2022, Bergmeyer began designing a new 10,000 SF
headquarters building for OneUnited Bank, including a retail
banking facility and community room on a very prominent
site at John Eliot Square in Roxbury Crossing. Given the
visibility of this location to one of Boston’s predominantly
Black community and its proximity to a public park and a
residential neighborhood, much of our design work has
been focused on helping OneUnited navigate the substantial
public design review process. Our design work in support of
this important client will continue through 2023.
ONEUNITED
IS NOW THE
LARGEST
BLACK-OWNED
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION IN
THE COUNTRY.
Teri Williams, COO, OneUnited Bank
