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Notable Illinois TIF Case StudiesMembers only Login
Greg Hummel with Bryan Cave shares some successful TIF projects throughout Illinois. Hummel discusses structuring incentives, selling the story, planning, implementation, local economic issues, and content of a redevelopment agreement.
NMTC Case Study: Kent StateMembers only Login
Finance Fund worked with Kent State University Foundation and Pizzuti Companies to deliver $9M in New Market Tax Credits to help finance the first phase of a $100M project in downtown Kent.
Nuts and Bolts of NMTCs and HTCs: Should Bond Lawyers Care?
This presentation covers financing structures for NMTC or HTC and tax-exempt bond projects. The authors are Mary Nash Rusher of Hunton & Williams, Peter Duffley of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Dick Helde of Dorsey & Whitney, Marshall Philiips of...
Case Study: Whispering Hills
This project summary by Lancaster Pollard details how USDA Section 538 loans were used in conjunction with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to finance a housing renovation.
Tax Credit Finance Reference Guide
Written in conjunction with Ice Miller LLP, the Tax Credit Finance Reference Guide examines how to effectively apply tax credits to development opportunities, and explains the basics of tax credits and the fundamentals of using these tools. In...
Case Study: The Reserve at 4th and RaceMembers only Login
This case study from Lancaster Pollard presents a multi-family building financing project that combined state and federal historic tax credits, FHA mortgage insurance, and a state asbestos abatement grant. The document provides information on the...
Federal Historic Tax Credits: Annual Report 2010
This annual report on the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program was produced by the National Park Service. The report presents the number of jobs and dollars produced by the incentives and discusses the relationship between federal and state...
Case Study: Millennia HousingMembers only Login
This case study of an affordable housing redevelopment project was provided by Lancaster Pollard. Millennia Housing Management used credit-enhanced tax-exempt bonds, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Financing Adjustment Facto loans, and HUD...
New Markets Tax Credits: 50 Projects - 50 States
This report by the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition provides 50 case studies--one for each state--of this tax credit program. The report begins with an introduction to and explanation of the tax credit program. The case studies include the NMTC...
Tax Credit Case Study Submission Form
CDFA is collecting case studies of projects financed with tax credits. By submitting a case study, you can not only let other development finance professionals read about the great projects you do, but you can also help CDFA research, educate, and...
Cleveland - Midwest Tax Credit PowerhouseMembers only Login
Written by John Leith-Tetrault for the March 2011 issue of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, this article reviews Cleveland's historic success with tax credits. Leith-Tetrault starts with Reagan's cuts to HUD and follows the growth of...
Estimated Impacts of the NY State Film Credit
This 2009 report by Ernst & Young details the New York State film credit program. The impact analysis reviews the costs of the tax cuts, the types of activities that earn credits, and the jobs and spending boosts from the films.
San Antonio Access to Capital Programs
This presentation demonstrates how the city of San Antonio uses a variety of access to capital tools, including historic tax credits, New Markets Tax Credits and CDBG funds, in conjunction with TIF and other tools.
TIF Case Study with Tax Credits
Laura Radcliff, senior vice president at Stifel, Nicolaus and Company, Inc. discusses a TIF project that also used tax credits as part of the deal's overall financing package.