Preservation Maryland has partnered with a national leader in energy conservation and efficiency financing to help provide flexible funding for preservation and infill projects throughout the state and beyond.
The financing is known as C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy). This innovative financing tool fills equity financing gaps in complex development projects – and the cost of PACE financing is often more than 50% less expensive than traditional mezzanine debt.
unique and flexible financing
The financing is repaid through a fixed tax assessment on the structure. Eligible Properties include: Industrial, Office, Retail, Multi-Family, Mixed-Use. Project costs must be $250,000+. This unique tax assessment model provides the following benefits:
- C-PACE programs allow for funding up to 20% of the as-stabilized value of the building.
- May allow pass-through on NNN leases and room surcharges.
- Non-recourse, fixed rate and long terms.
- Cannot be accelerated (called due).
- Construction through term financing.
C-PACE eligible counties in Maryland.
Eligible Project Types
- Solar energy
- Solar for non-profits
- Boilers, chillers & furnaces
- Automated building controls
- HVAC systems
- Roof replacement
- High efficiency lighting
- Hot water heating systems
- Variable speed drives
- Water conservation
- Resiliency measures
- Building envelope
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To learn more about this financing opportunity and to be put in touch with Preservation Maryland’s C-PACE lending partner, contact Preservation Maryland here.
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