Baltimore Pumphouse, Art Deco Apartments in Tulsa, and more
Carrying the Water for a Community: How China Boak Terrell is Leading the Transformation of the Baltimore Pumphouse
This month’s Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Tool Box article tells the inspiring story of China Boak Terrell, a former corporate attorney who pivoted to nonprofit economic development in Baltimore. Now the CEO of American Communities Trust (ACT), Terrell is leading the charge to rehabilitate the Baltimore Pumphouse complex into a center for commercial and community activity. […]
The Latest: July 2024
Heritage Consulting Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Rosin Preservation, a premier historic preservation consulting firm based in Kansas City.
The Latest: June 2024
In this month’s issue: New Life for Vacant Office Buildings; Affordable Housing in Galveston, and more
An Analytical Approach to Reusing Vacant Office Buildings
In this month’s Historic Tax Credit Tool Box article in the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, we highlight a common conundrum in today’s real estate market: What to do with underutilized office buildings. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which drastically increased the rates of remote work, former office buildings are candidates for new uses. […]
The Latest: May 2024
In this month’s issue: A Handsome Retreat in the Hudson River Valley, Augusta, Maine’s Downtown Revival, and expansion in our South Office
Rest Assured: Capturing HTCs on a Delayed Timeline
In this month’s Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Tool Box article, we discuss the historic Rest Haven retreat house, which was built around 1903 as a place of retreat and respite for the blind and visually impaired, with ties to nationally renowned advocate Helen Keller. Rest Haven was a prime candidate for historic tax credits […]
The Latest: April 2024
In this month’s issue: New Formalist High Rise in the Midwest, Historic Hotel in Michigan, Proposed PA State Credit Increase, Preservationists Gather in Texas
High in the Sky: Great Bend’s High Rise Apartments Ready to Serve Another 50 Years
Most historic tax credit (HTC) projects involve overcoming one or two challenges, but a special few require surmounting higher hurdles. The High Rise Apartments in Great Bend, Kansas is a recently completed HTC+LIHTC project by Shreveport-based Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC (HSA) that is a testament to how navigating the challenges of the HTC process can […]
The Latest: March 2024
In this month’s issue: Detroit Apartment Rehabs, Due Diligence Services, NPS Consultant Webinars, Supporting Illinois Preservation
Resiliency in Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers Neighborhood
Historic tax credits provide significant benefits to projects but come with challenges. Architectural review, increased costs, and scheduling delays can often impact a development. One particular HTC project in Detroit was put to the ultimate test as it pushed toward completion in late 2023.
The Human Side of HTCs
This month’s Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Tool Box article emphasizes how putting residents at the center of rehabilitations like that of Parkside Neighborhood Preservation in Philadelphia is paramount to the success of the project itself.