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It almost always takes a stack, not a single source: LIHTC equity, soft debt from the jurisdiction, a density bonus to add market-rate units that cross-subsidize, and increasingly a conversion or land contribution to reset basis. The single biggest lever, though, is time. Every month of entitlement delay is carrying…
Read more →Start with your senior lender's intercreditor posture, because it often makes the decision for you — many seniors will tolerate pref equity but fight a mezz loan that creates a second lien. Beyond that: mezz is debt with a fixed maturity and foreclosure remedy; pref has no maturity but harder control terms on default.…
Read more →C-PACE pencils when three things line up: your senior is one of the (growing but still short) list of lenders with a standard consent process, your energy scope is genuinely 15%+ of project cost, and you can hold through the assessment's prepayment window. On a $14M conversion, the consent fight is usually two to four…
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