At Lexden Capital we leverage our strong foundation in commercial real estate financing to help municipalities and investors optimize opportunity zones through a multitude of ways identified below.
Invest in Our Qualified Opportunity Fund
We are creating a single-entity focused qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) with viable multi-family real estate and infrastructure projects within opportunity zones in strong growth markets like NYC and the DMV. Each fund will range from $20-$30M. If you are interested in investing or pitching a project for our consideration, please send to salexander@lexdencapital.com.
Create an EB-5 Regional Center for Commercial Real Estate and Energy/Infrastructure Projects
What it is: An opportunity for developers and the township to obtain low-cost equity for $10-$50M projects. The funding is based on job creation–10 permanent jobs (direct or indirect) per $500,000 invested. You can click here for more information on the program.
How we can help: Lexden can help educate your EDA on how to help potential developers, bring in accounting and legal specialists to help form and operate a regional center, and run the regional center. Lexden can also introduce marketing agents who raise money in China, India & South Korea.
Getting Your County Approved for the PACE program
What it is: PACE programs offer long-term private financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades to the commercial real estate.
How we can help: The PACE program is already approved in PA, but each county can design their own program with the State approved guidelines. Lexden can help you structure your PACE program and bring in a 100% financing program along with best in class technology service providers and vendors to train local contractors to install energy efficiency technologies.
Pensio “Guaranteed Rental Income” Surety Bond Programs for Developers
Lexden has access to an exclusive new bond program in the United States that can provide a qualified developer a 5-year rental guarantee for all vacant units after 90 days after CO is placed. This is a great program for growing workforce housing in and around your municipality as it mitigates the risk to developers and their lenders.
Secure Funding for Infrastructure /Smart Cities Projects
As discussed, we are working with municipalities to help design, structure and source funding for smart cities/infrastructure projects for municipalities through Public-Private Partnerships (P3) or other funding options depending on the project. This could also include energy-focused projects, sustainable waste management, smart parking and data collection, telecom/broadband infrastructure, etc. Lexden would consider direct investment in any of these areas to support economic growth.
How we can help: Lexden has capital available to provide direct investment in infrastructure and real estate projects in economic development zones. Lexden prides itself in being able to help structure financial models to best optimize the development in economic development zones. Lexden is uniquely qualified in both the real estate and infrastructure markets to optimize results.
1031 Exchange Equity Capital
What it is: 1031 Exchange investors are an immediate source of low-cost equity for quality projects in economic development zones.
How we can help: Through our access to nationwide real estate brokers, Lexden is able to access sellers who which to defer taxes via a 1031 Exchange. Such investors are particularly interested in investing in economic development zones subject to the projects having the right credit profile. Lexden can help structure the deals to meet this profile and bring in the investors.
Lexden’s ‘Build to Suit’ Program
What it is: Lexden will build and equip warehouse distribution centers, factories, or production plants to suit for the credit qualified business owner. Typically the business owner will only need 20% of the total capital cost.
How we can help: Lexden can design, permit and fund all the real estate improvements along with all equipment. In this program, we provide a turn-key solution for those business owners who would rather not own the assets they use.
If you want to learn more about how to optimize the planning of your opportunity zone or you are ready to invest in one, please contact us at (212) 897-0005.
