Developers Can Pair C-PACE with Q Flow to Maximize Investment in Sustainability
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Developers Can Pair C-PACE with Q Flow to Maximize Investment in Sustainability
In this episode of In Conversation with Lone Star PACE, we sat down with Ryan Hollis, account executive overseeing U.S. operations for Qualis Flow, a platform that helps developers make informed decisions about cost using real-time materials and waste data. “Q Flow helps projects stay on track by giving the customer a full view of…
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Lone Star PACE Ends Record-Setting 2024 With $186M in C-PACE Transactions
Lone Star PACE, a leading administrator of the Texas C-PACE program, facilitated $186 million in C-PACE financing projects in 2024, more than doubling its 2023 total and surpassing its annual record for transaction volume for the fourth consecutive year. Over the course of 2024, Lone Star PACE partnered with property owners, municipalities and capital providers…
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From Boardrooms to Bedrooms: C-PACE Can Help Office Conversions Pencil
As dense urban areas grapple with an abundance of unused workspace and housing shortages, office-to-residential conversions have emerged as a creative means of killing two birds with one stone. More than 3,000 housing units in Dallas were created by conversions between 2021 and 2024, making the city one of the nationwide leaders in adaptive reuse.…
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How a $1B Investment into PACE Equity Stands to Grow the C-PACE Market
The amount of available C-PACE financing reached new heights last month after Aquarian Holdings acquired a majority stake in PACE Equity, one of the industry’s foremost C-PACE capital providers. In this episode of our web series In Conversation with Lone Star PACE, PACE Equity President and founder Beau Engman stops by to unpack the significance…
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C-PACE Financing Fills Void Left Behind by Banks
C-PACE financing is poised to gain even more relevance next year as banks continue to pull back on lending to commercial real estate, according to new data from CBRE. Loan volumes surged in the third quarter as spreads tightened and debt liquidity returned to high-quality assets. Most financing was provided by alternative lenders, and that…
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Unpacking Nuveen Green Capital and CDPQ’s Game-Changing C-PACE Financing Program
The C-PACE market is getting a $600M boost thanks to a new integrated financing program aimed at advancing sustainability in commercial real estate. Earlier this month, Nuveen Green Capital and global investment firm CDPQ announced they would join forces to offer a one-stop shop for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing. The first-of-its-kind program supports cost-effective…
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C-PACE Financing Can Help Recapitalize Maturing Debt
The much-discussed wall of maturing loans is closing in, expanding the pool of borrowers looking to refinance and paving the way for a potential boost in demand for C-PACE financing. A new report by Moody’s found that a growing segment of commercial real estate loans have been modified as borrowers grapple with interest rate cuts…
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How Texas Property Owners Can Maximize Energy Savings by Pairing C-PACE Financing with TNMP’s Commercial Solutions Program
As the single-largest operating expense for many commercial buildings, finding ways to curb energy consumption should be top-of-mind for most property owners. In Texas, plenty of financial incentives exist that make the incorporation of energy efficiency more manageable. One incentive available to thousands of Texas property owners is the Commercial Solutions program offered by Texas…
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Pairing 179D with C-PACE can Supercharge Investments in Energy Efficiency
A nearly 20-year-old tax deduction for sustainable building practices is seeing a new wave of demand following federal action to expand the incentive. First codified in 2006, the Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Property Deduction, known colloquially as the 179D, acts as an accelerated depreciation deduction for energy-efficient upgrades, such as improved HVAC, lighting and building envelope…
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Powering Texas’ Data Center Boom: How C-PACE Financing is Fueling the Future
Demand for data centers has never been stronger in Texas, where abundant land and cost-effective power have positioned regions like Dallas-Fort Worth to rival Northern Virginia as the nation’s epicenter for leasing and development. Data center leasing reached record levels in DFW in 2023, with 530 megawatts absorbed over the course of the year –…