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Not-For-Profits Gain Access to Historic Tax Credits with Enactment of Missouri HB 2062

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On May 16, Missouri passed HB 2062 modifying the state’s existing Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program. The bill alters the program in several significant ways. The program will now feature a year-round application cycle,...more

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Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits - Legislative Update

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The Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HRTC) program (see Virginia Code § 58.1-339.2) has played a significant role in stimulating Virginia’s economy and preserving thousands of historic properties throughout the...more

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Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023: Summary of Planning Reforms

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The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 was given Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It introduces some wide-ranging reforms to the planning system which we summarise in this Insight. However, most of the changes will not...more

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Key Questions When Determining Eligibility for State Historic Tax Credits

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Real estate developers have long had ample reasons to take on projects involving historic buildings, courtesy of Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As amended, Section 47 (the “Code”) provides for a...more

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The Intersection of Historic Preservation and Urban Planning

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There are seventy historic districts in Washington, D.C., with local neighborhoods accounting for more than thirty of these designated areas. In addition to working to preserve some of Washington’s oldest and most historic...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

The New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020: NJ EDA Approves Rules to Implement Historic Property Reinvestment Program, Announces...

What You Need To Know •The Historic Property Reinvestment Program will provide incentive funding for the rehabilitation and preservation of eligible historic properties throughout New Jersey. •Awards under the program...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio Senate Bill 225 Doubling Historic & Opportunity Zone Incentives Heads To House

Ohio historic preservation and economic development projects may soon receive a large temporary boost from the Ohio General Assembly. Recently passed by the Ohio Senate and now under consideration in the Ohio House, Ohio...more

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93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Cap Increase (Update)

The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th and is expected to adjourn in the next few days. House Bill 1555 (“HB 1555”), which would increase the cap for the Arkansas Historic Tax...more

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Utilizing Tax Credits to Finance Renovation for State Institutes of Higher Education

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In 2017 the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1003, which made the Texas Historic Preservation Tax Credit available to state university systems and other state institutions of higher education. Following this change,...more

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93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Cap Increase

The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. House Bill 1555 (HB1555) has been filed which would increase the cap for the Arkansas Historic Tax Credit from $4 million to $10 million...more

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Agency Inaction Is Not a CEQA Project

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An agency’s failure to maintain a historic building—“demolition by neglect”—is not a “project” subject to CEQA. Lake Norconian Club Foundation v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, No. A154917 (First...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

How a Laudable Historic Renovation Led to ADA Violations

From a legal perspective, renovating a historic building is not for the faint of heart. In addition to obtaining the building permits and inspections required for any construction project, renovation of a historic building...more

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Coconut Grove Playhouse: Court Finds City Departs Essential Law Requirements

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In Miami-Dade County v. City of Miami, Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit (Appellate) in and for Miami-Dade County (Case No. 18-000032-AP-01) [26 Fla. L. Weekly 800b], an appeal was filed by Miami-Dade County (the “County”)...more

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Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit/92nd Arkansas General Assembly: Act 470 Enacted Reducing Threshold Necessary for Homeowner...

Governor Hutchinson signed House Bill 1493 which amends the Arkansas Historic Rehabilitation income tax credit. The bill reduces the investment threshold necessary for homeowners to qualify for the Arkansas Historic...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Philadelphia’s Musical Fund Hall – Case Study for a Real Estate Development Project

Real Estate Development Financing Structure - Historical articles about Musical Fund Hall's redevelopment don't describe the developer's financing structure. So, using the Musical Fund Hall's redevelopment as an example,...more

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Preserving Texas History and the New Texas Premium Tax Credit

Texas insurers may now be able to buy premium tax credits at a discount. In 2013, the 83rd Legislature established the Texas Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program, which allowed for companies engaged in restoration of...more

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Historic Districts and Certificates of Appropriateness: Raleigh's Latest Land Use Soap Opera

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A compelling land use row is well underway right here in Raleigh. It allows commentary over anything from aesthetics, to history and historical context, to equity and fairness, to neighborly (or unneighborly) behavior, to...more

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