Why Commercial Real Estate Developers Are Turning to C-PACE to Finance New Construction, Rehabs, and Office Conversions
For today’s real estate investor, C-PACE is becoming an essential part of the capital stack For commercial real estate owners and developers seeking financing for their projects, navigating today’s capital markets has become an exercise in endurance, perseverance, and precision. Higher interest rates, tighter underwriting standards, and rising construction costs have increased pressure on projects […]
CounterpointeSRE is recognized with a 2026 Financial Innovation Award from the U.S. Department of Energy
CounterpointeSRE has been awarded a 2026 Financial Innovation award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Better Buildiings and Better Plants Initiative! CounterpointeSRE was recognized for our work in closing the first C-PACE for new construction in New York City for Echelon Studios, an industrial-scale production studio in Brooklyn, NY that is expected to outperform […]
Why C-PACE Has Become Essential in Hospitality Finance
How can hotel owners, managers and operators make improvements to property technologies, energy supply or building materials while also grappling with a capital-constricted market and rising operating costs? As an emerging solution, CounterpointeSRE provides C-PACE financing for hotels for both new construction and renovations that can also alleviate burdensome debt and equity terms. In today’s […]
CounterpointeSRE Closes First Ever C-PACE Financing for Co-op Building in New York City
CounterpointeSRE, a respected leader in sustainable finance and one of the earliest C-PACE capital providers, is pleased to announce the closing of a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“C-PACE”) transaction to fund a heat pump installation at 304 West 89th Street, New York, NY. This transaction represents the first C-PACE in New York City […]
CounterpointeSRE Marks 10 Years of C-PACE Financing in Senior Housing with $30M Florida Deal
Winter Springs, FL – April 13th, 2026 – CounterpointeSRE is marking a decade of innovation in senior housing finance, celebrating 10 years since its first C-PACE transaction in the sector with a new, nearly $30 million financing for Legacy at Lake Talmo, a to-be-built independent senior living community in Winter Springs. The milestone highlights the […]
Embodied Carbon is Now C-PACE Eligible
C-PACE financing continues to exponentially expand as a core component of the commercial real estate capital stack and as a method of lowering the carbon footprint of commercial infrastructure. Among C-PACE eligible measures, a new category is gaining traction: embodied carbon. Hoping to accelerate office conversions, C-PACE may now be used to finance the acquisition […]
Financing Green Roofs with C-PACE: Unlocking the Economic Value of Green Infrastructure
Living Architecture Monitor | Spring 2026 | Michele Pitale At CounterpointeSRE, we’re seeing growing momentum behind green roof adoption as cities and property owners look for scalable solutions to improve resilience, reduce energy costs, and meet sustainability goals. One of the most effective tools enabling this shift is Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, […]
C-PACE: the unfamiliar name that’s now serious money in commercial property financing | CoStar
By Mark Heschmeyer, CoStar News Group Once-obscure energy conservation lending program breaks out in deal surge A wave of major commercial real estate deals are incorporating financing that lets owners spread energy conservation costs across long-term property tax payments, a practice that is gaining acceptance from more state governments across the country. Developers, lenders and […]
CounterpointeSRE Awarded 2025 C-PACE Lender of the Year by PERE Credit
Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate strategically expanded the footprint and impact of C-PACE across US development markets. Among its transactions was a loan on Echelon Studios, the largest New York State C-PACE to date and the first-ever to fund new construction in New York City. Additionally, the firm has added senior talent to strengthen underwriting, structuring […]
C-PACE in Connecticut: A Powerful Tool for Commercial Development
Co-authored by CounterpointeSRE and Baywater Properties Connecticut has integrated Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing in commercial real estate for more than a decade; Yet many commercial owners, brokers, and lenders are still discovering how flexible and catalytic the financing can be. Today, C-PACE has evolved into a mainstream financing source for ground-up new […]