Our Company
Counterpointe Sustainable Advisors invests at the intersection of the real estate and clean energy industries through diversified financial offerings that include mortgage, commercial PACE, and other energy financial tools.
Mission
Our firm is driven to provide solutions that benefit lives by reducing the nation’s carbon footprint and by providing resiliency to infrastructure
Strategy
We deliver economic benefits to property owners and developers that advance our social responsibility to reduce carbon emissions from real estate and the nation’s infrastructure.
Leadership
Eric J. Alini
Chief Executive Officer
J. Christopher Hoeffel
President and Chief Operating Officer
Michele Pitale, M.D.
Managing Director
Mary-Stuart Freydberg
Executive Director and Head of ESG Research
Douglas Harmon
Managing Director
Evelyn Giaccio
Managing Director
2024
May 20-23, 2024
Washington, DC
REGISTRATION
Solar 2024: Connecting & Technology Policy
American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
From Corporates to Affordable Housing: How C-PACE has evolved to mainstream in financing renewable energy
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
March 7, 2024
Orlando, FL
REGISTRATION
Design Green to Make Green: The ROI on Sustainable Design
NAIOP
Greenworks Orlando
Ian Lahiff (USGBC), Devesh Nirmul (CounterpointeSRE), Taylor Ralph (REAL Building Consultants), Sammy Shams (LFA HKS), Dr. Brittany Sellers (City of Orlando), Charles Berg (Gensler)
February 13, 2024
San Diego CA
REGISTRATION
MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention & Expo CREF24
Mortgage Bankers Association
Construction and Adaptive Reuse Lending
Christopher Hoeffel (CounterpointeSRE)
January 30, 2024
On-line
REGISTRATION
C-PACE for New Development, Refinance, Renovation, and Rescue
Mortgage Bankers Association
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Jessica Bailey (Nuveen), Joe Euphrat (GreenRock), Doug Harmon (CounterpointeSRE)
2023
November 2, 2023
Union League Club NYC
REGISTRATION
East Meets West Real Estate Connect Conference
Asian Real Estate Association of America
C-PACE Case Study: The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Real Estate Development
YuhTyng Patka (Adler & Stachenfeld LLP), Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), and Jim Cinelli (Liberty Environmental)
October 11, 2023
Mt. Kisco, NY
REGISTRATION
Designing the Clean Energy Future Now!
American Institute of Architects AIAWHV COTE Symposium
Unlocking the Economics of Sustainability
Susan Morth (EIC), James Geppner (NYSERDA), Andrew Chintz (CNTR NYC Accelerator), and Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
October 10, 2023
New York, NY
REGISTRATION
2023 Global Leaders in Real Estate Summit
IGLOBAL Forum
Utilizing C-PACE Financing for Carbon Emissions Reduction
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
June 24-27
Kansas City, MO
REGISTRATION
2023 BOMA International Conference & Expo
BOMA INTERNATIONAL AND BUILDINGS
An Owner's View of PACE Financing for Sustainable and Resilient Property Improvements
Joe Fonash (NAI Emory) and Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
May 10-12
Minneapolis, MN
REGISTRATION
2023 Getting to Zero Forum
NEW BUILDING INSTITUTE
Case Studies in Deploying Net-Zero Projects with Public-Private Financing Program
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Shawn Rash (Ally Energy)
Better Buildings, Better Plants
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Pitching to the CFO: Making the Internal Case for External Financing
Collin Cuzi (Department of Energy), Michele Pitale,M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Nick Perugini (SolarisEnergy), John Rhow (Redaptive)
Clean Heat Forum
Con Edison
Financing Clean Heat
Kathleen Luci, Michael St.George (CounterpointeSRE)
NY Energy Summit
INFOCAST
Financing NY's Energy Transition
Paul de Waard (Rabobank) Todd Coffin (Source Renewables) Shweta Kapadia,(Grahill Capital Management LP) Susan Morth (EIC, PACE) Trond Rokhold (NY Green Bank) and Michele Pitale, M.D (CounterpointeSRE)
March 2
Los Angeles, CA
REGISTRATION
Real Estate Law and Business
USC Gould School of Law
Green LA Today and What Does Net Zero Really Mean Anyway?
Mary-Stuart Freydberg (CounterpointeSRE), Ben Stapleton (USGBC), Natalie Teear (Hudson Pacific Properties), Margot Latham
C-PACE Financing Overview for Real Estate
CENTRAL OREGON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Devesh Nirmul (CounterpointeSRE)
Financing Energy Upgrades 101
Urban Green Council
Eric Alini (CounterpointeSRE) Andrew Chintz (NYC Accelerator) Curtis Probst (NYCEEC) Kim Stevenson (IPC) Danielle Donnelly (CPC) John Mandyck (Urban Green)
2022
November 16-17
White Plains, NY
REGISTRATION
NY Power Summit
New York Power Authority
Green Building for Sustainability and Resiliency
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
November 4
White Plains, NY
CLE 1.0 General
C-PACE Financing: Utilizing Property Taxes to Finance New Construction and Upgrades to Commercial Real Estate
Lawline
Evelyn Giaccio, J.D., Michele Pitale, M.D. CounterpointeSRE)
November 1-3
San Francisco, CA
REGISTRATION
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
U.S. Green Building Council
Green Building as a Driver for Financing and Marketability of Community Development
Devesh Nirmul, CEM CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Kate Redman J.D. MPP (Commongrounds), Mott Smith (Amped), Hermut Wyzick III (Signature H)
October 26
Orlando, FL
REGISTRATION
Capital Market Update
NAIOP Central Florida
Devesh Nirmul, CEM CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Melo Barfeld (Valley Bank), Dan Byrnes (Tavistock Development), Michael Weinberg (Berkadia)
October 16-17
Philadelphia, PA
REGISTRATION
CitiesAlive
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Expanding Stormwater Options with Blue Roofs
Richard Hayden (Hydrotech), Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
October 6
Bend, OR
REGISTRATION
Go Clean Energy Conference
Deschute 350