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The Time is Now: Sustainability Measures for Building Retrofit Projects
The Time is now: Sustainability Measures for Building Retrofit Projects “The Greenest Building is the one That Already Exists.”-Carl Elefante, former President of the American Institute of Architects While much of sustainability in CRE is focused on new Net Zero...
Meet our Head of Policy and New Products, Genevieve Rose Sherman
“For all future generations, it is essential to me that we find a way to live within the resource bounds of the earth we call home – powering a good quality of life with clean, renewable sources of energy is the foundation of this effort.” Our Head of Policy, Programs...
The Top 5 Sustainability Measures – How They Work, Save Energy, and can be Financed for Commercial Real Estate Projects Through C-PACE!
Not only are our team experts in the funding of commercial real estate projects, they’re also well versed in implementing high performance building and sustainability measures that save energy - and money - long term. Below is a topline look at some of the key energy...
Meet our CIO: Alexandra (Ali) Cooley
“I’m not a ‘color in the lines’ person, and I have always been independent and entrepreneurial.” Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Nuveen Green Capital, Ali Cooley, grew up in Westport, Connecticut and now lives in New York City. The daughter of two...
Completing CRE Projects in Times of Economic Turbulence
Why are the lights turning off? The lights turn off as you leave the room…the water turns off automatically when you’re done washing your hands…a shade descends as it gets lighter during the day… These types of energy savings measures in commercial real estate...
Nuveen Green Capital Completes Second Rule 144A Securitization of C-PACE Assets
Darien, CT – Nuveen Green Capital, a leader in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing and leading issuer of C-PACE backed securities, announced today that it has closed on its second securitization of C-PACE backed assets in a private offering to...
Top 10 Reasons to use C-PACE Financing to Fund Your Commercial Real Estate Project
C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) is a public-private funding mechanism that allows owners and developers to access fixed-rate, low-cost and long-term financing to support sustainability measures, such as solar, water savings, energy efficiency (and...
Nuveen Green Capital Closes Second C-PACE Project in Boston
Darien, CT (November 7, 2022) – Nuveen Green Capital, a leader in sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions, announced today that it closed its second C-PACE (Commercial Project Assessed Clean Energy) project in the Boston area. (C-PACE is a creative...
Nuveen Green Capital Finances the First Anticipated Net-Zero Carbon and Passive House-Certified Hotel in the US
Darien, CT (November 1, 2022) – Nuveen Green Capital, a leader in sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions, announced today that it has provided over $7M in C-PACE financing for the adaptive reuse of the recently-opened Hotel Marcel in New Haven, CT....
What’s Next for PACE?
California Beginnings Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) got its start in California as a way to solve a discrete challenge– homeowners wanted to put solar systems on their roofs and didn’t have a financing option. A city employee in Berkeley, Cisco DeVries, had...
Empty Offices Are Becoming Full Apartments
Post pandemic, property owners pivot by converting empty office buildings into energy-efficient multifamily properties. C-PACE financing can help provide the capital for optimizing the operational and commercial performance of these assets. Train station parking lots...
Q3 Impact Dashboard 2022
The Rise in Adoption of Green Certifications
Last year, Nuveen Green Capital financed $28M in sustainability measures for its own NYC headquarters, the TIAA Financial Services Building, located at 730 Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan. The state-of-the-art, energy-efficient building, which was renovated with a...
Nuveen Green Capital Closes Inaugural Deal with Key Partner in New York
Nuveen Green Capital, a leader in sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions, announced today that it has closed its first Commercial Project Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) project with NY Green Bank, a State-sponsored, specialized financial entity...
Nuveen Green Capital Awarded ‘Esoteric ABS Deal of the Year’ at the 2022 Global Capital Securitization Awards
Nuveen Green Capital Awarded ‘Esoteric ABS Deal of the Year’ at the 2022 Global Capital Securitization Awards The Award Honors Outstanding Achievements in US Structured Finance Darien, CT (September 15, 2022) – Nuveen Green Capital, a leader in sustainable...
Nuveen Green Capital Closes First C-PACE Financed Project in the State of Alaska
Darien, CT (August 29, 2022) – Nuveen Green Capital, a leader in sustainable commercial real estate financing solutions, announced today that it has closed on a $680,000 retrofit of a four-story office building in Anchorage, AK. This marks the city and state’s first...
The IRA Has Passed! What it Means for CRE & C-PACE
Transformational Change Afoot with the Passing of the Largest Clean Energy Bill in U.S. History Yesterday, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which will not only reduce carbon emissions by approximately 40% by 2030, but will also...
Nuveen Green Capital Leadership Rounds Out a Phenomenal Q2 with Accolades
The second quarter of 2022 was filled with tremendous energy and buzz at Nuveen Green Capital, having closed out our largest quarter ever. In addition, Q2 also stood out as Nuveen Green Capital Co-founders Jessica Bailey and Alexandra Cooley were presented with...
