Preserving History, Closing Financial Gaps: A Historic Tax Credit Workshop

Description

With Quincy set to join the River’s Edge Redevelopment Zone communities in Illinois, unlocking a powerful development tool for renovating historic buildings: Historic Tax Credits (HTCs). HTCs can bridge financial gaps, turning seemingly unfeasible projects into catalytic opportunities.

Join us in downtown Quincy on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM to learn from the experts of Studio GWA and explore how HTCs work, challenges, and how to leverage them for your next historic project.

The informational event is intended for current property owners, developers, bankers, city staff members, Main Street Directors, economic development professionals, and anyone interested in learning more to accelerate their development project to advance growth in a historic downtown business district.

This free workshop is brought to you by Illinois Main Street and the District.

Registration is required.

Presenter Information

Ashley Sarver is passionate about sustainable and equitable improvements in communities and sees urban planning, design, and intentional real estate development as ways to partner with others and make that happen. Her specialties lie in historic real estate finance, corridor planning, and envisioning new spaces in old buildings. Ashley has been nicknamed “planitect” by her Studio GWA coworkers for her ability to dip into the design world just enough to be dangerous and then connect that vision to project feasibility.

As an experienced senior architect at Studio GWA, Aaron Holverson is responsible for managing projects from the initial client conversations all the way through to on-site problem solving with the contractors. He has a Master of Architecture in traditional architecture and urbanism, and if you ask him, he’ll tell you why that is so cool.

• 10:00 AM - Workshop Part I, covering the challenges of working with historic buildings, then sharing the HTC basics: the process, what expenses are covered, project eligebility.
• 12:00 PM - Lunch Break (lunch provided with registration)
• 1:00 PM – Workshop Part II, diving into the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation and lessons learned.
• 2:00 PM - Project 1:1's
• 6:00 PM - Workshop Concludes

There will be a allotted time in the afternoon to bring your project details for 1:1 assistance and input from the staff of Studio GWA.

Please email Erik Reader, Director of Illinois Main Street at [email protected] to schedule a 30-60 minute time slot between 2:00 - 6:00 PM.

Location

This free workshop will be held at:

Dick Brothers Brewery
929 York Street
Quincy, IL 62301

Questions

For any additional information or event details, please contact Erik Reader, Director of Illinois Main Street by email at [email protected].

Host or Publisher Organized by the Illinois Main Street program