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NYCEEC Loan Products Cover All Aspects of Building Energy Efficiency and Electrification

Direct Loan

Borrower

Building Owner

Minimum Loan Size

$200,000

Current Rates

7.00% – 8.00%

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 90% of project costs (up to 100% for affordable multifamily)

Features

Construction Financing (if needed)
Permanent Financing
Multiple Draws during Draw Period
Bridge to Incentives

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Commercial & Industrial
Institutional

Clean Technologies Financed

Electrification
Energy Conservation Measures (HVAC, Controls, etc.)
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS,
Geothermal)
Domestic Hot Water
Building Enclosure
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

430 Clinton St Multifamily Solar Deal

Financing Multifamily Solar to Support Local Law 97 Goals

NYCEEC provided financing for the installation of a 24.5 kW solar array and roof replacement with insulation improvements at a 48-unit market-rate condo building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The solar array will meet 100% of energy demand from the building’s common spaces.

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Lighting Upgrade in Manhattan Multifamily Building

Ariel West is financing a project to retrofit its existing fluorescent lighting with higher-efficiency LED lighting. The building is using a NYCEEC equipment loan with ConEd incentives to fund the project.

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PACE Loan

Borrower

Building (via property tax mechanism)

Minimum Loan Size

$500,000 

Current Rates

7.50% – 8.50%

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 100% of project costs (or as permitted under local PACE law)

Features

Permanent Financing
Construction Financing (depending on jurisdiction)

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Commercial & Industrial
Institutional

Clean Technologies Financed

Deep Energy Retrofits
High-Performance New Construction
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS, etc.)
Battery Storage
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

Solar Installation at a Family-Owned Restaurant in Rhode Island

C-PACE Financing for Solar Installation at a Family-Owned Restaurant in Rhode Island

NYCEEC provided a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Loan to finance the installation of rooftop and ground-mount solar installations at a family-owned pizza restaurant outside of Providence, Rhode Island. The project will be installed at Angelo’s Palace Pizza on a 2.3-acre commercial property and is anticipated to provide nearly 300 kW DC power.

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NYCEEC is a PACE lender in CT

Energy Services Agreement (ESA) Loan

Borrower

SPE owned by developer

Minimum Loan Size

$400,000

Current Rates

7.50% – 8.50%

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 80% of project costs

Features

Construction Financing (if needed)
Permanent Financing
Multiple Draws during Draw Period
Bridge to Incentives

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Commercial & Industrial
Institutional

Clean Technologies Financed

Energy Conservation Measures (HVAC, Controls, etc.)
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS, etc.)
Domestic Hot Water
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

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ESA Financing for Efficiency Upgrades in Bronx Nursing Home

Ecosave provided a turnkey solution with an energy services agreement (ESA) that guaranteed project performance. The project included upgrades such as LED lighting, replacement of fan coil units, building automation system upgrades, electric and steam submeters, air handling units, variable frequency drives on pumps and fans.

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ESA Financing for Energy Efficiency and Resiliency After Superstorm Sandy

SCIenergy provided a turnkey energy efficiency retrofit solution with a managed energy services agreement (ESA).

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POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (PPA) LOAN

Borrower

SPE owned by developer

Minimum Loan Size

$400,000

Current Rates

7.50% – 8.50%

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 80% of project costs (20% Developer equity)

Features

Construction Financing (if needed)
Permanent Financing
Multiple Draws during Draw Period
Bridge to Incentives

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Commercial & Industrial
Institutional

Clean Technologies Financed

Energy Conservation Measures (HVAC, Controls, etc.)
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS, etc.)
Domestic Hot Water
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

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Bringing No-Cost Solar Power to Residents of LMI Communities

Sunlight General Capital, a solar developer and investor, owns and operates solar PV projects across three sites owned by houses of worship in Washington, DC. Each of the three sites is in or serves low-to-moderate income (LMI) communities.

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Mt Kisco Deal Spotlight

Integrated Community Solar, Storage, and EV Charging in Westchester County

NYCEEC provided $300,000 in financing to support the installation of a 95 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic installation, a 180 kWh lithium-ion battery storage system and 2 DC fast charge Level 3 units in Westchester County, New York. The solar array will be installed on the building, while the other two components will be installed in the adjacent parking lot.

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PREDEVELOPMENT Loan

Borrower

Building Owner or Project Developer 

Minimum Loan Size

n/a

Current Rates

7.00% – 8.00%

% Loan Financing Available

100% 

Features

Multiple Draws during Draw Period
Loan Extensions available

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Supportive Housing

Eligible Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Technologies Financed

High-Performance Buildings (New Construction and Retrofits)
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS, etc.)
Battery Storage & Development
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

Early-Stage Financing for Efficiency and Electrification in Supportive Housing

Early-Stage Financing for Efficiency and Electrification in Supportive Housing

NYCEEC provided interest-free Green Predevelopment Loan funding to St. Francis Friends of the Poor, Inc. (STFFP), a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides affordable and permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals with serious mental illness.

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Design and Planning for Passive House New Construction

The redevelopment of the Greenpoint Hospital campus, in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will include apartments for extremely low-income and very low-income residents and seniors, a new 200-bed homeless shelter, a community facility, and a network of new open spaces to connect the campus to the surrounding neighborhood.

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Acquisition Loan

Borrower

Project Developer 

Minimum Loan Size

$400,000 

Current Rates

7.00 – 8.00%
 

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 80% of acquisition costs 

Features

Revolving structures available 

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Commercial & Industrial
Institutional

Clean Technologies Financed

High-Performance Buildings (New Construction and Retrofits)
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS, etc.)
Battery Storage & Development
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

Green Affordable Senior Housing

Early-Stage Development of Green Affordable Senior Housing

NYCEEC provided timely early-stage funding to enable land acquisition for the development of a 3.5-story, 73 affordable housing unit building in Ossining, New York. The units will house seniors making at most 60% of the area median income (AMI).

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The Parker Deal Spotlight

Early-Stage Development for Green Affordable Housing

NYCEEC provided timely early-stage funding to enable land acquisition for the development of a 16 story, 160-unit affordable multifamily housing property in Yonkers, New York. The building will house families making at most 80% of the area median income (AMI) and will also include three commercial tenant spaces.

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Incentive Bridge

Borrower

Incentive Recipients 

Minimum Loan Size

$400,000 

Current Rates

7.50% – 8.50%

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 80% of incentive amount 

Features

Revolving structures available 

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Commercial & Industrial
Institutional

Eligible Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Technologies Financed

Energy Conservation Measures (HVAC, Controls, etc.)
Distributed Energy Generation (Solar PV, BESS, etc.)
Battery Storage
Investment Tax Credits (ITC)
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

BES Lenox Hudsonview Deal

Bridging ConEd Incentives for Energy Efficiency Measures in Multifamily Housing

NYCEEC provided funding to bridge the gap between the costs of completed energy efficiency measures in seven multifamily buildings and the associated incentives through the ConEd Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program incentive program.

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Community Solar Serving LMI Subscribers

Community Solar Serving LMI Subscribers in Upstate New York

NYCEEC provided an $8 million bridge loan converting to a $5.8 million permanent loan to finance two ground-mounted solar PV installations with a combined capacity of 13.66MW DC. 100% of the energy generated by the project will be subscribed to low- to moderate-income residents in the National Grid service territory.

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MultiFamily Express Green (MEG) Loan

Borrower

Cooperatives and Condominium Associations

Minimum Loan Size

$200,000

Current Rates

7.00% – 8.00%

% Loan Financing Available

Up to 90% of eligible project costs

Features

Standardized Loan Documentation
Streamlined Closing Process
No Energy Audit Required

Eligible Building Types

Multifamily Housing
Supportive Housing

Eligible Technologies

Solar PV (and associated roof upgrades)
Energy Conservation Measures (HVAC, Controls, etc.)
Electrification (partial or total)
Battery Storage
Building Envelope Upgrades
Local Law 97 Compliance Measures
Other technologies evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Featured Projects

Multifamily Express Green (MEG) loan to Residencia Esperanza

MEG Loan for Solar PV and Electrification of Hot Water Heating in Upper Manhattan Affordable Co-op

NYCEEC provided a $236,000 construction-to-term Multifamily Express Green (MEG) loan to Residencia Esperanza, a 25-unit affordable residential cooperative building in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. The project scope includes the installation of an 82.215 kW DC Solar PV roof-mounted system, a related roof replacement, and the installation of electric heat pumps for domestic hot water production.

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MEG Southridge Solar PV project

MEG Loan for Solar PV at Residential Co-op in Queens

NYCEEC provided an $800,000 construction-to-term Multifamily Express Green (MEG) loan to Southridge Cooperative Section I, Inc., a 360-unit residential cooperative in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The project includes the installation of a 384.34 kW DC Solar PV roof-mounted system across six buildings.

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“Affordable multifamily” is defined as condos, co-ops and rental buildings with demonstrable benefit to affordable tenants.
All projects financed by NYCEEC must provide an expected net annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

NYCEEC, in its sole discretion, may, at any time and without prior notice, stop offering a given loan product, amend or waive compliance with any terms, or reject any or all proposals for funding. All loans are subject to credit approval.