Wichita Tax Credits & Incentives

Tools for Business and Real Estate Development

HARTENSTEIN POOR LLC offers a comprehensive tax credit and incentive practice for businesses and real estate developers. We have experience and expertise in all types of federal, state and local government programs that encourage economic and community development.

Common tax credit and incentives programs:

  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
  • Historic Tax Credits
  • New Market Tax Credits
  • Community Development Block Grants
  • Tax Increment Financing
  • Community Improvement Districts
  • Industrial/Mortgage Revenue Bonds
  • Property Tax Abatements and Exemptions
  • SBA, VA, BIA, HUD and USDA-RD Loan, Loan Guarantee and Grant Programs

Attorney Scott B. Poor has successfully advised businesses, developers and economic development agencies on tax credit and incentive finance deals worth more than $500mm. Our clients are typically real estate developers with commercial or multifamily projects. However, we have also been involved involved in large-scale infrastructure, industrial, energy and renewable energy projects.

The HARTENSTEIN POOR LLC tax credit and incentive practice also serves the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs who are applying for government loans, loan guarantees and grant programs.

Identifying the Best Possible Opportunities

HARTENSTEIN POOR LLC has put together tax credit and incentive finance packages for every type of business or real estate development project. We handle the documentation, applications and agreements. We have contacts with third-party service providers for appraisals, market studies and feasibility studies. And, we work with federal, state and local government officials to make sure that your application receives full consideration. However, our most useful service is helping you identify the best possible opportunities for your business or project. Our attorneys have been involved in several site selection and industrial relocation projects where the economic development incentive package was the deciding factor.

Public Finance Attorneys

Attorneys Scott B. Poor and Eric Hartenstein share a background in public finance. The firm has served as counsel to economic development agencies and local governments. As multi-disciplinary legal, land use and financial advisors, the firm understands how public-private partnerships function within the context of private-sector development.

Unique Experience in Affordable Housing

HARTENSTEIN POOR LLC has specialized services for the affordable housing industry. It represents private-sector lenders, syndicators, investors, developers and property managers, as well as public-sector housing agencies and CHDOs. The firm has a thorough understanding of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, and has been involved in the successful syndication and placement of more than $50mm in project equity. Attorney Scott B. Poor currently serves on the board of directors of Liberty Management Group, Inc., a regional property management firm. Additionally, he serves as a distressed asset consultant, receiver and fiduciary. HARTENSTEIN POOR LLC knows the affordable housing industry first-hand, inside-and-out.

Why Choose Us?

  • Over 40 years of experience
  • Former corporate executives and senior government officials
  • Support of entrepreneurship and economic development