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    Nathan Bernard

    Partner


    • Boston
    • Office617.345.1236
    • nbernard@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Nathan Bernard is a partner focusing in the areas of the low-income housing (LIHTC) and new markets (NMTC) tax credits.

    Practice Areas

    Community Development FinanceReal EstateOpportunity ZonesLow Income Housing Tax CreditsHistoric Rehabilitation Tax CreditsNew Markets Tax Credits

    Industries

    Real Estate

    My focus

    Community Development

    I work with investors and syndicators to apply LIHTCs to help finance the development of affordable housing for working families across the country. I have also structured complex transactions with multiple layers of funding for certain targeted populations such as the elderly and the disabled.

    I also work with investors and community development entities in the NMTC field, helping to finance the construction or rehabilitation of hospitals, factories and schools using financing from the sale of NMTCs. These projects help bring jobs and economic growth to historically underserved areas.

    Innovative Structuring

    Having worked extensively with several different tax credit areas, I have been involved in structuring complex transactions using several sources of financing, including HOME loans, HUD financing and tax-exempt bonds. Sometimes, transactions combine multiple tax credits, such as the recent renovation of a historic hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that involved state and federal LIHTC and historic rehabilitation (HTC) tax credits. Another transaction combined solar credit and NMTC financing to place solar panels on the roofs of low-income housing developments. These innovative structures cause me to constantly think “outside the box” on the best way to serve clients.

    Industry Knowledge

    Working with clients at all levels has given me the ability to see a broader picture of the growing trends in our industry and better understand the impact tax incentive financing can have on our communities.

    Looking ahead

    I see a lot of opportunity in how public/private partnerships will continue to expand to provide develop and revitalize communities. As demand for tax incentive financing increases, our industry will continue to find new and innovative structures to meet this demand.

    Insights

    • “Using Tax-Exempt Bonds with Housing Tax Credits,” IPED’s Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits 101, Boston, MA, March 24, 2023
    • “After the closing: avoiding pitfalls during the compliance period,” IPED’s Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits 101, Boston, MA, March 25, 2022
    • “Assessing the status of the tax credit equity market in 2022 and beyond,” IPED’s Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits 101, Boston, MA, March 24, 2022
    • “Laying the Foundation: The Basic Rules Governing Today’s Housing Tax Credit Projects,” IPED’s Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits 101, Boston, MA, March 24, 2022
    • “Tax Twisters and Creative Real Estate Structures,” ABA Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 2021 Annual Meeting, May 20, 2021

    Representative experience


    Admitted to practice

    Massachusetts

    Education

    Boston University, B.A., cum laude
    Northeastern University, J.D.

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