NAVIGATING INCENTIVES

If you need help understanding the dozens of federal, state, and local economic incentive programs, steer your ship over to 29 Broadway, where we met with Ann Kayman of the New York Grant Company (third from left, with colleagues Stephanie Rodriguez,Don Glassman, Brent Samuel, Ruth Rizzo, Marsha Parris, and Lucy Palacios ). Her team has consulted with more than 2k companies and brokers over the past seven years. Never since the aftermath of 9/11 have they seen so much activity, they say, especially as tenants move and make decisions in a buyer's market.
As advocates and consultants, the firm applies for benefits to government agencies, handling the process and making the journey more manageable, efficient, and effective for clients, Ann says. Over a dozen new incentives have launched in NYC in just the past three months, with more on the horizon as Obama's $787B in stimulus translates into further programs. The firm helped Niche Media Holdings get more than $1M for the publisher's 43K-SF office at 100 Church St. over the next five years, and EA Technologies receive $2.5M in tax credits and abatements for the software company's Long Island City office.

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